"David in Normandy" wrote in message
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On 08/09/2010 19:03, Christina Websell wrote:
Yesterday a colleague, Michelle, who has an allotment came into work with
a
large bag and a desperate look on her face.

She's in a different team from me but we worked together a few months ago
and she sought me out. "Would you like a marrow, I know you'll say yes?"
I said yes please, and she seemed very grateful, another member of my
team
accepted one too, so we are both going to cook stuffed marrow tomorrow,
hers
will be the veggie version and mine traditional and we'll compare.
It was not a marrow as such, just a massive courgette and caused
amusement
among the general public in the street when I carried it out to my car.
"Blimey - that's a big 'un" was the least ribald.

Poor Michelle went off looking for more people to have one "I don't know
what to do with them all.."
I expect she found homes for them, but it's not as easy as you might
think.
It seems that a lot of people with busy work lives that can extend into
the
evening do not want to cook from scratch, and I don't blame them for
that.

Besides, marrow is not on the top of the list of what to eat if you've
never
been taught to cook at school.
It should be essential, IMO, for all children to be taught to cook at
school.
With adventurous ingredients like a marrow ;-)
Tina



Sounds like you are in the market for some courgettes and marrows. I'll
have half a ton delivered to you tomorrow! ;-)

LOL! I'm not successful at growing them - slugs nip them off so I was
pleased with my marrow-sized courgette.
As for your offer of half a ton, 20lbs would be enough!
Seriously, unless you buy an extra freezer (I found courgettes freeze OK for
use in stir fries) what do you do with them if you have a glut - apart from
haunting friends and neighbours ;-)?