Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me) crop
this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a tart cucumber
flavor but are supposedly not related to cucumber. They look like
watermelon plants with dozens of little spiky green balls on them.
They don't appear to be susceptible to mildew or cucumber beetles, so
they may become my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:41:27 PM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me) crop
this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a tart cucumber
flavor but are supposedly not related to cucumber. They look like
watermelon plants with dozens of little spiky green balls on them.
They don't appear to be susceptible to mildew or cucumber beetles, so
they may become my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)


that's them, same family, different genus. Mine don't seem to be that large without getting inedible seeds. They're very tasty similar to cucumber but more tart.

Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:41:27 PM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me) crop
this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a tart
cucumber flavor but are supposedly not related to cucumber. They
look like watermelon plants with dozens of little spiky green balls
on them. They don't appear to be susceptible to mildew or cucumber
beetles, so they may become my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,

that's them, same family, different genus. Mine don't seem to be that
large without getting inedible seeds. They're very tasty similar to
cucumber but more tart.

I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much easier than
lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind wandered, as it
does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely need more tart in my
life.
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

On 8/15/2015 7:33 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:41:27 PM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me) crop
this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a tart
cucumber flavor but are supposedly not related to cucumber. They
look like watermelon plants with dozens of little spiky green balls
on them. They don't appear to be susceptible to mildew or cucumber
beetles, so they may become my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,

that's them, same family, different genus. Mine don't seem to be that
large without getting inedible seeds. They're very tasty similar to
cucumber but more tart.

I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much easier than
lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind wandered, as it
does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely need more tart in my
life.

You left the s off tarts. G

Once upon a time on usenet George Shirley wrote:
On 8/15/2015 7:33 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:41:27 PM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me) crop
this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a tart
cucumber flavor but are supposedly not related to cucumber. They
look like watermelon plants with dozens of little spiky green
balls on them. They don't appear to be susceptible to mildew or
cucumber beetles, so they may become my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,

that's them, same family, different genus. Mine don't seem to be
that large without getting inedible seeds. They're very tasty
similar to cucumber but more tart.

I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much
easier than lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind
wandered, as it does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely
need more tart in my life.

You left the s off tarts. G

LOL! Good to see I'm not the only one who thinks like that. I Left the
's' off in case I was.
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

On 8/16/2015 1:56 AM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet George Shirley wrote:
On 8/15/2015 7:33 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:41:27 PM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me) crop
this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a tart
cucumber flavor but are supposedly not related to cucumber. They
look like watermelon plants with dozens of little spiky green
balls on them. They don't appear to be susceptible to mildew or
cucumber beetles, so they may become my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,

that's them, same family, different genus. Mine don't seem to be
that large without getting inedible seeds. They're very tasty
similar to cucumber but more tart.

I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much
easier than lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind
wandered, as it does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely
need more tart in my life.

You left the s off tarts. G

LOL! Good to see I'm not the only one who thinks like that. I Left the
's' off in case I was.

Nope, there's lots of us out there. My tart chasing ended 57 years ago
but I can still remember those days. G

Once upon a time on usenet George Shirley wrote:
On 8/16/2015 1:56 AM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet George Shirley wrote:
On 8/15/2015 7:33 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:41:27 PM UTC-4, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:


[snipped]

we have lots of preserving going on now. I grew a new (to me)
crop this year called "West Indian Burr Gerkin". They have a
tart cucumber flavor but are supposedly not related to
cucumber. They look like watermelon plants with dozens of
little spiky green balls on them. They don't appear to be
susceptible to mildew or cucumber beetles, so they may become
my new pickle plant.

Is this them?
http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Maxixe.cfm

Because they *are* cucurbits, in the same family as cukes.

Cheers,

that's them, same family, different genus. Mine don't seem to be
that large without getting inedible seeds. They're very tasty
similar to cucumber but more tart.

I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much
easier than lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind
wandered, as it does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely
need more tart in my life.

You left the s off tarts. G

LOL! Good to see I'm not the only one who thinks like that. I
Left the 's' off in case I was.

Nope, there's lots of us out there. My tart chasing ended 57 years ago
but I can still remember those days. G

Mine ended a while back too but I never married or 'settled down' so I can
still dream.
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

~misfit~ wrote:
....
I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much easier than
lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind wandered, as it
does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely need more tart in my
life.

we make crumbles (fruit on the bottom topped
by a mix of sugar, oats, whatever else that will
bake ok) and that can also reduce the amount of
sugars/fats while still giving it a bit of crust
on it.


songbird

Once upon a time on usenet songbird wrote:
~misfit~ wrote:
...
I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much
easier than lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind
wandered, as it does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely
need more tart in my life.

we make crumbles (fruit on the bottom topped
by a mix of sugar, oats, whatever else that will
bake ok) and that can also reduce the amount of
sugars/fats while still giving it a bit of crust
on it.

Yes, I've made many a crumble in my time. When I was a kid, back in the days
before food processors I used to rub the butter into the flour for Mum.
However I do like a good semi-sweet shortcrust pastry (my secret is to add
lemon juice to the pastry mix, it really picks it up and adds a new
dimension to it).
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)