has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need at least
100 to be worth eating.

not to mention that by eating thje flowers you wont get any zuccini. just
curios on any thoughts, perhaps my plant will be so prolofic that we can eat
some flowers and still have fruits to harvest?

(Surfgeotwo) wrote in message ...
has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need at least
100 to be worth eating.

not to mention that by eating thje flowers you wont get any zuccini. just
curios on any thoughts, perhaps my plant will be so prolofic that we can eat
some flowers and still have fruits to harvest?

not true. For about three weeks you get only male flowers, which you
can fry with abandon, tempura-style. They are the best. Later you will
get both males and females - the latter having an enlarged stem (the
future zucchini). At that point you have to leave a few males around
or else no pollination will happen and the zucchini will abort.

On 10 Apr 2004 22:12:25 GMT, (Surfgeotwo) opined:

has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need at least
100 to be worth eating.

not to mention that by eating thje flowers you wont get any zuccini. just
curios on any thoughts, perhaps my plant will be so prolofic that we can eat
some flowers and still have fruits to harvest?

My grandmother used to make a batter of eggs, milk and flour and deep fry them
hot and serve them. My uncles and father could eat as many as she could cook.
She grew zooks just for the flowers.

On 10 Apr 2004 22:12:25 GMT, (Surfgeotwo) wrote:

has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

Absolutely. 2 Zuchs would serve my family well-- but I plant 6 just
for the blossoms.


i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need at least
100 to be worth eating.

A little batter & being deep fried makes a meal of a dozen/person.
Stuff them with mozzarella & basil & 4-6 will fill you up.


not to mention that by eating thje flowers you wont get any zuccini. just
curios on any thoughts, perhaps my plant will be so prolofic that we can eat
some flowers and still have fruits to harvest?

I only eat the male flowers. [the females have the tiny Zuch's on
them]. If they all look the same, which they usually do in the
beginning, then they are all males.

Pick in the early AM before the bees get on them. Leave a 'tail' of
about 4 inches of stem. I use a simple batter of 1 cu. flour,
salt, pepper, 1 Tbl olive oil & water enough to make a runny batter.


Jim

Are you deep frying them? What temperature is the oil? Frying pan
isn't working out for me. Thank you in advance for reply.

(Pen) wrote:

Are you deep frying them?

Yes- sort of. Probably an inch or 2 of oil in my heavy frying pan. I
do end up turning them. Never tried the bona fide deep-fryer to see
if they'd need turning there.

What temperature is the oil?

Very hot? Sorry-- I do it by feel, but sometimes I'll drop a pea
sized drop of batter in & if it sizzles when it hits & browns within a
minute of so, then the oil is hot.

Frying pan
isn't working out for me. Thank you in advance for reply.

Keep trying-- the end result is worth it.

Jim

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has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need
at least
100 to be worth eating.

I've never bothered eating the flowers myself, but years ago I used to
grow them for a commercial supplier to the hotel and restaurant
specialty trade. She could never get enough of them.

Janet.

On 10 Apr 2004 22:12:25 GMT, (Surfgeotwo) wrote:

has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need at least
100 to be worth eating.

not to mention that by eating thje flowers you wont get any zuccini. just
curios on any thoughts, perhaps my plant will be so prolofic that we can eat
some flowers and still have fruits to harvest?

You eat the male flowers first of all, the ones without the swelling
at the base of the flowers.

And it's worth it if you like the batter you fry them in. Fried
squash blossoms have been around for ages. You can eat the day lily
buds too I think the same way, battered and deep fried. Check on that
or someone will scream if I'm wrong. ;-)

Janice

I did this one year...you have to pick the flowers early in the morning, while
they're still open. Shake out them out (to remove any bugs), then dip them in
a better and pan or deep fry them. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Delicious!

Karen

"OperaBufa" wrote in message
...
I did this one year...you have to pick the flowers early in the morning,
while
they're still open. Shake out them out (to remove any bugs), then dip
them in
a better and pan or deep fry them. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Delicious!

Karen


I've heard in Italy and other places they take a small slice of Mozzarella
cheese and put inside the flower, before battering and deep frying. I have
to try that this year. I have planted five different kinds of squash.

Does anyone know which flowers are edible or if all are? I have planted
Yellow and Zucchini which I know are edible, but I also have Patty Pan
(Scallop); Acorn and another winter squash called Orange Sunshine or
something like that, it looks like a miniature pumpkin.

--
Rita
Garland, TX
7a-8b

I for my amgrowing zuccini for the first time. Distorted flowers and still havent opened it, they feel fine, I feel I need at least 100 to be worth eating. What's more, eat thje cost you will not receive any zuccini.