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"michael adams" wrote in message
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Some people might look on the opportunity to freeze their own produce
as a privilege rather a chore. And something worth taking a little
trouble over, given that it only takes up a couple of hours a year
at the most. And I'd imagine that if they thought otherwise many of
them probably wouldn't bother, but would simply buy their stuff in the
supermarket instead.

So why not conduct an experiment for yourself so that you will *know*
instead of believeing everything you read? Bl;anch and freeze some, then
freeze unblanched some more?

I think it's a case of "I know I'm right, don't confuse me with facts."

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In article , Mike Lyle
writes

You may like to try this simple recipe we use for pasta. For a pound
or two of tomatoes, half tsp each dried oregano and mixed herbs,
pepper, good chicken stock cube or Marigold veg stock powder, pepper,
1 clove garlic. (No onion, which is acid. No salt, either. A trace of
ginger or cayenne is nice.)

Chop or crush garlic, fry gently in a tablesp oil, without browning
_at all_, till it's sort of translucent. Add chopped or pulped
tomatoes, bring to the boil; add the other stuff, then simmer gently
till you like the look of it. You can scatter a little chopped
parsley on top when serving.

I always nick out the little core in the top of each tomato, but
that's fussy. If necessary, hit the sauce with a potato masher as it
cooks. If you want meat, fry a fistful of mince with the garlic,
stirring: any bits which stick should be lifted off by the tomatoes.
There have been no complaints in thirty years.



That sounds like a really good way to use tomatoes Mike, thanks I have
printed it out.
This year we are growing the wonderful round courgettes (Italian name
but can't remember it at the moment) they have grown across two deep
beds and down a path and they seem to become small footballs overnight:)

Have used a lot of them with the tomatoes but the natives are getting
restive and are suggesting that there must be something I can give them
for tea apart from courgettes and tomatoes with something or other:)

janet
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In article , Janet Baraclough
writes

LOL. I grew those round courgettes this year ( packet
name"Eight-ball", but there's probably a much more attractive Italian
one) with similar results.

'Tondo Chiaro' I believe they were called, actually a lucky buy. In our
Gardening association we sell half sown packets of seeds for 10p so
everyone gets to share new varieties and these were in the bottom of the
box. I sowed about 8 seed and luckily gave away four of the plants :)

They are very strong growers and fairly prickly which I think gives them
the chance to get really going of you don't pick every last one as soon
as you see it !

Think the seed packet was from "Real Seeds"
Janet

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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk