This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics at http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown
Also on there is a picture of a pink flower, bought the seed last year
as a Solanium with edible fruit, it's no Solanium.
The plants were grown in an unheated poly tunnel and died back to
ground level for the winter.
Any ideas as to the names of either/bot5h plants.
Thanks
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics at http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown
Also on there is a picture of a pink flower, bought the seed last year
as a Solanium with edible fruit, it's no Solanium.
The plants were grown in an unheated poly tunnel and died back to
ground level for the winter.
Any ideas as to the names of either/bot5h plants.
Thanks
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.


Is your news server playing up? Just in case it's abolished my earlier
reply, it looks like a choko, a chayote. Pointless recipes at:
http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/200...rchives?p=1320

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On 25 Apr, 21:29, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:
"Dave Hill" wrote in message

oups.com...

This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics athttp://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown
Also on there is a picture of a pink flower, bought the seed last year
as a Solanium with edible fruit, it's no Solanium.
The plants were grown in an unheated poly tunnel and died back to
ground level for the winter.
Any ideas as to the names of either/bot5h plants.
Thanks
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.

Is your news server playing up? Just in case it's abolished my earlier
reply, it looks like a choko, a chayote. Pointless recipes at:http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/200...rchives?p=1320

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Mike.

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Thanks Mike,
Something is playing up as I didn't have a single new message on the
group yesterday, and it still says no activity despite several new
messages this morning.
Knowing how MSN and a couple of other servers have been playing up I
just thought that with time it would come back.
Thanks again.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics at http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

I agree with Mike Lyle. It's a choko (or chayote as the Merkins call them).
If he is as old as I am, he and I would both no doubt have ghastly similar
mamories of it from childhood. Chokoes steamed and served as a veg, chokoes
stewed with apples and served as a dessert etc ad nauseum............

They grow like a weed in a warm climate and are capable of enveloping the
outhouse, the tool shed, the chook house, parked cars and strangling unwary
gardeners in their beds (and that is only one plant).

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:39:23 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont
swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics at http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

I agree with Mike Lyle. It's a choko (or chayote as the Merkins call
them).
If he is as old as I am, he and I would both no doubt have ghastly
similar
mamories of it from childhood. Chokoes steamed and served as a veg,
chokoes
stewed with apples and served as a dessert etc ad nauseum............

They grow like a weed in a warm climate and are capable of enveloping
the
outhouse, the tool shed, the chook house, parked cars and strangling
unwary
gardeners in their beds (and that is only one plant).

Recipe here
http://www.smart.com.mt/recipes/stuffedmarrows.shtml

You can't really do that with a choko: they're too small and irregular.
And anyway, why should anybody in their right mind want to? Even
pumpkin's better. . . well, almost: at least a choko tastes of nothing.

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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:34:55 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:39:23 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow
family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont
swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics at http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

I agree with Mike Lyle. It's a choko (or chayote as the Merkins
call
them).
If he is as old as I am, he and I would both no doubt have ghastly
similar
mamories of it from childhood. Chokoes steamed and served as a
veg,
chokoes
stewed with apples and served as a dessert etc ad
nauseum............

They grow like a weed in a warm climate and are capable of
enveloping
the
outhouse, the tool shed, the chook house, parked cars and
strangling
unwary
gardeners in their beds (and that is only one plant).

Recipe here
http://www.smart.com.mt/recipes/stuffedmarrows.shtml

You can't really do that with a choko: they're too small and
irregular.
And anyway, why should anybody in their right mind want to? Even
pumpkin's better. . . well, almost: at least a choko tastes of
nothing.

I guess the locals know how to cook a Maltese marrow.

Put me down as a hopeless grouch by all means, but if you ask me the
food in Malta doesn't warrant a mention in dispatches. Well, the lemons
are nice.

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Mike.



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On 26 Apr, 21:25, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:34:55 +0100, "Mike Lyle"



wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:39:23 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont
swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics athttp://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

I agree with Mike Lyle. It's a choko (or chayote as the Merkins call
them).
If he is as old as I am, he and I would both no doubt have ghastly
similar
mamories of it from childhood. Chokoes steamed and served as a veg,
chokoes
stewed with apples and served as a dessert etc ad nauseum............

They grow like a weed in a warm climate and are capable of enveloping
the
outhouse, the tool shed, the chook house, parked cars and strangling
unwary
gardeners in their beds (and that is only one plant).

Recipe here
http://www.smart.com.mt/recipes/stuffedmarrows.shtml

You can't really do that with a choko: they're too small and irregular.
And anyway, why should anybody in their right mind want to? Even
pumpkin's better. . . well, almost: at least a choko tastes of nothing.

I guess the locals know how to cook a Maltese marrow.
--

Martin

Some Maltese people cook soup (brodu) and cantinarja is one of the
ingredients they put in they peel the cantinarja and cut it in small
pieces.
but In 15 years of going to Malta I have only come across it about 6
times, whilst every Veg stall sells pumpkin, they cut as much as you
want of it from pumpkins that are about 15 to 18 across.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

"Martin" wrote in message
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:34:55 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message

Recipe here
http://www.smart.com.mt/recipes/stuffedmarrows.shtml

You can't really do that with a choko: they're too small and irregular.
And anyway, why should anybody in their right mind want to? Even
pumpkin's better. . . well, almost: at least a choko tastes of nothing.

I guess the locals know how to cook a Maltese marrow.

They probably do know how to, but they probably do stuff a marrow and not a
choko. Mike is quite right about chokoes being too small to stuff. In
addition, they also have a big seed in the middle which is almost impossible
to get out if you want to stuff it.

On 26 Apr, 23:29, Dave Hill wrote:
On 26 Apr, 21:25, Martin wrote:



On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:34:55 +0100, "Mike Lyle"

wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:39:23 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
This year whilst i was in Malta I bought a Veg in the marrow family
which a friend thought was called the 100 year fruit? but I wont
swear
to this as the stall I bought it of knew no english name for it.
Pics athttp://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.Unknown

I agree with Mike Lyle. It's a choko (or chayote as the Merkins call
them).
If he is as old as I am, he and I would both no doubt have ghastly
similar
mamories of it from childhood. Chokoes steamed and served as a veg,
chokoes
stewed with apples and served as a dessert etc ad nauseum............

They grow like a weed in a warm climate and are capable of enveloping
the
outhouse, the tool shed, the chook house, parked cars and strangling
unwary
gardeners in their beds (and that is only one plant).

Recipe here
http://www.smart.com.mt/recipes/stuffedmarrows.shtml

You can't really do that with a choko: they're too small and irregular.
And anyway, why should anybody in their right mind want to? Even
pumpkin's better. . . well, almost: at least a choko tastes of nothing.

I guess the locals know how to cook a Maltese marrow.
--

Martin

Some Maltese people cook soup (brodu) and cantinarja is one of the
ingredients they put in they peel the cantinarja and cut it in small
pieces.
but In 15 years of going to Malta I have only come across it about 6
times, whilst every Veg stall sells pumpkin, they cut as much as you
want of it from pumpkins that are about 15 to 18 across.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

This is probably the most informative site regarding the chokos
http://www.greengold.com.au/wallsend/chokos.htm

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries