- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Have you heard of Roderick Tye?
When I volunteered on the farm in France I used to go collect tomatoes and courgettes by (literally) the wheelbarrow load. I'd use as much as possible in feeding ppl - courgette quiche is good when the glut coincides with the chooks laying lots - but there was always a surplus of both. The former I would batch cook into tomato coulis, stored in old wine bottles (thoroughly washed and rinsed) with a decent oil layer poured on as a 'cork' in the bottle neck to make it airtight and the latter got lacto-fermented. I'm not a big courgette fan really - possibly due to too many years of fnding ways to use barrow-loads of them every summer in France - but actually quite like the latter both as a pickle/salad and as an ingredient in sauces/stews etc.The courgettes pose a problem. Can I fry them and then freeze them, or boil (once sliced) then freeze them.
Have you heard of Roderick Tye?
@Tenacious Sloth we would, I think, get along.....
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I hadn’t until I googled him just now.
At least he was a real person. Unlike JRH.
Courgettes keep well in the fridge, 3-4 weeks easy in the salad bit as long as you don't wrap em upBefore my neighbour left for their holibobs, he brought round a large bag of fresh fruit and vegetables. Much as I like fruit and vegetables, there is a limit of how much I could eat.
The strawberries, grapes, apples and tomatoes pose no problem. The courgettes pose a problem. Can I fry them and then freeze them, or boil (once sliced) then freeze them. Similarly there is more celery than I would normally use. How does celery and carrot soup sound, or could I make celery, carrot and courgette soup?![]()
I have a cracking recipe for pickled courgettes from the WI.
They're also a good addition to stir fries and asian style dishes when peeled into ribbons. Or alternatively, the ribbons stir fried on their own, then dressed with sesame oil and soy and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds.![]()