they have rapidly become a favourite.
We had three plants to start with...
one didn't thrive and eventually went to the "great composter in the corner"....
but the other two grew well...
very well...
very well indeedy!!
They are...
HUGE!!
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| The crooknecks are the two, huge, dark green plants...The gap on the right is where the third was! |
They are triffid-like...
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| And underneath those leaves the triffid hides its mouth.... |
and I'm beginning to dream about the things!
Rank upon rank of marching, yellow, gooselike gourds!!
We have used Yellow Crookneck instead of courgette in any dish that will take it...
and in many, many others.
We aren't going yellow through jaundice...
it's them thar crooknecks*!!!
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| Not more Crooknecks!!!!..... please! |
Not that I am complaining....
oh no!
Crooknecks are creamier and more dense in the flesh than a courgette...
slightly sweeter, too...
so we started using them as a courgette substitute because our real ones were very late.
They are great sliced and fried...
they are nice raw with mayo...
they are wonderful in a courgette and tomato soup...
which, as Pauline decided to use Lemon Boy tomatoes...
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| A Yellow Crookneck squash with a Lemon Boy tomato. |
was an all yellow affair... quite a visual/taste experience...
and great cold, too!!
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| A large pan full of chunky yellow soup! |
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| And this serving for one barely dented the surface... |
Pauline also made a yellow Ratatouille for bottling...
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| Ratatouille using Yellow Crookneck |
and a very yellow version of a marrow mustard pickle...
That looks wonderful in the bottle... all glowing!!
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| Yellow Crookneck Mustard Pickle |
Then Ken posted a Stuffed Courgette Boat recipe...
right... another use...
so we did a version using the crooknecks...
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| Cheese stuffed Yellow Crookneck.... |
and that will be repeated, too!!
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| Stuffed Yellow Crookneck served with fresh "Moonlight" Runner Beans and new "Charlotte" spuds. |
Fortunately...
very fortunately...
we have this book...
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| "What will I do with all those Courgettes?" by Elaine Borish |
...and all the recipes work with Crooknecks!!
*And possibly all the Lemon Boys...
we seem to have a yellow theme going this year....
5 comments:
The seeds came from www.alanromans.com - swallowed by Thomson & Morgan last year so we're lookinig for a new supplier!
We agree the couple you gave us were great. We just steamed them as a veg and they have an excellent taste. Will look out for a supplier.
We enjoyed the ones you gave us. I put some in a quiche which was delicious.
You also fed us some of the chilled soup which was wonderful.
Those stuffed crooknecks really do look delicious.
Yes, they're great! We love them.
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