Fair point - marrow and cheese soup then. Still very nice.Originally Posted by daz h
Fair point - marrow and cheese soup then. Still very nice.
Too many courgettes here too, and they have a tendency to grow into marrows :w00t:
What's the threshold? Between a courgette and a marrow?
Good question!
This probably doesn't help particularly but hey-ho!!
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...php?p=24529717
Interesting MT. I think this is the most infomative response:
On this basis, my courgette/marrow (the one that went into my soup) was only on the cusp of marrowhood, as although it had the start of seeds, they were still edible and the centre hadn't yet gone stringy.Well, it's when the seed cavity in the centre of the courgette starts opening up. If you cut a courgette open crossways the flesh should still be solid all the way through. Once it starts to go fibrous and stringy in the centre, it's a marrow. You usually have to scoop this bit out when you prepare a marrow. So if a given courgette seems light for its size, it's a marrow.
And maturity has nothing to do with size btw. Different varieties of courgette plant produce different sizes of courgette/marrows. There are varieties which only produce mini courgettes and varieties which are bred to produce giant marrows.
Whereas my courgette the other day had definitely become a marrow, even though it wasn't as large as his brother, which was still a courgette!
I wish I liked courgettes.
Runner beans - lush! Courgettes, yuk.
We could become perfect vegetable partners. I'm the exact opposite, so would happily eat any courgettes you have, and send you any runner beans I have.
Great
Just polished off the last of our runner beans with my salad!
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