Chokos (aka Chayotes) in the making.
Nov 26, 2017 15:46:59 #
Every home in Maclean seems to have a choko vine growing on a fence or a wall somewhere, lol, & countless bottles of choko chutney are made every summer. They grow very quickly & these little upstarts will be eating size in no time. Downloading is recommended.
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We call them mirlitons, and they're delicious stuffed with shrimp. Interesting and pretty shots, Earl.
Nov 26, 2017 16:10:28 #
I've never heard of those, Earl. If I eat any, remind me to avoid the spider! lol! Outstanding shots! 
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Nov 26, 2017 18:09:40 #
DOOK wrote:
Every home in Maclean seems to have a choko vine growing on a fence or a wall somewhere, lol, & countless bottles of choko chutney are made every summer. They grow very quickly & these little upstarts will be eating size in no time. Downloading is recommended.
Excellent shots, Earl !
Never heard of this. Learned something new today. Thanks !
Nov 26, 2017 18:12:56 #
Nov 26, 2017 18:48:28 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Interesting article about the Chayote.
http://modernfarmer.com/2016/08/mirliton/
http://modernfarmer.com/2016/08/mirliton/
Thanks, Donna--very interesting. I 'live on them' during the summer--I boil them, roast them, put them in soups & casseroles, make chutney & pickles with them, & sometimes just fry them in butter, with heaps of salt & pepper (not too healthy, but nice, lol). I can't give them away 'cos everyone else grows them, too. Most aren't intentionally grown--they 'just appear' every year, as if by magic, lol.
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Sylvias wrote:
Extra protein with the creepy crawly!! Very nice set Earl.
Ya, like some of those grasshoppers you been shooting
Nov 26, 2017 20:30:48 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Interesting article about the Chayote.
http://modernfarmer.com/2016/08/mirliton/
http://modernfarmer.com/2016/08/mirliton/
In reading the article and looking at the picture, Donna, I know I've seen them in the grocery store, in a section of produce that's more "exotic".
Nov 26, 2017 22:19:24 #
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