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- From: "Shawnee Flowerfarmer" <farmingflowers AT hotmail.com>
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org, farmersue AT hughes.net
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] West Indian Gherkins
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:29:58 -0500
These little gherkin guys are usually picked at 1-3 inches long & pickled in a heavy sweet syrup, sort of a yummy vegetable candy. Or they can be pickled in a vinegar garlic solution as cornichons. You could process a batch and serve them as samples at the market.
Shawnee, zone 5 or 5 1/2 or 6
From: "Christine & Marlin" <glenecofarm AT planetcomm.net>
Reply-To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: <farmersue AT hughes.net>,"'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] West Indian Gherkins
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:36:19 -0400
>I really hope that Marlin doesn't grow these again. They are more prickly
>and the skin is not pleasantly edible. So they take more time to pick and
>more time to prepare for eating. Diva cucumbers are a winner in my opinion.
>
>Christine Burkholder
>
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>[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Sue Wells
>Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:57 AM
>To: 'Market Farming'
>Subject: Re: [Market-farming] West Indian Gherkins
>
>Thank you Marlin for sharing your information about the gherkins/Burr
>cucumbers. I have never grown these, but sound great to make little dill
>pickles with.
>
>Selling them for 10 cents each is so cheap, and you just never know if
>things like that will sell. I sold radish pods for 5 cents each, but ever
>sold many. They liked the samples and talked about how good they were, but
>just didn't sell many. I didn't try it, but I think these would be great in
>a stir fry.
>
>Sue Wells
>
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Re: [Market-farming] hovering helicopter
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