Dinner tonight

[meriad]

Kaz and Saundra, any appreciation I might have had about marrow went out the window on the Halloweens of my childhood.

Once we had made the lanterns the gloop inside was turned into soup and mash and we got some sort every day for days on end - chop, chips and a side of gloop; bangers, mash and gravy - and gloop; stew, spuds and gloop. About the only time we didn't get any was at breakfast..... but I bet mum did think about it.

But that is pumpkin you're talking about, not marrow! Marrows are overgrown courgettes

[Workingman]

Courgettes, marrows, squashes, pumpkins, gourds etc are all from the same family - tough skin with gloop inside = horrible. Mind you I do like some varieties of melons such as galia, cantaloupe and honeydey and they are also from the same family so I am not a total philistine.

[Gal2]

We went out to a local pub last night, invitation from Amy and Tom (who paid for us all, they said it was part of my birthday present! ) Also it meant we could partake of the 50% off scheme the Govt have introduced throughout August - I can see us doing this again soon!

Oh - I had a veggie lasagne with home made chips and salad

[TheOstrich]

When we lived in Birmingham, we visited Charlecote Park, which is a big NT property / deer reserve east of Stratford on Avon. I remember there was a small country fruit and veg store near the entrance which seemed to specialise in marrows and pumpkins of every conceivable shape, size and variety. It was quite a display. We went during one Autumn and we brought a couple home, from memory. I've just had a look on Google to see if I could track it down but no luck.

Mrs O's marrow-stuffing days are over, I'm afraid. Now we usually just slice it and bake it as an accompaniment to mince or stew.

Today we have been preparing mounds of vegetables for our next soup-making. So tonight's dinner consisted of the excess carrots, courgettes and green beans, served with a tin of Campbells thick condensed celery soup and 1/2 a baked potato each ....