Monday 3 July 2017

Strawberry Emoji


Every year when John asks for entries to the novelty vegetable competition, I want to send an entry and every year I have no idea what to do.
This time, with the creative coaching of my son Liam, I have an entry. It is undoubtedly not a winner but I win by having a go.
The choko was given to me, along with about ten others. I ate choko in white sauce as a kid but apparently that's not the most appealing thing so I'm thinking of making choko pickles. It would be a reasonable project for tomorrow afternoon following a client meeting but questions remain: Will I get distracted by something else? Can I find enough empty jars to bottle 2kg of pickles? and will it be as delicious as I expect?

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  1. It's the taking part that counts. You might win
    If you do I will enter something next year and come all the way ove to Australia to collect my prize. They say it's the taking part that counts, but victory is even sweeter. Good ttttemt though. And if you don't enter, you definitely won't win.

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    1. Victory would be very sweet but I think I would need to come up with something more clever to win!
      Australia would welcome you with open arms :)

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  2. You can try a number of dishes made with it in South India. It is called chow chow there and is used in a number of ways. https://verygoodrecipes.com/chow-chow

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    1. Thanks for the link!
      The chow chow payasam looks interesting

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  3. I have no idea what choko is but it looks interesting and pickled anything can be good. (except beets, I abhor beets)

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    1. choko is from the gourd family, it is apparently quite easy to grow and there was a time when pretty much everyone had a vine growing over their back fence or out house.
      I love the earthy flavour of beets! It makes a yummy juice

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  4. Smiling broadly. I look at the entries and marvel. Not only at their cleverness but also that, like you, they got off their behinds and did something. Yay.
    Choko pickles sound good. If/when you make them a recipe would be nice. Please pretty please.

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    1. oh, and that's a link even if it doesn't look right

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  5. Well, Kylie, you'll never know until you've tried (and waited for them to mature nicely). Good luck. Add me to the beet lovers by the way: cut up and boiled in a honey and herb glaze - delish.

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    1. Honey and herb glaze sounds fabulous! I can add it to the list of things to try some time

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  6. I've never had choko in my life. Had to look it up. "A green vegetable of the gourd family". It looks like the strawberry is rowing its way off the table.

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    1. So you knew it was a strawberry in a boat, that proves my skill! After I dismantled it someone told me i should have floated it in the sink. Why can't they tell me these things at the appropriate times???

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  7. Letting it float might have got you 2nd place (good try) for ingenuity.. Woul it have it have taken 1st place though? Close, but no cigar.

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    1. there are some clever entries, i think i would still be scratching to get any kind of place. Dont want a cigar anyway :)

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    2. Smoking is not the best idea you can have. I gave up recently because of the health implications. Life can come knocking when you least expect it to.

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  8. So did you make the pickle after all? Or did you get side tracked and do something else instead? I've never heard of Choko either.

    Oh, it was a strawberry in a boat!

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    1. No, I haven't got there yet!
      It was a strawberry with heart shaped eyes, in a boat!

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  9. Is it possible to choke on a choko? Perhaps that is why it got its name. By the way, I had never heard of choko before either!

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    1. I'm not surprised nobody has heard of them, they are not very glamourous.
      i think many have almost choked on them!

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