RE: [gardeners] immature watermelons as squash
Seyfried,Alice (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:33:11 -0400
Hmmmmmmm. I was just noticing yesturday all my nice tiny little
watermelons, that, if they all mature, will cause us to have to give
them away like zuchinni. Might be worth a try.
Alice
seyfried@oclc.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Margaret Lauterbach [SMTP:mlaute@micron.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 1998 10:22 AM
> To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
> Subject: [gardeners] immature watermelons as squash
>
> One of my favorite seed catalogs is The Fragrant Path (P.O. Box 328,
> Fort
> Calhoun, Nebraska 68023, catalog $2). He carries unusual seeds at
> modest
> prices. But there's a comment on p. 2 of the catalog that knocked me
> off
> my tuffet: "Seldom mentioned is the fact that immature watermelons
> can
> also be prepared like summer squash." Has anyone else ever heard of
> this?
> Has anyone ever tried it? It might be another alternative to those
> who
> live in squash borer territory if it tastes at all good. Butter on
> watermelon...tch. Margaret