Re: Re: Syrupy syrups
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Fri Jul 11 2025 05:24:00

I'm more concerned with small scale (home/homestead) vegetable patches. Industrial giants will finger out their own solutions. Speaking of the industrial giants - didja norice that Del Monte has gone "tits up"?

Once i read that night polinators, such as moths, do just as much
polination as honey bees. Some flowers, such as zucchini, close business
at night. Moths are also on the decline, and some attribute it to
pollution, including light pollution.

I had not heart about Del Monte. That's too bad, i actually liked that
brand. One thing i've notices is that in Grocery Outlet, a west coast
discount store, they used to have a whole aisle dedicated to canned
fruit and vegetables. Then it was half an aisle. Then it was a quarter.
Now it's a pathetic shelf or two, and most of that is imported from
overseas. But there's chips get an entire aisle, soda gets an entire
aisle, and cookies and crackers share an entire aisle.

Salt, fat, and sugar, they've got what plants crave!

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Title: Corn 'n Cucumbers
Categories: Salads
Yield: 4 Servings

2 md Cucumbers; thinly sliced
1/2 md Onion; thinly sliced
17 oz Can whole kernel corn;
- drained
1/2 c Vinegar
2 tb Sugar
2 tb Water
1 ts Dill
1/4 ts Pepper
1 ds Cayenne

Combine cucumbers, onions, and corn. Combine remaining ingredients
and pour over salad. Chill, toss, and serve.

Recipe by Del Monte

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Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I'm more concerned with small scale (home/homestead) vegetable patches. Industrial giants will finger out their own solutions. Speaking of the industrial giants - didja norice that Del Monte has gone "tits up"?

Once i read that night polinators, such as moths, do just as much polination as honey bees. Some flowers, such as zucchini, close
business at night. Moths are also on the decline, and some attribute
it to pollution, including light pollution.

The flowers are the only part of the zucchini that I actually like. Not
my favourite squash.

I had not heart about Del Monte. That's too bad, i actually liked that brand. One thing i've notices is that in Grocery Outlet, a west coast discount store, they used to have a whole aisle dedicated to canned
fruit and vegetables. Then it was half an aisle. Then it was a
quarter. Now it's a pathetic shelf or two, and most of that is imported from overseas. But there's chips get an entire aisle, soda gets an
entire aisle, and cookies and crackers share an entire aisle.

Salt, fat, and sugar, they've got what plants crave!

To be honest - it turns out that it's a "Chapter 11" deal. So they will probably get "conglonerated" into some mega-corp stew pot. It's all
about the $$$, doncha know?

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Title: Batter-Fried Squash Blossoms
Categories: Appetizers, Breads, Snacks
Yield: 8 Servings

36 lg Squash blossoms; picked just
- about to open (male
- blossoms are larger)
1 c Milk
1 tb Flour
1 ts Salt
1/8 ts Fresh ground pepper
1/2 c Cooking oil
Paprika

In a shaker jar, combine milk, flour, salt and pepper.
Place squash blossoms in large pie tin and gently pour
the milk-flour mixture over them. Heat the oil in a
large heavy skillet until a drop of water will sizzle.
Fry the batter-coated blossoms in the hot oil until
golden brown; drain on paper towels and sprinkle with
paprika. Serve hot.

Squash blossom is considered the greatest of delicacies
by the Zuni. Choicest of all are the larger male flowers
which are carefully gathered from the vine, fried in
deep fat, and served as an appetizer or used as a
seasoning for vegetables, soups and stews.

POSTED BY: Loren Marti

FROM: The Art of American Indian Cooking by Yeffe
: Kimball and Jean Anderson, Avon Books, New
: York, NY, 1965.

RECIPE FROM: http://www.recipesource.com

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