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what's the point of these things? i've been given one and dont have a fucking clue what to do with it?
you see them in the biggest veg comps at fetes et but are they worth eating?
i'll probably pass it on to someone else

Loads of things to do with marrow.

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Probably the funniest thing you can do is to threaten your loved one with it as a dildo. Or even funnier, carry it out.

Actually just chop it up small and treat it like courgette.

Goes down well with prawns, garlic, ginger, chopped tomatoes, fresh coriander and bassie as a curry.

i hate courgette.does marrow taste similar? i've never eaten it.

Best thing to do with a marrow is to stuff it... peel cut in half and slit, scrape out the seeds, then fill with something either meaty mince or beany...I use butter beans, tomato cheese, onions and herbs.

Whack in the oven...the marrow absorbs the flavours of the filling, and goes squishy, very nice indeed.

Yes, stuff yer marrow and that's "Mock Duck".


Another use for a marrow is chocolate cake, although zucchini sounds more exotic.

http://elise.com/recipes/archives/000621chocolate_zucchini_cake.php



There's always the marrow song of course sung by everyone including Danny LaRue.  The chorus goes:

Oh, What A Beauty! I've never seen one as big as that before!
Oh, What A Beauty! It must be two foot long, or even more!
It's such a lovely colour, and nice and round and fat,
I never thought a marrow could grow as big as that!
Oh, What A Beauty! I've never seen one as big as that before!

Of course there'e always the Leapy Lee classic "Little Marrows"

Lob it straight in the compost bin

The second most disgusting vegetable known to man. One behind swede and on a par with brussells.

Right. Stop. I can't comment on marrows as I've never knowingly tried it. But you are so fucking wrong with swede and brussels.....you just need to cook them right.

They are for school kids to give to old people at harvest festival.

I agree that marrow is disgusting, but swede and brussells are lush. As pumbaa says, you just have to cook them right.

Is this thread sponsered by the fella that scored the first goal on Saturday?

Broad beans are the worst. Bloody 'orrible. Sprouts are great & Marrow is as has been said best stuffed with mince

I used to have a similar opinion as a kid, but discovered that the broad bean is right up there in the pantheon of great tasting vegetables as an adult.

Like all veg...getting them in the right condition and cooking them properly does make a lot of difference...for example runner beans, lovely if tender, a bit off if stringy.

This is, of course, a great time of year for veg.

But of course! :D

He scored a good goal for Oldham saturday?  :D

i cant be bothered to cook it,so will give it away
swede,brussels and broad beans are lush by the way

What odd people some of you are,

Swede is ming

Either roast, or mashed with carrot, onion or both...sweet as a nut.

Butternut squash and celeriac are both tasty...

You tell 'em Veg, er Reg.

  Must disagree. Ulrika Jonsson was quite good at peeling my marrow. Bit of a turnip for the books.

have you turned into me????????

I hope not  ;)

if we are talking disgusting veg then celery tops the list.courgette is vile too.i pretty much like everything else

Fact: The only purpose of celery is to be the subject of an amusing football chant.

But there's celery and celery...your bog standard supermarket variety is a bit anodyne, but get yourself over to eastern England, Cambridgeshire is good, and they specialise in it, completely different taste.

 You'll be saying you don't like leeks next.

   
 You sad bastard. It's long-winded, repetitive and boring. Usually sung by a bunch of pissed-up chavs who aren't paying attention to the game.

i love leeks.i think out of the vast amount of veg available,only disliking celery and courgettes aint much really

The trick with swede is to bring out the flavour with nutmeg and mashed with a small amount of cream. Lovely.

Brussels are lovely, I'll eat them any way I can. But my fave is to fry them off in a pan with some bacon/pancetta. Thanks Jamie Oliver.

Roasted butternut squash with Northwood Fire seasoning is a gift from the gods. Lucky we've a few growing in the veggie patch.

I completely agree. It was vomited from the nostrils of Satan himself.

Let's start the Anti-Swede Brigade Si.

I think you are becoming confused with tomato.

 The radish is a veg, I can give a miss to....I can eat them, but without enthusiasm.

I have some time for radish.

Not nearly as much time that I have for beetroot though.

Home prepared beetroot are the way forward...supermarket bought are OK but lack that certain something.  Spring onions are under-rated...particularly good with cheese and cider for supper.

Don't get me started on spring onions........ spring onions and cheddar........

Hmmmmmmmmmm. Spring oniooooonnnnnniono's. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Escpecially the ones that are so strong that they make you cough/sneeze/eyes water etc.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

That is just so wrong - beetroot is a despoiler of all foods it comes into contact with. Marrow, though, is up there with the leek as a king among vegetables

Spinach is the king of vegetables. Great with prawns in a curry. Sprouts and cabbage are also ace. Swede is lush and not vomited from the nostrils of satan. As BR said that is the tomato..

No, butternut squash is the king. I said it earlier, and due to that fact, I win.

"the ref could fit a marrow up his ass... sideways!"  :eek:

It's been years since I've heard that sung  :D.

Fond though I am of butternut squash, chalkie is right that spinach > butternut squash. And isn't butternut squash just bascially an American marrow, anyway?

Butternut Squash is ace but it fucks with your hands when you're doing anything with it.

Butternut squash is really versatile.
You can use it in soups, roast it with the skin on (it becomes nice and soft).
I put it in Thai red curries, works a treat.

I have only ever cooked with marrow once, I made a ratatouille with it (only because they had no Aubergine in the shop) and it turned out great. But, I prefer courgette to marrow, so don't think i'd bother with it again.

I had a tasty Bulgarian moussaka at the weekend, which contained spud and courgette, rather than aubergine which you get with Greek moussaka...think I might stuff a marrow tomorrow.

Broad beans are delicious.  They are are also the gift that keeps on giving.  There must be a cubic foot of methane per average sized bean.

My favorite veg at the moment has got to be sweet potato! Makes a lovely mash to accompany Pork and Apple bangers!yum

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Step one: Buy marrow

I could do with that Reg.

 :o

 It'd be like giving birth.

If I can take a fist I can take anything Reg

depends how big said fist is?

Huzzah to that...shame I'm going to waste the marrow by eating it.

It'll stretch a mile before it'll tear an inch, (that's a generic saying)

Now THAT, I was not expecting.

Good lass.

i passed it on to my mum.she is gonna stuff it