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Re: The Gardening Bed

Post by officer_dibble » Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:54 pm

Cheers! i just wanted some soup
one orange, off and inside currently catching some rays on the window ledge - how long before i need to cook it?

the other wasnt turning orange...have now moved it to the part of the garden it will get the most sun.
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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:21 pm

officer_dibble wrote:Cheers! i just wanted some soup
one orange, off and inside currently catching some rays on the window ledge - how long before i need to cook it?

the other wasnt turning orange...have now moved it to the part of the garden it will get the most sun.
Not sure how long they last to be honest, I usually harvest mine just before Halloween, and make the soup out the scooped out bits before I stick the lantern in the window. But I think it'll last at the very least a fortnight or so if you keep it intact
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Post by Armchair Wanderer » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:40 pm

Bought this beauty in August, weighed 5.65kg. Thought it was going to turn completely orange but apparently some don't. So far I've had 5 large bowls of soup, 4 pumpkin pies and a curry from it, still got some left. Collected the seeds from it and next year going to grow any two from blue pumpkin, orange pumpkin, butternut squash and coquina squash.

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:26 pm

Is there only me that's never eaten pumpkin? Someone gave me some home-made soup once that was made from butternut squash; fecking stuff was sweet :shock:
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Post by Annoyed Grunt » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:38 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Is there only me that's never eaten pumpkin? Someone gave me some home-made soup once that was made from butternut squash; fecking stuff was sweet :shock:
Nope, two of us at least.
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Post by bobo the clown » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:45 pm

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Bruce Rioja wrote:Is there only me that's never eaten pumpkin? Someone gave me some home-made soup once that was made from butternut squash; fecking stuff was sweet :shock:
Nope, two of us at least.
Make that 3 .... except I was once, in the USA, given a slice of some incredibly sweet baked dog-sick in pastry which they called pumpkin pie & everyone was amazed I didn't enjoy. I think I took about 2 spoons of it in.
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Post by Prufrock » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:00 am

Pumpkin soup, made with a dash (or more) of curry powder is A-MA-ZING. Never had it on its own.
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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:47 am

Properly seasoned, pumpkin soup is grrrr-eat. My missus makes allsorts of different varieties: pumpkin & leek, pumpkin & bombay potato, pumpkin & baked bean, cream of pumpkin and carrot, pumpkin & gingermint.
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Post by boltonboris » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:12 am

If my missus told me we were having soup for dinner or tea, I'd chuck her out the window.

Soup is medicine. Not food.
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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:37 am

boltonboris wrote:If my missus told me we were having soup for dinner or tea, I'd chuck her out the window.

Soup is medicine. Not food.
you've never had my missus's soup, not only georgeous, super-calorific, and tasty, but quite often solid.
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Post by David Lee's Hair » Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:30 pm

People who don't appreciate soup have never had proper fresh home made soup...
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Post by boltonboris » Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:34 pm

Oh she makes it... I just don't eat it. Unless I'm ill.
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Post by Prufrock » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:04 pm

Soup is amazing, but it isn't a whole meal on its own.

Having that pumpkin stuff whilst having a bommy is nice, after a proper tea o' course.
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:10 pm

Our mum's home-made pea and ham soup IS a meal. Let me assure you! And a fecking good one at that!
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Post by William the White » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:13 pm

Just saying - home made soup is one of life's delights... amongst the most delightful ingredients is butternut squash, along with onions, potatoes, paprika and cream... mmm...

Made a roasted asparagus soup tonight...

Tomorrow sorted, served with a little crusty bread and followed by bread and cheese and possibly fruit for afters... Lunch... :D

Soup is rarely a meal by itself, but delicious to start, and often hearty enough not to need a 'main'....
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:38 pm

Booomp.

Got my spuds, my mushrooms and my red onions in today. Thanks for the pointers, Bish. I'll let you know how it all goes.
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Post by bobo the clown » Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:12 pm

Had a burning evening .... dunno what it is but setting fire to things is a great delight.

............... or is it just me ??? :shock:
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Post by thebish » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:57 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Booomp.

Got my spuds, my mushrooms and my red onions in today. Thanks for the pointers, Bish. I'll let you know how it all goes.

got my spuds in yesterday! :-)
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Post by thebish » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:57 pm

bobo the clown wrote:Had a burning evening .... dunno what it is but setting fire to things is a great delight.

............... or is it just me ??? :shock:

no Bobo - burning stuff is ace! I think I said so on the happy thread a few weeks ago!! :-)
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:02 pm

thebish wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:Had a burning evening .... dunno what it is but setting fire to things is a great delight.

............... or is it just me ??? :shock:

no Bobo - burning stuff is ace! I think I said so on the happy thread a few weeks ago!! :-)
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