OK, the time has come to better understand zucchini P&S cause that was the plant, the vegetable that grew in abundance this year and I reckon zucchini is not really a "political" topic so I trust to an extent that wikipedia might be a good source of info and did you know one time when I was naive I was a contributor to said entity......but without any further typing here is the link about zucchini:
per a quick skim of the article it appear it originates from meso-america as do so many other fruits and veggies from the continents separated and maybe there is more to that than meets the eye....but seems your "eastern European" bias was incorrect on your sound supposition.
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Zucchini, like all squash, has its ancestry in the Americas, specifically Mesoamerica. However, the varieties of green, cylindrical squash harvested immature and typically called "zucchini" were cultivated in northern Italy, as much as three centuries after the introduction of cucurbits from the Americas. It appears that this occurred in the second half of the 19th century, although the first description of the variety under the name zucchini occurs in a work published in Milan in 1901.[10] Early varieties usually appended the names of nearby cities in their names.[citation needed]
The first records of zucchini in the United States date to the early 1920s. It was almost certainly taken to America by Italian immigrants and probably was first cultivated in the United States in California. A 1928 report on vegetables grown in New York State treats 'Zucchini' as one among 60 cultivated varieties of C. pepo.[17]
Hi Ken - sorry to be so quiet. A good yachtsman friend flew into Bristol Airport from South Africa on Tuesday and I have been rushed ever since. Rick is staying with us and I am helping him with his UK finances and it's a bloody nightmare for expats. I will be using his 48ft cruiser yacht in FBYC and living aboard at year end.
In the meantime, I am finding time constraints at present so apologise for my tardiness. Getting there this weekend BUT very busy next week. And I need to get my next Part 2 Issue out for next Saturday in-between as well as BOOM on Tuesday.
I'm going to have to look into that but presently all I know is this year that zucchini was growing and it became a challenge to figure out what to do with it - the one I gave to my daughter she fed to her chickens - and that was not a bad idea!
Some of the ones (zucchini) my wife jarred a week ago have turned out really good already and I suspect the flavor is going to improve over time. I had some today with a tuna fish sandwich.
My next garden update is going to focus mostly on the peppers - there are many peppers already out there in form and some are close to ready for being picked. Peppers is my focus and this year I've learned and I'm already starting to contemplate my pepper plans for next season....but - I ought not get ahead of myself cause you aint got the pepper till its been picked.
A wonderful education Ken - thank you and I learned a lot - I had no idea what zucchini was - sounds rather eastern European?
OK, the time has come to better understand zucchini P&S cause that was the plant, the vegetable that grew in abundance this year and I reckon zucchini is not really a "political" topic so I trust to an extent that wikipedia might be a good source of info and did you know one time when I was naive I was a contributor to said entity......but without any further typing here is the link about zucchini:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini#:~:text=used%20in%20soups.-,History,of%20cucurbits%20from%20the%20Americas.
per a quick skim of the article it appear it originates from meso-america as do so many other fruits and veggies from the continents separated and maybe there is more to that than meets the eye....but seems your "eastern European" bias was incorrect on your sound supposition.
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Zucchini, like all squash, has its ancestry in the Americas, specifically Mesoamerica. However, the varieties of green, cylindrical squash harvested immature and typically called "zucchini" were cultivated in northern Italy, as much as three centuries after the introduction of cucurbits from the Americas. It appears that this occurred in the second half of the 19th century, although the first description of the variety under the name zucchini occurs in a work published in Milan in 1901.[10] Early varieties usually appended the names of nearby cities in their names.[citation needed]
The first records of zucchini in the United States date to the early 1920s. It was almost certainly taken to America by Italian immigrants and probably was first cultivated in the United States in California. A 1928 report on vegetables grown in New York State treats 'Zucchini' as one among 60 cultivated varieties of C. pepo.[17]
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Ken
Hi Ken - sorry to be so quiet. A good yachtsman friend flew into Bristol Airport from South Africa on Tuesday and I have been rushed ever since. Rick is staying with us and I am helping him with his UK finances and it's a bloody nightmare for expats. I will be using his 48ft cruiser yacht in FBYC and living aboard at year end.
In the meantime, I am finding time constraints at present so apologise for my tardiness. Getting there this weekend BUT very busy next week. And I need to get my next Part 2 Issue out for next Saturday in-between as well as BOOM on Tuesday.
Getting back in a day or two.
I'm going to have to look into that but presently all I know is this year that zucchini was growing and it became a challenge to figure out what to do with it - the one I gave to my daughter she fed to her chickens - and that was not a bad idea!
Ha, ha.
Ken
Thanks Ken! Mouth wateringly Post!
Some of the ones (zucchini) my wife jarred a week ago have turned out really good already and I suspect the flavor is going to improve over time. I had some today with a tuna fish sandwich.
My next garden update is going to focus mostly on the peppers - there are many peppers already out there in form and some are close to ready for being picked. Peppers is my focus and this year I've learned and I'm already starting to contemplate my pepper plans for next season....but - I ought not get ahead of myself cause you aint got the pepper till its been picked.
Peace Andy!
Ken
Very creative ideas I will share with my canner in chief.
Did you know if you look up the definition for jarring is it this:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jarring
It is as if they don't think "jarring" deserves a word like "canning", but in my book jars are usually glass and cans are metal.
Ken
ha, ha - good one Bert!
Thanks.
Ken
Make some egtable soup that would be yummy
Egtable smegdable - what exactly do you mean?
Marty - lets discuss this in person!
Ken