Seriousness What's out in your garden now .... - Page 27

kindlekitten · 05-10-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've never eaten shallots, but they sound delicious.

they are a good, but a PITA to peel... I always heave a great sigh of urg when I see them in a recipe.

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Here's the state of my garden for May 10, 2010:

I finished the anti-rabbit fence around the garden, tripped over it and had to repair it already. One of the jalapeño plants died and I replaced it this morning. Had one more spot to fill, so I added an eggplant. We are now growing potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, bell peppers, lima beans, banana peppers, jalapeños, cucumbers, squash, one eggplant, and corn.

Norton's taking a break in the shade. He likes playing better than farming.

ha! your garden is so orderly! mine is well.... it's pretty darn busy!

beppe · 05-10-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've never eaten shallots, but they sound delicious.

Some people call them scallions. They are delicious. You use them as onions.
My sister's mother in law, God bless her, the great cook she is, puts them in jars, peeled, packed under oil. Then for Xmas she makes gifts of these deliciousnesses. Yum, Yum.

kindlekitten · 05-10-2010, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by beppe

Some people call them scallions. They are delicious. You use them as onions.
My sister's mother in law, God bless her, the great cook she is, puts them in jars, peeled, packed under oil. Then for Xmas she makes gifts of these deliciousnesses. Yum, Yum.

scallions and shallots are two different things. scallions are the long green slender onion, sometimes referred to as spring onions. shallots are small lumpily roundish onion type creatures with a papery cover

WT Sharpe · 05-10-2010, 03:02 PM

I understand that shallots are sweeter and less pungent than onions. Is this true?

kindlekitten · 05-10-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I understand that shallots are sweeter and less pungent than onions. Is this true?

it depends on what kind of onion you are working with. with the Vidalias, walla wallas and so on, I just pretty much ignore the shallots anymore cause I don't like peeling the little critters

BearMountainBooks · 05-10-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I understand that shallots are sweeter and less pungent than onions. Is this true?

I think that is true. Many scallion and green onions are also sweeter than regular onions. I only grow the sweet kind (short day onions). To bulb properly there has to be a certain amount of daylight hours for different onions. So up north, they plant long day onions. Here, we plant short day and most short day are sweet and very mild.

Shallots are very expensive and extremely mild. My mild 1050ys (which should be HUGE onions) will make a good substitute for shallots. There aren't enough of them to bottle...I had 60 plants, but they looked pretty bad, so I barely planted...maybe half. Probably less than half. I'm glad I didn't plant/water and care for all 60 because I'd have been mighty disappointed at the waste of time and water!!!

I just gone done adding in the turkey compost. I am pretty sure I over mulched and tilled that in last winter--but it wasn't broken down enough so some spots are lacking in nutrients (dirt). Plus Turkey Compost means I won't have to bother fertilizing for at least a month.

Do you think the tomatoes will be happy enough with their turkey compost snack to turn red????

beppe · 05-10-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I understand that shallots are sweeter and less pungent than onions. Is this true?

sweeter yes, also somehow garlicky. Less homy. Once they are spent in butter or oil it is difficult to feel the difference. A pro might.

With risotto I use onions, with fancy stuff i might take the pain to use shallots. But raw, under oil, as an appetizer they are heavenly. Come to dinner next Xmas, you'll see.

WT Sharpe · 05-10-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Do you think the tomatoes will be happy enough with their turkey compost snack to turn red????

Time will tell!

WT Sharpe · 05-10-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by beppe

sweeter yes, also somehow garlicky. Less homy. Once they are spent in butter or oil it is difficult to feel the difference. A pro might.

With risotto I use onions, with fancy stuff i might take the pain to use shallots. But raw, under oil, as an appetizer they are heavenly. Come to dinner next Xmas, you'll see.

What's wrong with tonight?

vivaldirules · 05-10-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've never eaten shallots, but they sound delicious.

(doggie faints dead away)

Really, Tom, you gotta get out more. Put down the mouse right now and go to the store and buy some and find a nice recipe. You should also try leeks, if you haven't already, which are also related to onions and have a wonderful delicate flavor of their own. Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!

Bilbo1967 · 05-10-2010, 04:05 PM

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(doggie faints dead away)

Really, Tom, you gotta get out more. Put down the mouse right now and go to the store and buy some and find a nice recipe. You should also try leeks, if you haven't already, which are also related to onions and have a wonderful delicate flavor of their own. Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!

Steamed leeks with a lot of butter and a small amount of black pepper......yummmmm.

poohbear_nc · 05-10-2010, 04:12 PM

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Steamed leeks with a lot of butter and a small amount of black pepper......yummmmm.

Even better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock-a-leekie_soup

beppe · 05-10-2010, 04:12 PM

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What's wrong with tonight?

But it's Hockey Night in Canada! Canadians- Mighty Penguins.

Leeks, I posted a gorgeous recipe for you in the recipe tread.

Ages ago, in a extremely classy joint, I had stuffed raisins. Unsurpassed splendor of culinary extravaganza.

WT Sharpe · 05-10-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

(doggie faints dead away)

Really, Tom, you gotta get out more.

No doubt about that!

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Put down the mouse right now and go to the store and buy some and find a nice recipe. You should also try leeks, if you haven't already, which are also related to onions and have a wonderful delicate flavor of their own. Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!

Half of the food items I see here at MobileRead I have to look up. Like "leeks". I've never seen them at Mickey D's or Taco Bell!

kennyc · 05-10-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Here's the state of my garden for May 10, 2010:

I finished the anti-rabbit fence around the garden, tripped over it and had to repair it already. One of the jalapeño plants died and I replaced it this morning. Had one more spot to fill, so I added an eggplant. We are now growing potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, bell peppers, lima beans, banana peppers, jalapeños, cucumbers, squash, one eggplant, and corn.

Norton's taking a break in the shade. He likes playing better than farming.

Did you decide on eggplant due to the recent reading of "The Egg and I?"

Norton looks happy with the garden.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I understand that shallots are sweeter and less pungent than onions. Is this true?