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Stitchawl · 06-02-2010, 08:45 AM

Hey, my basil is ready now... No waiting. I've been snipping off tops for the past three weeks already. Same with oregano, thyme, and rosemary. But the eggplants here are all Japanese eggplants... tiny things the size of a squished plum. Can I trade some herbs for some large people-sized eggplants?

(Tomorrow's dinner is going to be an eggplant, peppers, basil, and 3-cheese bake. I've been inspired! Unfortunately, it's going to take 15 eggplants to fill the damn casserole dish!)

Stitchawl

FlorenceArt · 06-02-2010, 09:03 AM

I love the Japanese eggplants. They made up most of my dinners when I lived in Japan

WT Sharpe · 06-02-2010, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

...Can I trade some herbs for some large people-sized eggplants? ...

Mine aren't ready yet. It's the first time I've grown them, and I had no idea they got so big! The garden may need enlarging!

Those at the supermarket must be pygmy eggplants.

kennyc · 06-02-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

I love the Japanese eggplants. They made up most of my dinners when I lived in Japan

Do they have an accent?

FlorenceArt · 06-02-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Do they have an accent?

They have taste

kennyc · 06-02-2010, 10:43 AM

To be honest Eggplants scare me.

I mean they are PURPLE ... PURPLE is not an edible color....nor are they eggs

FlorenceArt · 06-02-2010, 10:45 AM

Purple is cool.

GeoffC · 06-02-2010, 10:47 AM

Very cool ....

BearMountainBooks · 06-02-2010, 01:30 PM

Y'all are weird.

No basil this year, but thyme, sage (just about 3 inches high--I dry this one!) and...that's it. I'm disappointed there is no basil. I had big plans for spaghetti with fresh tomatoes and basil.

FlorenceArt · 06-02-2010, 04:54 PM

Weird? Us? What makes you say that?

beppe · 06-02-2010, 05:42 PM

Extremely good news from my garden!
The olive tree that my brother in law had given us as a marriage gift, in February 2009, after a winter that went down to -15°C, seemed dead. All branches, branchettes and other taxonomic amenities dry, no leafs left on board.

To day I discovered some new tiny leafs. Green and pretty. Everything is not lost.

Stitchawl · 06-02-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Do they have an accent?

No Accent. They are MSG-free.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 06-02-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Mine aren't ready yet. It's the first time I've grown them, and I had no idea they got so big! The garden may need enlarging!

6x3 for each plant...

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Those at the supermarket must be pygmy eggplants.

Nah... Pygmy eggplants are the Thai ones. They are round, a bit smaller than the size of ping pong balls, and colored like green watermelons. The people sized eggplants are for making large vats of ratatouille for disaster drills or punk-rock raves using just one eggplant.

The Japanese eggplants (despite being purple, which by the way is the same color as good wine grapes... ) have wonderful taste, very tender even with quick cooking, 2"-3" long about about 1" in diameter, but are a bit too tender for making a good ratatouille.

I need a couple of the ostrich-egg sized eggplants for dinner tonight!

Stitchawl

FlorenceArt · 06-03-2010, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by beppe

Extremely good news from my garden!
The olive tree that my brother in law had given us as a marriage gift, in February 2009, after a winter that went down to -15°C, seemed dead. All branches, branchettes and other taxonomic amenities dry, no leafs left on board.

To day I discovered some new tiny leafs. Green and pretty. Everything is not lost.

Very good news indeed. Olive trees are beautiful.

GeoffC · 06-03-2010, 04:33 AM

Red roses
Red poppies
Yellow poppies
all now in flower with many more to come....

06-02-2010, 09:03 AM	#692
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I love the Japanese eggplants. They made up most of my dinners when I lived in Japan Last edited by FlorenceArt; 06-02-2010 at 09:21 AM.

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06-02-2010, 08:45 AM	#691
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Hey, my basil is ready now... No waiting. I've been snipping off tops for the past three weeks already. Same with oregano, thyme, and rosemary. But the eggplants here are all Japanese eggplants... tiny things the size of a squished plum. Can I trade some herbs for some large people-sized eggplants? (Tomorrow's dinner is going to be an eggplant, peppers, basil, and 3-cheese bake. I've been inspired! Unfortunately, it's going to take 15 eggplants to fill the damn casserole dish!) Stitchawl

06-02-2010, 10:43 AM	#696
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,904 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	To be honest Eggplants scare me. I mean they are PURPLE ... PURPLE is not an edible color....nor are they eggs

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Purple is cool.

06-02-2010, 10:47 AM	#698
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Very cool ....

06-02-2010, 01:30 PM	#699
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Y'all are weird. No basil this year, but thyme, sage (just about 3 inches high--I dry this one!) and...that's it. I'm disappointed there is no basil. I had big plans for spaghetti with fresh tomatoes and basil.

06-02-2010, 04:54 PM	#700
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Weird? Us? What makes you say that?

06-02-2010, 05:42 PM	#701
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	Extremely good news from my garden! The olive tree that my brother in law had given us as a marriage gift, in February 2009, after a winter that went down to -15°C, seemed dead. All branches, branchettes and other taxonomic amenities dry, no leafs left on board. To day I discovered some new tiny leafs. Green and pretty. Everything is not lost.

06-03-2010, 04:33 AM	#705
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Red roses Red poppies Yellow poppies all now in flower with many more to come....