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Default Squash was: Cooking for a (small) crowd

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:50:02 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:06:14 +0000 (UTC),
>(Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>>Well maybe buy dry-farmed zucchini.
>>
>>Seriouesly, zucchini doesn't even need to be cooked, if it's
>>fresh. Slice it and put it on a salad. Or cook it minimally
>>(30 seconds) adding it to a pot of boiling pasta right before the
>>pasta is done. If it's watery, something is wrong.

>
>Never occured to me to eat it raw. I'll give it a shot. Thanks!


A hint about choosing zucchini. Try and pick smallish ones - five
inches or less if possible - look for a firm, deep green skin and
avoid any with ridges runing down along the skin because the raw
zucchini can be bitter.


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