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cshenk · **Pic of Dinner Tonight 7/19/17**

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:20:21 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > tert in seattle wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> dsi1 wrote:
> >> > On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 8:10:05 AM UTC-10, tert in seattle
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >> I have vague memories of my mom roasting winter squash halves of
> >> some >> sort and then eating it with a bunch of butter in the
> cavity. >> >
> >> > I made some bitter melon yesterday. The melon was sliced and
> boiled >> > in water until tender. The water was drained and the
> melon was stir >> > fried with some ground pork and a black
> bean/garlic sauce. It was >> > pretty good. Boiling the melon in
> water and draining like that >> > mellowed out the bitter taste. All
> that other stuff that the >> > Chinese say will reduce bitterness
> does not work. >>
> >>
> >> never tried bitter melon ... will have to look that one up
> >
> > It looks a lot like a thin cucumber with lots of knobs.
>
> I can see why you enjoy it.

This is why you are in so many killfiles Sheldon.