oh Flora, what is a Garbanzo or Chick Pea called over there? My friend and I were on the phone and I was teasing him about taking him on an American Vegetable tour when he comes in September. Apparently some veggies are named differently over there. Chick Pea is Chick pea That's right, they have aubergines and courgettes.... egg plant and zuke I remember being in a supermarket in the UK with an American med student and ozzie Physical therapist, and a huge but good natured debate that went on for hours, well into pub time! alcohol help but basically our dispute was courgette in UK, Zuke in USA (can't even spell it) and baby marrow in OZ! American miss out on the greatest of UK fav veg Runner beans which I assumed moving here last year, was a Europian veg, looked it up and found it was native of New England where I am living! the scarlet runner is old fashioned, furry and get tough and stringy quickly, I like polestar smooth not stringy or tough until very old, prolific, and I shudder to tell you where you can get them, incase I can't buy any next year! also people in the know in the UK call broccoli calabrese, but broccoli that is so amazing it ranks with asparagus is purple sprouting broccoli ! I will share but trust me I will be upset if I can't get any, Thompson and Morgan, sold out at the mo on PSB.

Vegetable and fruit breads, unless you leave out all the oil or fat, are usually so moist - that is what they are known for - moistness. I don't even know how to make a dry vegetable/fruit bread unless I short other moisture sources. If your zucchini recipe is too dry next time, grate in a mango, peach, apple. some plumbs, berries, pineapple or/and??? Maybe you need a new recipe. There are thousands of them for these kinds of breads. Jim in So Calif

I definitely agree with the cornbread casserole. Wyatt's Cafeteria (might have been local chain?) used to serve a yellow squash dressing that was wonderful. I don't have the recipe in front of me, but do a search for Wyatt's Squash Casserole or Wyatt's Squash dressing and the recipe will come up. I've also substituted pepper jack for the cheddar at times, or did a combination. This casserole/dressing also freezes well, both cooked and uncooked, but I prefer to precook it so that it only needs to be reheated as long as it takes to get hot through and through. I buy disposable aluminum casserole pans for my freezer meals. So easy. I make several of these casseroles at one time, so the mess is only once! I love squash now.I used to order this at the cafeteria at a time when I didn't even like squash! Jill

You know for someone who claims to have all this education, training, and experience, one has to wonder why it is you would leave SVB off the long list of things that would cause mush on cucurbit if one wasn't looking for an intentional diversion and argue about things. I will note here that digdirt2 admitted the OPs problem was indeed SVB. It seems he just want to argue about things. ---------------------------------------- digdirt2 said: <In this case the problem was apparently SVB which I assumed any gardener with any experience would have already ruled out before even asking since it is by far the most common cause. As for my position that over-watering as an exceptionally common gardening problem, it is based on over 50 years in the landscaping and nursery business, 12 years doing Master Gardener consults for the AR Extension Service, plus 50+ years gardening. That experience plus all the research done on the issue of various plant water needs long ago convinced me that 9 out of 10 home gardeners water their in ground plants with excessive frequency and that more garden plants die as a result of that practice then from all other common plant threats combined. The many discussion on this and other gardening forums about the problems that practice leads to - shallow rooted, water dependent plants and a sharp increase in fungus diseases - only confirms that belief. So when confronted with inexplainable plant issues encouraging the grower to re-evaluate their watering practices often resolves the problem. Of course there are are variables involved. That is a given. But the amount and frequency of watering is a big variable far too many over look given the "if a little is good a lot must be better" mentality.> --------------------------------------------------------------- Why wouldn't you even mention SVB in your mush list with all this experience? And then come back only to throw mud? <troll One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll