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Volvos Faux

20 years ago

Here is the first (not yet ripe) Faux Marianas Peace from Volvos seeds. I knew it was wrong when it came up with regular leaves. They are sort of heart shaped with a pointy bottom. What have you made Volvo :-)

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finbar
20 years ago
Mmmm. I thought you were talking about fake Swedish automobiles of sturdy disposition.
Volvo_54
20 years ago
Allan!!!, shyte mate what have ya there??..Looks like a cross between Roma n sumthin else!!??.. Thought ide log on whilst the babysitting lets me lol and say Hello to all, wish all had a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year:).. Gardenwise??..Yep about a dozen or so Tomato plants i'm sussing out for Summer crop here though wouldnt have more than one Tomato on each plant and the Missus sez" I told ya so!!":)... Beans, Humungas bushes which the bean fly and grasshoppers are having a great Christmas feast with.. Cukes which come up with all shapes bar the Cypriot variety!!??... Okra which has managed to give me three decent feeds so far and think i may get another feed n a halfe out of the bushes before they go to Okra Heaven.. My Giant italian Parsely still dont wanna give up the ghost and go to seed for me just cause i want to harvest some seed off them.. And the Wifes Kolloukassi(Taro) is about the only thing thriving at present if the three bags of green lawn clippings i spread around them yesterday dont kill em we should get a good feed in another six months or so from them lol.. Apart from that:)?? think i'll stick to my Autmn Winter crops for this neck of the woods lol... Chrissy went great with heaps of drink, food and Baklava:).. Cheers all and hoping to find more time in the future to get back into my gardening and chat time... Wish you all the very best for the new year and whatever you may wish for. God Bless n keep well. Peter
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ozmantis
Original Author
20 years ago
Cut him up yesterday and he has empty cavities and thick skin. Could use them for stuffing. Does anyone do this with tomatoes? Richard
finbar
20 years ago
Absolutely. I've got a couple of recipes. Preliminaries: carefully scoop out any seeds, remove some of the dividing walls leaving three or four. Sprinkle the inside with salt, sit them upside down for excess liquid to drain. Don't squeeze the toms at all. #One: blanch baby prawns, shell and de-vein them, coarsely chop them, mix with some good mayo, capers and a smidge of English or Dijon mustard, and seasonings. #Two: A tin of good tuna in olive oil. Drain and mash. Add good mayo, a smidge of mustard, some chopped capers, and seasonings.
ozmantis
Original Author
20 years ago
They sound yummy Finbar. I will try some with the next ripe ones.
ozmantis
Original Author
20 years ago
Well I got around to it. Used green banana prawns (they were only $16 a kilo). The taste test came up trumps, yum.
Thanks Finbar
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finbar
20 years ago
Yum!
Spatzbear
20 years ago
That looks great! Will have to try this when I harvest some big tomatoes. :)
ozmantis
Original Author
20 years ago
Heres a picking of Volvos Faux. Prolific bugger it is for sure as I would have given the same amount to the chooks that had been bird attacked. Gonna sack that dog :-)
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And here are a couple cut in half. They are meatier and juicier than the first few
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