"congokid" wrote
In message , Mike
writes
"Peter Ramm" wrote
Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg

Sea Cucumber?

A sea cucumber is an animal (echinoderm).

It might be a karela - or bitter melon.
congokid

here's what you could do with it...
http://members.tripod.com/azadi99/fo...ar_karela.html

Jenny :~)

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:55:38 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:


"congokid" wrote
In message , Mike
writes
"Peter Ramm" wrote
Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg

Sea Cucumber?

A sea cucumber is an animal (echinoderm).

It might be a karela - or bitter melon.
congokid

here's what you could do with it...
http://members.tripod.com/azadi99/fo...ar_karela.html

First catch your karela?
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:55:38 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:


"congokid" wrote
In message , Mike
writes
"Peter Ramm" wrote
Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg

Sea Cucumber?

A sea cucumber is an animal (echinoderm).

It might be a karela - or bitter melon.
congokid

here's what you could do with it...
http://members.tripod.com/azadi99/fo...ar_karela.html

First catch your karela?
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:55:38 +0100, "JennyC" wrote:


"congokid" wrote
In message , Mike
writes
"Peter Ramm" wrote
Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg

Sea Cucumber?

A sea cucumber is an animal (echinoderm).

It might be a karela - or bitter melon.
congokid

here's what you could do with it...
http://members.tripod.com/azadi99/fo...ar_karela.html

First catch your karela?
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:14:36 +0000, Peter Ramm
wrote:

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Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg


Many thanks to responders (including the recipes!!) - much appreciated
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You hit the jackpot: its both a fruit and a vegetable!!

Its a fruit in the botanical sense and a vegetable in the culinary sense.

Fun for all you gherkin jerkers out there, its a "karela", a.k.a. "bitter
melon".


"Peter Ramm" wrote in message
...
(XP: uk.food+drink.misc,uk.rec.gardening)

Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg
--
LID
(Remove "REMOVETHIS" and ".INVALID" for email)

You hit the jackpot: its both a fruit and a vegetable!!

Its a fruit in the botanical sense and a vegetable in the culinary sense.

Fun for all you gherkin jerkers out there, its a "karela", a.k.a. "bitter
melon".


"Peter Ramm" wrote in message
...
(XP: uk.food+drink.misc,uk.rec.gardening)

Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg
--
LID
(Remove "REMOVETHIS" and ".INVALID" for email)

You hit the jackpot: its both a fruit and a vegetable!!

Its a fruit in the botanical sense and a vegetable in the culinary sense.

Fun for all you gherkin jerkers out there, its a "karela", a.k.a. "bitter
melon".


"Peter Ramm" wrote in message
...
(XP: uk.food+drink.misc,uk.rec.gardening)

Can anyone please tell me what this fruit/veg is - given to me by a
friend - I have no idea.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.ramm/fruit.jpg
--
LID
(Remove "REMOVETHIS" and ".INVALID" for email)