Saturday, September 15, 2012

Deserted Okra - Or How To Grow Your Own Swords

I was in Southern California for over a month and left my garden patch on it's own.  Actually I told all the other gardeners to help themselves to all the okra they wanted.  The okra that is left on the bushes seems to have changed from food to weapon - or possible some type of loofah.  Suffice it to say that this is some tough okra.  But pretty.
The leeks are doing quite well and will be starring in next Sunday's Quiche Lorraine or Vichyssoise - or maybe both.


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4 comments:

  1. PatriciaSeptember 15, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    Hi Beryl, my grandson the Superhero would love one of those swords! Everytime I see the word Okra I think of delicious southern hospitality and fantastic food. Happy Sunday!

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  2. ShelleySeptember 16, 2012 at 4:18 AM

    Last year when we were away for much of June, we gave our neighbour the key to our back gate and invited him to pick anything he wished. When we got back we had a ton of strawberries. He'd never come into our garden, only peered over the fence and all the berries were hidden under leaves. I can imagine someone not perhaps wanting okra, but who wouldn't want strawberries? I've only ever had pickled okra (which was nice but perhaps a bit of trouble to produce) and fried okra, which of course is delicious but fattening. How do you cook your okra? I'm guessing these swords are inedible? Shame they've gone to waste...

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  3. BerylSeptember 16, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Hi Patricia - I love how little boys play Superhero! I can't tell you how many Capes I made for my guys. (And Princess dance skirts for my daughter and her friends.)

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  4. BerylSeptember 16, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    Hi Shelley - I usually fry my okra in olive oil. (Unbreaded.) I also like it just boiled with butter and lots of pepper. Funny about the strawberries still being there when you got back. Most of the other gardeners are big fans of okra, so I was also surprised to see it when I got back. But I suspect that the extreme heat kept everyone out of the garden.

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