Anyone Grown Hairy Gourds

Brook Richmond, KY(Zone 6b) Sep 15, 2002

I can't think of a better place to post this, so figured to try here, even though it's a vegetable.

I'm growing them for the first time this year, and have two questions:

1. Anybody got recipes. They're driving me out.

2. And most important, does anyone know how to save seeds from them?

Thanks in advance.

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Morph Dayton, OH(Zone 5a) Sep 17, 2002

Brook,

Are you looking for a recipe specifically related to this variety, or for gourds in general?

Morph

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Brook Richmond, KY(Zone 6b) Sep 17, 2002

Anything that will work with it, Morph. I know I can interchange them for zucchini, in most things, which also means any recipes for marrows. But I'd like to see specific to this, too, if possible.

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Morph Dayton, OH(Zone 5a) Sep 17, 2002

Brook,

In the "Gourds in Your Garden" book, there are several recipes. One is called Loki Kofta and calls for 2 cups of edible gourd (they say it is called calabash in Oriental grocery stores or liki in Hindi). There's another recipe called Indonesian Gourd Stuffing (Petola Daging). This recipe uses either luffa or other gourds thinly peeled. The other recipe is called Luffa and Tomatoe Ratatouille. It uses sliced luffa.

If this is what you wanted, I can share the recipes. Its just that they don't specifically call for a hairy gourd.