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Sep 7, 2013 7:45 PM CST
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Name: Betsy
Texas (Zone 9a)
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These are from my mom's garden: two types winter melon and one git gwa (the one in middle).
I did not get any melons this year but I'm gathering angled luffa gourds. I'm giving them away to my neighbor.


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Sep 7, 2013 8:06 PM CST
Name: Rita
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Interesting melons. Not ones I am familiar with.
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Sep 7, 2013 8:21 PM CST
Name: Cheryl
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Mmmmm! Chinese Winter Melon is goooood! Nice haul! Thumbs up
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Sep 8, 2013 2:36 PM CST
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Name: Betsy
Texas (Zone 9a)
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Thanks, Cheryl; they are good - how do you cook yours? My dad makes soup with them in the chilly winter months - adding chicken, Chinese mushrooms, dried shrimp, etc. It is delicious. The git gwa is stir-fried.
Do you grow these?

If anyone is interested I will collect the seeds from them.
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Sep 8, 2013 5:08 PM CST
Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)
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I have never grown them. IDK how to cook them but my mom does. It was cooked in a simple flavored chicken broth sauce served over rice. So good!
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Sep 13, 2013 10:41 PM CST
Name: Leann
Orlando, Florida (Zone 9b)
Winter melon also goes great in a basic broth with pork slices and scallions.
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