4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Couperman]

I had a great idea to deal with our courgette glut, (I foolishly planted four plants and they are all thriving even by courgette standards )

 

Anyway I thought I would leave a few courgettes on each plant to develop into full grown marrows with a view to making rum. The thinking behind this was that if the plant spent all it's energy into growing humongous marrows there wouldn't be so many courgettes to deal with.

 

Yes you've guessed it I now have loads of marrows and loads of courgettes

 

Oh, well I hope the rum works out ok

 

Kev.

[chickencam]

 

I know the feeling

[Valkyrie]

Rum? Did you say RUM? If I had known that you can make rum from marrows I would dedicate the garden to growing them!!! I thought it came from sugar! Spill the beans - just how is it done?

Pretty Please????????

[Couperman]

Rum? Did you say RUM? If I had known that you can make rum from marrows I would dedicate the garden to growing them!!! I thought it came from sugar! Spill the beans - just how is it done?

Pretty Please????????

 

Opinion seems to be divided on the the best way to do it! (at least with the voices in my head anyway) but as you suspected it would seem sugar and all her friends get an invite to the party, not sure if that involves beans, they are not on speaking terms.

 

As I understand it from my extenshive weshearch, you wop the top off the marrow (adult courgette) scoooop out the seeds and fill it with brown sugar.

 

You can then stick the top back on with cocktail sticks let it ferment for a bit (3 weeks to four years, depending on the strength required) whilst dangling it in a pair of old tights suspendended from the ceiling. Then just at the precise moment (before it fills your house with fruit flies, disintegrates and makes a mess on the carpet) you poke a hole in the bottom of the marrow and let the lovely juices drip through the other leg of the tights and hey presto you still have too many marrows and courgettes

 

Or....................... you could chop up the marrows mix with hot water and yeast and wack it all in a demijon or demi johns along with the afore mentioned sugar and see what happens!

 

Ok I will come clean now, I haven't done this.........yet

(I read it on here, or maybe on GYO) but i think I may go down the 450 gallon demi-moore route. I prefer my fruit flies to drown in the airlock but that is just personal preference really.

 

I hope the results justify rinsing all of those spiders out of my Demi's in the garage

 

'Yes nurse, I have taken my pills and I find typing with my nose a bit of a bind, please can I have my arms back?'

 

Edited to add: Sequence shortened and steps removed.

 

Kev.

[Valkyrie]

I'd probably have a go in DS's room - so many spills another wouldn't show - or he'd drink it before me - actually he doesn't like rum hehehehe.

Thanks Kev. Sounds rather interesting - except for the flies.

[Abbey Road Girl]

oh, grow one on in to a big marrow , chop the top inch off, hollow our, fill with brown sugar and raisans, put the top back on, secure with cocktail sticks. put in a tight / nylon leg and suspen verticaly (cut end up) over a clean bucket which is covered in a t towel. when the marrow goes soft, pierce the end with a knitting needle and let it drip in to the bucket, straining thru the t towel. bottle and leave for a few months! et voila you will have marrow brandy!!!! tastes nice too! and its strong!

 

Sorry that I can't give proper credit but I think this came (with the spelling errors) from an Omlet forum--probably even this one.

 

I love the idea of a rotting marrow in tights! (And the result being tasty and strong!)