Posted by zxcvbob on September 24, 2010, 12:04 am
I bought a couple of small gourds today at the grocery store, I'm not
sure if they are cucurbita or lagenaria. They *look* like bottle
gourds, but are a little too colorful. I want to try curing and drying
them to make yerba mate cups. (the shells might not be thick enough if
they are cucurbits) They are still kind of heavy and solid.
Do I dry them whole, or cut the necks off and scoop them out before drying?
I thought all gourds were lagenaria when I bought them, and that's what
made them gourds instead of squash. For $2 I learned something today
that I should have known already, so it wasn't a total waste :D
Bob
Posted by Brooklyn1 on September 24, 2010, 8:56 am
zxcvbob wrote:
>I bought a couple of small gourds today at the grocery store, I'm not
>sure if they are cucurbita or lagenaria. They *look* like bottle
>gourds, but are a little too colorful. I want to try curing and drying
>them to make yerba mate cups. (the shells might not be thick enough if
>they are cucurbits) They are still kind of heavy and solid.
>Do I dry them whole, or cut the necks off and scoop them out before drying?
>I thought all gourds were lagenaria when I bought them, and that's what
>made them gourds instead of squash. For $2 I learned something today
>that I should have known already, so it wasn't a total waste :D
http://www.amishgourds.com/site/1278922/page/456714
Posted by zxcvbob on September 24, 2010, 10:39 am
Brooklyn1 wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> I bought a couple of small gourds today at the grocery store, I'm not
>> sure if they are cucurbita or lagenaria. They *look* like bottle
>> gourds, but are a little too colorful. I want to try curing and drying
>> them to make yerba mate cups. (the shells might not be thick enough if
>> they are cucurbits) They are still kind of heavy and solid.
>>
>> Do I dry them whole, or cut the necks off and scoop them out before drying?
>>
>> I thought all gourds were lagenaria when I bought them, and that's what
>> made them gourds instead of squash. For $2 I learned something today
>> that I should have known already, so it wasn't a total waste :D
>
> http://www.amishgourds.com/site/1278922/page/456714
Thanks, that's the best web site I've seen on the topic. (I still
hope someone chimes in with actual experience)
Best regards,
Bob
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>sure if they are cucurbita or lagenaria. They *look* like bottle
>gourds, but are a little too colorful. I want to try curing and drying
>them to make yerba mate cups. (the shells might not be thick enough if
>they are cucurbits) They are still kind of heavy and solid.
>Do I dry them whole, or cut the necks off and scoop them out before drying?
>I thought all gourds were lagenaria when I bought them, and that's what
>made them gourds instead of squash. For $2 I learned something today
>that I should have known already, so it wasn't a total waste :D