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CHOKOS
Fruit of the gods, or spawn
of the devil? You decide...
From: "Toby Fiander"
Melissa wrote (of chokos!):
I happen to really like them
as a vegetable and as a dessert.... and I resent having to buy them, when
I used to give bucketfuls of them away in Cairns.
Most people give them away.
It is called the Suburban Choko Problem and has been extensively examined
on this very list. It is the suburban house-husband’s equivalent
of the (now illegal) poison pill stock market strategy. But if you use
them, I think I can probably arrange for a couple of semi-trailer loads
of them from the Sydney Suburban Choko Problem to be dropped on your front
lawn every Tuesday. I'll get back to you. I'll have to talk
to the Waste Management Authority here -inter-state transport of refuse
requires a permit, I think.
Toby ---
Melissa wrote:
I'd rather have a chokoe
vine, but I can't seem to grow one in Brisbane, but had no
problem growing them in Cairns.
This is a joke, right?
No joke. A chokoe
vine at least I'd use all the fruit. Unlike the unwanted passionfruit.
A choko vine? A choko
vine would grow in your old shoe it you put a piece of the fruit in there,
probably while your foot was still in it.
I've tried in 5 different
locations in (north) Brisbane and they all died. Unfortunately it is all
mostly clay and getting anything to grow is hard work. Some of the properties
up here, the soil is like concrete and has deep cracks in it.
Maybe I should dig
out the passionfruit and bury an old shoe with a chokoe in it and see what
happens.
What do you use chokos for
anyway? They are not even good for green fertiliser because any piece
of the plant will grow ... out of control and in defiance of all efforts
to remove the offensive vegetation and even more offensive fruit.
I happen to really like them
as a vegetable and as a dessert.... and I resent having to buy them, when
I used to give bucketfuls of them away in Cairns.
If Brisbane soil really is
a killer for chokos, then there is a market opportunity... we can make
a fortune exporting it to Sydney....hoo!
Toby
From: Paul Williams
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002
5:21 PM
Here we go again! This list
can be somewhat like Lilliput (Gulliver's Travels) in that we have the
"Big endians" (choko haters) and the "Small endians" (choko lovers). My
only comment is this: Anyone who harbours hate, harbours (sadly) cullinary
ignorance. :-)
Cheers Paul
From: Melissa
Melissa wrote (of chokos!):
I happen to really like them
as a vegetable and as a dessert.... and I resent having to buy them, when
I used to give bucketfuls of them away in Cairns.
Most people give them away.
It is called the Suburban Choko Problem and has been extensively examined
on this very list. It is the suburban house-husband’s equivalent
of the (now illegal) poison pill stock market strategy. But if you use
them, I think I can probably arrange for a couple of semi-trailer loads
of them from the Sydney Suburban Choko Problem to be dropped on your front
lawn every Tuesday. I'll get back to you. I'll have to talk
to the Waste Management Authority here -inter-state transport of refuse
requires a permit, I think.
Toby ---
Melissa wrote:
I'd rather have a chokoe
vine, but I can't seem to grow one in Brisbane, but had no
problem growing them in Cairns.
This is a joke, right?
No joke. A chokoe
vine at least I'd use all the fruit. Unlike the unwanted passionfruit.
A choko vine? A choko
vine would grow in your old shoe it you put a piece of the fruit in there,
probably while your foot was still in it.
I've tried in 5 different
locations in (north) Brisbane and they all died. Unfortunately it is all
mostly clay and getting anything to grow is hard work. Some of the properties
up here, the soil is like concrete and has deep cracks in it.
Maybe I should dig
out the passionfruit and bury an old shoe with a chokoe in it and see what
happens.
What do you use chokos for
anyway? They are not even good for green fertiliser because any piece
of the plant will grow ... out of control and in defiance of all efforts
to remove the offensive vegetation and even more offensive fruit.
I happen to really like them
as a vegetable and as a dessert.... and I resent having to buy them, when
I used to give bucketfuls of them away in Cairns.
If Brisbane soil really is
a killer for chokos, then there is a market opportunity... we can make
a fortune exporting it to Sydney....hoo!
Toby
From: Paul Williams
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002
5:21 PM
Here we go again! This list
can be somewhat like Lilliput (Gulliver's Travels) in that we have the
"Big endians" (choko haters) and the "Small endians" (choko lovers). My
only comment is this: Anyone who harbours hate, harbours (sadly) cullinary
ignorance. :-)
Cheers Paul
From: Melissa
Probably a middle-endian
(??)
A choko/chokoe is a vegetable
that grows on a vine, not unlike cucumbers, zuchinnis, passionfruit or
pumpkin ('cept the vine isn't hairy)It is a thick skinned green vegetable,
with white flesh, with a big 'seed' in the middle. Many people say
choko/e is tasteless, but I enjoy the taste (it has a subtle, unique flavour)
and you can use the flesh in sweet or savoury dishes and pies. The
vines can take over a whole fence, and one vine can bear prolifically -
a nightmare for a choko/e hater I guess.
From: "Tamara Kelly"
At 08:45 PM 31/07/2002,
Tamara Kelly wrote:
101 uses for a choko
eating
neighbourly gift
neighbourly landmine
land fill
trans continental missiles
doggie chew toy (briefly)
Maccas pie filler
Probably a middle-endian
(??)
A choko/chokoe is a vegetable
that grows on a vine, not unlike cucumbers, zuchinnis, passionfruit or
pumpkin ('cept the vine isn't hairy)It is a thick skinned green vegetable,
with white flesh, with a big 'seed' in the middle. Many people say
choko/e is tasteless, but I enjoy the taste (it has a subtle, unique flavour)
and you can use the flesh in sweet or savoury dishes and pies. The
vines can take over a whole fence, and one vine can bear prolifically -
a nightmare for a choko/e hater I guess.
For Choko recipes, see here
and here
The Choko returned on 5/7/2006, when Nisaba posted:
From: Gerald Cairns
Subject: Re: Cotton (was: Plastic bags)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 17:28:19 +1000
"DON'T MENTION
THE CHOCOS, JUST DON'T MENTION THE CHOCOS!" :-)))))))
Nothing quite like stirring the pot, can plastic bags be made from chocos?
No, but quite reasonable quasi-apple pies can, not to mention choko
coffee-substitute (almost as good as chicory!), choko sleeping medicine, the
almost miracle choco cure for arthritis and premature labour, choko cruise
ships (guaranteed to be free of drug-weilding murderers), choko ice cream
and choko deep-flavour gravy.
Oh, and lets not forget choko bread and choko socks for extra winter warmth.
come and experience some of the other thrilling choko options at my free
site www.chokosrus.bad.bad.bad.therewillbespankings.com.
