In article said:In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] (Phred) wrote:
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Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Sorry to confuse you. My "deep north of the deep south" is
terminology intended for our American friends who regard Oz as that
place far downunder. In fact I'm "up" here in FNQ, not far from the
tourist ghetto of Cairns by crow.Sorry -- hadn't noticed the Xpost. Do caulies *grow* that far north?
To answer that will require more knowledge than is immediately
available to me. 8-) [Though I can say I haven't seen any growing
outside home gardens around here.]
A bit of googling suggests *commercial* cauliflower production in Qld
is limited to the SE corner of the State:
<http://www.freshforkids.com.au/cau_qld.htm>
However, commercial production is also indicated at Darwin and
Katherine in the NT, and they're well north of here:
<http://www.freshforkids.com.au/cau_nt.htm>
Incidentally, both the above URLs can be found by clicking on the
appropriate parts of the map of Oz about halfway down the main page:
<http://www.freshforkids.com.au/cauliflower.htm#Prime>
And there are several recipe ideas at the end of that page. The first
one almost sounds like a breakfast dish. :-)
<quoting>
Crunchy Cauliflower
Cut 1 small cauliflower into flowerets and cook in boiling salted
(optional) water until tender. Drain. Toss in yoghurt and serve topped
with toasted muesli.
</quoting>
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Addendum: $2/kg for caulies must be getting up around $3 to $4 per
head? (Though there have been some bloody small ones around too.)These were nice hefty ones, too big for my family atm (kids are too young
to eat much).
How would they compare with those grown in the new colony of Oz around
The Rocks in 1803?
<quoting from the previous URL again>
We were also recorded as growing in a garden at The Rocks, Sydney, in
1803 with some being as large as 4.5 - 5.5kg. It’s obvious we were an
essential vegetable in the early life of the colony.
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That "we" is a cauliflower speaking. It's "freshforkids" after all. 🙂
Cheers, Phred.
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