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77maverick
Juvenile Bristlenose
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Age : 64
Location : grayson, ky usa
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Registration date : 2010-01-19
| | Subject: best way to keep zucc fresh? Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:38 pm | |
| whats the best way to keep a whole zucc fresh? always buy them 2 to a pack, by the time i get to the second one it is getting soft. should i wrap them in clear wrap? any ideas?  | |
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816johnv
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Location : Withernsea Near Hull East Yorkshire
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Registration date : 2009-01-09
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:32 pm | |
| i just keep mine in the fridage and they last a few days..... i know someone that cuts them up and freezes them | |
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Curby
The Boss
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:16 am | |
| good question mate this is the only down fall for me using courgette....
They only tend to last a few days even if the fridge.......
but there still cheap so swings and roundabouts.... | |
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Bwompus
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Registration date : 2010-02-08
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:40 pm | |
| We buy the smallest one we can find and seal it in a food saver bag. Lasts about 2 to 3 weeks untill it starts really breaking down. | |
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Jagtazman
Chief poster
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Age : 49
Location : Halifax, UK
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toddy
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 57
Location : kent
Job/hobbies : plecs
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Registration date : 2010-03-05
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:40 pm | |
| come the summer time im not to bothered how long they last i grow my own so i can have what ever size i want  | |
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Curby
The Boss
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Age : 40
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:33 am | |
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Bwompus
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Registration date : 2010-02-08
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:30 am | |
| Not trying to hijack your thread..but I blanched some last night for mine for the first time. They swam around it for a few minutes like hungry sharks taking nips here and there..then they moved in for the kill. Apparently they like it!  | |
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77maverick
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 80
Age : 64
Location : grayson, ky usa
Job/hobbies : coins, and fish keeping
Humor : slightly stoogish
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Registration date : 2010-01-19
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:48 am | |
| just don't leave it in the tank too long!! it will start to foul the water. | |
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Edarion
Fish Egg
Number of posts : 3
Thank You Points : 0
Registration date : 2010-04-06
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:48 am | |
| you guys are so lucky
I have 4 juvenille BN in a 15 gallon. and they never finish the Zucchinis | |
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Spreebok
Large Bristlenose
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Age : 30
Location : Exeter, Devon, England
Thank You Points : 11
Registration date : 2009-11-26
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:47 pm | |
| Mine last a fair week or so in the fridge, but then, theres never waste as my mum usually cooks whats left  Or have we all forgotten that zucch is human food too  | |
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Bwompus
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Number of posts : 541
Age : 52
Location : 38° 1′ 47″ N, 84° 29′ 41″ W
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Registration date : 2010-02-08
| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:10 pm | |
| - 77maverick wrote:
- just don't leave it in the tank too long!! it will start to foul the water.
I'll put it in usually around 9pm then take it out around 6am. | |
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