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24 Jun 12, Marguerite (Australia - temperate climate)

From 2001 to 2008 my vine grew enough chokos for the whole neighborhood.. then it wilted, i planted more in new soil, they wilted;At last this year leaves grew.. and male flowers; but no females flowers. i gave them blood & bone, Thrive, etc.. No good. The neighbors probably think that i have grown mean with age ! Any advice please ?

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01 Jun 12, (Australia - arid climate)

The trick to peeling chokos is to first split them in half, sprinkle some salt on the cut surfaces then rubbing them together to rid them of the gooey substance. This works really quickly like magic!

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06 Jun 12, Ryan (Australia - arid climate)

- how about the recipes though, get a bit bored with steaming or pan frying. Surely there must be more ways to use them ?

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07 Nov 12, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

A few recipie ideas: - Choko Pickles (plenty of recipies on the web) - Starter: Choko soup - Main: Creamy Basil Choko Ingredients: 4 rashes bacon, cut into strips 1 medium onion, diced 3-4 chokos, peeled & cut into 1/8 pieces 1/2 cup evaporated milk (or cream) 2 tbl sp parmesan cheese 2 tbl sp chopped fresh basil 1/2 tbl sp oil Directions: fry bacon until crispy, remove from pan & place in a baking dish. Cook in bacon fat & oil until translucent, remove from pan & place in baking dish. Add choko pieces to baking dish. Pour evaporated milk (or cream) over top, sprinkle with parmesan & chopped basil Cook in oven at 180c for 30-45 min until choko is tender - Desert: 2 Choko pealed and sliced into 1/8 and poached with 1/2 pod vanilla (or 1/2 tsp essence), 1-2 cloves and 1/4 cup sugar. Serve with icecream.

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15 Jun 12, (Australia - temperate climate)

Choko is great chopped up and stirred into curry dishes. Fried in butter, sprinkled with herbs and sweetened with honey is nice too. It can be cooked to a mush for use to thicken (give body to) soup and casserole dishes also.

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31 May 12, (Australia - temperate climate)

what goodness is in choko that I should eat them

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14 Jul 12, Alexis (Australia - temperate climate)

They're very high in fibre.

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28 May 12, Laura (Australia - temperate climate)

I also have two sprouting chokoes.Do I keep them and if there still alright, plant them in the warmer months?

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22 May 12, june (Australia - temperate climate)

Have some chokos that were picked very late and are shooting. Does the whole choko go into the ground with the shoot sticking up or do is there something else that must be completed first? Thanks all.

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19 May 12, richard (Australia - temperate climate)

You don't need to peel chokos before cooking. Wash them (light scrub) Cut them into 4 long ways, Cut out the white core, Boil or microwavewith a little salt and eat them directly off the skin. Yum! If you really want to spoil your waist line add butter, salt & pepper, Yum Yumm!

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