Jen1977ni

What is it and what should I use it for?! Oh and is it considered a 'naughty' food!? lol

EDIT: Oh and do you eat all of it or drain it?! lol

Burbage

Good for chicken and sweetcorn soup.

squeezzii

you eat it all

Jen1977ni

lol k....would it be nice asked to Spag bol? lol

Alfresco

If it's anything like South African creamed sweetcorn then there are a million uses for it.

Some of our faves are:-

1. Used as a filler for cooked gem squash all lightly grilled. Cook the gems whole, then cut in half and remove seeds. Add a pinch of salt and butter to line the gem, then add creamed corn until level. Grill lightly until slightly brown. Serve as a cooked vegetable dish with any roasty type meal.

2. Put a few cans in the fridge to chill overnight then serve chilled from a bowl 'as is' at a barbeque. Compliments Mrs. Alf's famous barbeque Bean salad.

There's nothing naughty about it.

Jen1977ni

Except the bottyburps that it creates!? lol

Fankoo Alf, it seems to be tasty stuff, I might start adding it to just about everything lol

moneypenny20

It's only mushed up sweet corn. Good for corn fritters.

pumpkin blossom

Good for tuna and corn pie.

jothefw

Do NOT add to salad as OH did once - didn't read the can and just thought it was normal sweetcorn

I've not cooked this one but friends do .... shop bought pastry cut into triangles. Mix tin of creamed corn to bag of frozen (well defrosted) mixed veg. Loads of seasoning, fold pastry over to make a triangle. Seal with egg and bake for about 20 mins or until pastry cooked.

mmmmmm - but then I love anything with pastry involved

Shellfish

Unfortunately, you don't get gem squash here - well, not in Melbourne anyway

jothefw

No we don't get them in rural SA either but if like any of the other pumpkin/courgette family they would be very easy to grow yourself.

Mind you having looked at the pics - they look disturbingly like paddy melons which we have by the million and by the looks on the dogs faces when they've accidentally tasted them (playing catch, chase etc) you would use them as poison before ever eating them

Jen1977ni

I don't do pastry as it's evil and I'd be better bypassing my mouth and shoving it straight on my butt! lol

jothefw

Ahhhhhh - that's where I'm going wrong!

Jen1977ni

Trust me, I look at food and put lbs on, IT'S SO NOT FAIR, I LOVE FOOD, and I'd kill for a voluvant or however u spell it mmmmmm

Alfresco

Could try:-

http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Claires-Little-Gems

http://www.claireslittlegems.com.au/stockists.htm

http://www.claireslittlegems.com.au/index.htm

Or South African shops if there are any in Melbourne.

Buy some, keep the seeds and grow them yourself. They are easy to grow apparently.