"It seems that it is "the pickling*" time... Sorry; actually... It is the time when we must talk about pickles, especially about the assorted ones... So, if you like...
On wikipedia it is mentioned: that "murături*" are Romanian pickles. "Murăturile" are made out of beetroot, cucumbers, green tomatoes (gogonele), carrots, cabbage, bell peppers, melons, mushrooms, turnips, celery and cauliflower"....
nb. term. (substantiv ) murături = (noun) pickles; any kind of pickles preserved in vinegar, brine, or a similar solution.
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About Pickles
"History Pickling* began 4000 years ago using cucumbers native to India.[citation needed] This was used as a way to preserve food for out-of-season use and for long journeys, especially by sea. Salt pork and salt beef were common staples for sailors before the days of steam engines. Although the process was invented to preserve foods, pickles are also made and eaten because people enjoy the resulting flavors. Pickling may also improve the nutritional value of food by introducing B vitamins produced by bacteria.
Etymology The term pickle is derived from the Dutch word pekel, meaning brine. In the U.S. and Canada, and sometimes Australia and New Zealand, the word pickle alone almost always refers to a pickled cucumber, except when it is used figuratively. It may also refer to other types of pickles such as "pickled onion", "pickled cauliflower", etc. In the UK, pickle, as in a "cheese and pickle sandwich", may also refer to Ploughman's pickle, a kind of chutney."
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Remember: "De gustibus non est disputandum" / "In matters of taste, there can be no disputes" or you can choose to cook in your own and unique way...
Pe româneşte şi în traducere liberă ad-hoc (LOL)... "...ce îmi place mie, nu-i musai să-ţi placă ţie...deci bucătăreşte cum îţi convine!"
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"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.*" *Source Internet: By Ralph Waldo Emerson in "Collected Poems and Translations".
Definitions of cool adjective of or at a fairly low temperature. "it'll be a cool afternoon" synonyms: chilly, chill, cold, bracing, brisk, crisp, fresh, refreshing, invigorating, nippy verb become or cause to become less hot. "we dived into the river to cool off" synonyms: chill, refrigerate noun a fairly low temperature. "the cool of the night air" synonyms: chill, chilliness, coldness, coolness
Still chilly. For a mix of feelings you can say: where's that "cool" summer? Încă rece. Un amestec de sentimente, încât poți spune: unde e acea vară... "cool"?
Amestec picant de tomate cu ardei grași și iuti Homemade mix of tomatoes and green chillies
Cugândulla....
friguroasa și lunga iarnăși cănd, fără îndoială, uneleborcaneumpluteculegumepreparate în casăvor fiatât de mult doriteînprocesuldegătirea unorretetegustoase...
With the thought at the "long and cold winter time" when with no doubt some homemade jars filled with vegetables will be so gladly desired in the process of cooking of some tasty recipes...
A recipe of mix of vegetables that can be easily used for sauces of vegetable & spicy chillies for pastas, curry tomato sauce in indian style or spicy tomato sauce for spaghetti. All the sauces can be spiced according to own taste with paprika, chili paste, ground black pepper, curry, curcuma, thyme, red peppercorns, even garlic or onions, etc...or as you like!!
Curry tomato sauce (in indian style) with roti. Sos picant de tomate cu lipii calde.
Dovleacul"sau bostanul sau cucurbăta (Cucurbita maxima) este o plantă erbacee anuală cultivată pentru fructul, florile și semințele sale. (Este originară din America de sud,şi a fost introdusă într-o epocă timpurie în Europa - sfârșitul sec. XVI).
Cucurbita maxima este o plantă anuală cu tulpină flexibilă și agățătoare. Are frunze cordiforme (în formă de inimă), pentalobulate, de mărime mare și cu nervuri bine marcate; prezintă o abundentă pilozitate pe frunze și tulpină. Florile sunt galbene și cărnoase. Fructul prezintă o mare variație (polimorfism): poate fi ovoidal sau sferic, de culoare verde sau portocaliu intens. Pulpa fructului este galbenă-portocalie, densă și cu gust dulce.
Dovleacul conține în interior numeroase semințe ovale, convexe și netede, de 2-3 cm lungime, care la rândul lor conține un miez alb și comestibil. Mărimea dovleacului variază între 25-40 cm diametru, deși există și cazuri excepționale. Există varietăți de vară având fructul de culoare deschisă și semințe mai moi (varietate care se conservă puțin timp) și varietăți de iarnă care sunt mai seci și mai dulci, folosite în produsele de cofetărie (durata de conservare este mai lungă)."
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"Pumpkin refers to certain cultivars of squash, most commonly those of Cucurbita pepo, that are round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from Cucurbita maxima. Specific cultivars of winter squash derived from other species, including C. argyrosperma, and C. moschata, are also sometimes called "pumpkin". In New Zealand and Australian English, the term "pumpkin" generally refers to the broader category called winter squash elsewhere.
Pumpkins, like other squash, are native to North America. Pumpkins are widely grown for commercial use, and are used both in food and recreation. Pumpkin pie, for instance, is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in the United States, although commercially canned pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie fillings are usually made from different kinds of winter squash than the pumpkins frequently carved as jack o'lanterns for decoration around Halloween."
Cucurbita (Latin for gourd) is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae native to and originally cultivated in the Andes and Mesoamerica. They were brought to Europe after the discovery of America and are now used in many parts of the world. The plants (referred to as squash or pumpkin, depending on variety and local parlance), are grown for their edible fruits and seeds. There are five domesticated species: Cucurbita argyrosperma, C. ficifolia, C. maxima, C. moschata, and C. pepo. C. pepo includes varieties of both winter squash and summer squash, and C. moschata may be used as winter squash because the full-grown fruits can be stored for months."
"Winter squash is a summer-growing annual fruit, representing several squash species within the genus Cucurbita. It differs from summer squash in that it is harvested and eaten in the mature fruit stage, when the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. At this stage, most varieties of this fruit can be stored for use during the winter. It is generally cooked before eating."
Cucurbita pepo "Due to their varied genetic background, members of C. pepo vary widely in appearance, primarily in regards to their fruits. The plants are typically 1-2.5 feet high, 2-3 feet wide, and have yellow flowers.Within C. pepo, the pumpkins, scallops, and possibly crooknecks are ancient and were domesticated separately. The domesticated species have larger fruits and larger yet fewer seeds."
summer squash, shrubby plant, with yellow, golden, or white fruit which is long and curved at the end and generally has a verrucose (wart-covered) rind.
Pumpkin; includes C. pepo subsp. pepo var. styriaca, used for Styrian pumpkin seed oil.
(C. pepo var. pepo) winter squash, creeping plant, round, oblate, or oval shape and round or flat on the ends.
Yellow crookneck squash on the top of a pumpkin and along with other types of squash.
Other types of squash. Diverse soiuri de dovleci ornamentali
"Scallop - C. pepo var. clypeata; called C. melopepo by Linnaeus - summer squash, prefers half-shrubby habitat, flattened or slightly discoidal shape, with undulations or equatorial edges." Pattypan Squash .
Ornamental gourds - "C. pepo var. ovifera" - "field pumpkins closely related to C. texana, vine habitat, thin stems, small leaves, three sub-groups: C. pepo var. ovifera (egg-shaped, pear-shaped), C. pepo var. aurantia (orange color), and C. pepo var. verrucosa (round warty gourds), ornamental gourds found in Texas and called var. texana and ornamental gourds found outside of Texas (Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana) are called var. ozarkana" .
"Halloween in Romania is celebrated around the myth of "Dracula" on 31 October. The spirit of Dracula is believed to live there because the town was the site of many witch trials; these are recreated today by actors on the night of Halloween. The most successful Halloween Party in Transylvania is taken place in Sighisoara, the citadel where Vlad the Impaler (aka Dracula) was born. The prestigious Fodor's travel guide placed Halloween in Transylvania in a list of Top Ten Must-Do-Adventures."
(excerpt from Wikipedia about Halloween)
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Have a nice autumn! Să aveţi o toamnă plăcută!
Update news: About Halloween / Despre Halloween (Source/credit: internet)
Excerpt: "This year traditional costumes will rule the day. More than five million U.S. adults plan to masquerade as a Halloween witch. "It's the kind of basic costumes you'd tend to think of—the witch for adults, the princess for kids," said Pam Goodfellow, who helped to conduct the NRF survey."
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n.b. For more information about this holliday: please click on the links below or do not hesitate to read other available info sources.
excerpt: "On October 31st, 2013 there is a worldwide Happy Halloween! Google Doodle. It is animated and interactive like last year ─ but this time with witchcraft."
