FOOD FUN: Grow Vegetables Into Hearts & Stars
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It’s too late to grow vegetables in star shapes for this July 4th, but you can plan ahead for next year. While you’re at it, plan to grow and freeze some heart-shaped slices for Valentine’s Day or anniversaries.
If only we had a small plot of land, we’d grow cucumbers and tomatoes just so we could create these heart- and star-shaped vegetables. What fun for crudités, salads, cocktail garnishes and general garnishes. The long plastic tube-shaped, snap-on molds are placed over young vegetables; as they grow, they take on the heart and star shapes of the tubes as the fruits grow and mature. They’re ideal for cucumbers, plum tomatoes and summer squash. When the veggies are mature, simply open the mold and harvest the fruits. Slice them diagonally to reveal the shape of hearts and stars. The plastic molds can be reused year after year. |
 Tomato hearts and stars. Photo courtesy Burpee.com. |
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 Grow your own: Crunchy cucumbers are shaped into stars. Photo courtesy Burpee.com. |
Get yours at Burpee.com.
Then, plan your “molded” garden: |
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