It's that time of year. You watch and wait and wait and watch for things to blossom, set fruit and ripen. Zucchini are notorious for growing only when not watched. A few days ago I had several small four inch or so squash so I decided to let them enjoy the sunny days. Today I have huge baseball bat zucchini, of multiple pounds each. I wasn't watching close enough and they had a run away growth spurt.
Lot's of people wouldn't touch a vegetable that looks like it's on steroids so they really aren't good to sell. But this variety doesn't have lots of seeds that grow proportionately, so the flesh of these monsters is great to dehydrate and make into sizable chips (replacing potato chips!), or shred for bread, or puree for a velvety cream of zucchini soup.
And the other vexing thing about selling seasonally, everyone has their bumper crop when you do so there is an abundance and everyone knows the laws of supply and demand...
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