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lilwing
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Brooke
Fulshear Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 :  7:04:25 PM  Show Profile  Send lilwing a Yahoo! Message
What kind of squash is this on my blog and what kind of things or recipes can I do with it? I need to know soon because I don't want it to go bad! Thank you, girls!

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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl

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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 :  8:24:51 PM  Show Profile
Is it a volunteer? It looks like a cross between a couple of different squashii. Or a squash x gourd. Hmmm.

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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl

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Brooke
Fulshear Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 :  8:26:55 PM  Show Profile  Send lilwing a Yahoo! Message
Oh! It might be a volunteer... Hmmm... What can I do with it though?! lol.. can I chop it up like butternut squash with butter??

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Montrose Girl
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Laurie
Montrose CO
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 :  06:32:10 AM  Show Profile
It looks like a gourd???

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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl

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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 :  07:22:06 AM  Show Profile
If it is a cross-pollinated volunteer squash-gourd, it may have no flavor at all. Or maybe it will be good (or good-enough). Maybe if you combined it with other veggies and herbs and spices into a bakeover or stir-fry, you might just have something. But I'd think that cooking it solo is a little chancey.

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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl

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Brooke
Fulshear Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 :  09:37:52 AM  Show Profile  Send lilwing a Yahoo! Message
What did the food co-op think if they gave me something like this? I am never going back to that one for certain! And going to find something where people know their food and it's "down-home".. I have been realizing this city co-op doesn't know what they are doing ... it's odd.

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nubidane
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Lisa
Georgetown OH
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 :  7:44:41 PM  Show Profile
It looks like a cushaw to me. They are very good for making pies. Although the cushaws I have seen are much longer necked with a slight curve
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl

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Brooke
Fulshear Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 :  8:09:35 PM  Show Profile  Send lilwing a Yahoo! Message
I looked up Cushaw and I think you might be right..which is great because I'll make a pie or cake or something like that!

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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl

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Brooke
Fulshear Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2008 :  8:33:42 PM  Show Profile  Send lilwing a Yahoo! Message
Well, for better or worse, I am making a cushaw pie with it. lol

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lisamarie508
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Lisa
Idaho City ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2008 :  09:39:08 AM  Show Profile
That is one odd looking squash. My first thought was that it was the result of a cross between a birdhouse gourd and a watermelon! Let us know how your pie turns out, Brooke.

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