In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> James Silverton wrote:
> > Melba's wrote on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:38:05 -0500:
> >
> >>> It's what's for dinner!
> >>>
> >>> There's some kind of orange squash in there with it, too.
> >
> >> Oh, man, is that squash good! Dayam! I'm having a hard time
> >> staying out of it right now. I added some maple syrup, some
> >> black pepper, and a leetle kosher salt (all after I scraped it
> >> from the shell)
> >
> > Sounds interesting but why *kosher* salt? Does it make any difference
> > to the taste or is that what you've got?
>
>
> As Sheldon would point out, all salt is Kosher. Maybe she meant sea salt or
> large flake salt.

She meant Morton's Coarse Kosher Salt.

>
> I can't believe she's just now discovering the lovely qualities of buttercup
> (pretty much the same as butternut or acorn) squash.
> Jill

Huh. What did I say that led you to believe I am just now "discovering
the lovely qualities of buttercup" squash? Not true. Not even close.

The orange one is probably a Sunshine squash (a Kabocha type); the other
a more ordinary Buttercup squash. The orange one I bought a couple
three weeks ago was blah when compared to this; too early, maybe. The
plain Buttercup was lacking flavor, IMO, and was wa-a-a-a-ay wetter than
I like.

For baking, I halved them and baked them, cut side down, in a shallow
pan. The Sunshine didn't release much liquid. Since that once was done
is such a short time (325 deg. next to Birdy's pan) I decided to bake
the plain Buttercup and be done with it. I prepped it the same way.
¡Holy guacamole! I was stunned at the amount of liquid exuding from it
and becoming brown gunk on the pan (Easy-Off's Bam took care of that in
short order)

Ever have Sweet Dumpling? The sweetness seemed to vary from one year to
the next but I liked that little one because it was pretty much one
serving and I'd nuke it. Rob's not fond of squash so I don't cook it
often. I'll likely do some soup for my own enjoyment.

Squash-growth story: Brother Andy had a small garden in his yard, not
far from a very tall, beautifully shaped evergreen. One year, the
Hubbard vine ran to the tree and loved it there. At one point he had
three large squash hanging from the tree, looking like Christmas
ornaments. I don't know how he got them down; they were quite far above
ground. I had a picture somewhere. . . :-)
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