On Monday, April 8, 2019 at 2:29:39 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Apr 2019 20:28:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> >On 4/8/2019 6:00 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Mon, 8 Apr 2019 17:34:46 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 4/8/2019 3:59 PM, wrote:
> >>>> I don't eat pumpkin because it tastes fairly good, I eat it because it
> >>>> has more alpha carotene than any other food and the amount of it in
> >>>> your body has a lot to do with how long you will live in a way no
> >>>> other nutrient does, for some reason there is no synthetic alpha
> >>>> carotene.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I think I'd rather die young. One piece of pie a yer is enough for me.
> >>> Other forms are nasty.
> >>
> >> Other forms of pumpkin?
> >>
> >Other forms of cooking it.
>
> I've never heard of someone not liking pumpkin before. I always think
> I should do more with it. And then I don't.

I doubt most Americans care much for squash. They do like pumpkin pie though because it doesn't taste like squash. It's kind of special and has associations with holidays that apple pie does not. I just love kabocha tempura. It doesn't taste like squash either.

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