Katra wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Rick Rider wrote:
>>> More than once I have attempted to recreate a dish with disastrous
>>> results. My palette seems to be less trained than hers.
>>
>> For example, I tasted a wonderful pureed squash soup back in 2000 so
>> I asked the server about it. She went back to the kitchen and told
>> me it was
>> butternut squash with tarragon. Ah yes! Tarragon makes this soup!
>>
>> When I got back home I created this:
>>
>> Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
>>
>> Jill
>
> Sounds lovely... :-)
>
> Personally tho', I've gotten tired of trying to scrape hot squash out
> of
> a thin, cooked and fragile squash shell.
> I now pre-peel my butternut squash raw after cutting it in half and
> removing the seeds. I then cut the peeled squash into chunks and nuke
> it
> in a covered corningware with a little bit of water for steaming.
> Times
> vary with the size and amount of squash being nuked, but I just cook
> it
> until I can mash it, then go from there. No peel to mess with.
>
Go for it! I think it was Damsel who didn't have a knife big enough to cut
through the squash and while I don't think she peeled it, she boiled it
first to make this soup. Personally I think peeling a butternut is too much
trouble but that's just me.

> I'm really going to have to try squash soup! My father loves sippable
> soup with no chunks in it and I do have a butternut squash on hand.
>
> Thanks for posting this!
>
You're welcome! It's a very tasty soup! Here's a pic:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...52742322GWyiBm
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