Squash Recipes
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- Summer Squash | Squash
Squash Salt Pepper Butter - Chocolate - Squash Pudding
3 cups cooked squash 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons ground chocolate 1/2 teaspoon salt - Squash Bread | 2 cups squash, stewed
2 cups squash, stewed 1/4 cup sugar 3 cups milk, scalded 2 Tbsp butter 1 yeast cake, dissolved Flour, enough to knead - Squash Bread
1 cup stewed squash 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter 1 1/2 cups scalded milk 1/2 cup yeast - Winter Squash
Winter Squash Salt Butter Pepper - Summer Squash | Squash
Squash Salted water Butter Salt White pepper - Baked Winter Squash
Squash Butter - Squash Biscuits
1/2 cup squash (steamed and sifted) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup scalded milk 1/4 yeast cake dissolved in 1/4 cup lukewarm water 1/4 cup butter 2 1/2 cups flour - Squash Pie
1 pint squash, boiled dry 1 cup brown sugar 3 eggs 2 Tbsps molasses 1 Tbsp butter, melted 1 Tbsp ginger 1 tsp cinnamon Pinch of salt 1 pint milk Crust - Pumpkin or Squash Pie Filling
1/2 cup milk 1 cup canned pumpkin or squash 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup molasses 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp allspice 1 egg, slightly beaten
About Squash
- Most varieties of winter squash can be seasoned with sugar/spice and baked at 375 for about 30 minutes to create a beautiful side dish
- Butternut squash has the shape of an elongated pear and is beige in color
- Many historians believe that squash was the first agricultural crop of the Native Americans
- Banana squash is yellow and has a vague similarity in shape to a banana often growing to be 50 lbs
- If you want to store squash, keep it at room temperature for 10 days before moving to a cool, dry location where it will hold fresh for several months
- Zucchini is one type of summer squash - a category that also includes crookneck and scallop
- Acorn squash has thick, dark, green skin and is about 6 inches in diameter having the shape of an acorn
- Winter squash grows in the summer but the name comes from its ability to stay fresh through the winter
- The main difference between summer and winter squash is that winter squash have hard and thick shells
- Most squash varieties are extremely high in beta carotene
- If kept in a dry and cool location approximately 50 F, squash will stay fresh for two months
- Squash is indigenous to the Americas with some varieties such as the Turban Squash and Valparaiso from South America
- Squash grows in a variety of colors including brown, yellow, blue, and orange
- Squash is a fruit, not a vegetable
- Thomas Jefferson and George Washington both grew squash in their gardens
- The name "squash" is derived from a Narragansett Native American word meaning "raw"
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