Winter Luxury Pie Squash has an orangish-tan rind with netting on it. It grows to be 10 inches (25 cm) wide, 6 inches (15 cm) tall, and weigh about 6 to 8 pounds (2 ¾ to 3 ½ kg.) The thick orange flesh cooks up very smooth, with a sweet, mellow, rich taste. It is…
Winter Squash
Winter Squash
“Winter Squash” is a term that refers to hard-skinned squash that can be stored successfully in cold storage over the winter to become part of the winter food stock for eating.
Yokohama Squash
Yokohama Squash is flattened, with moderate ribbing. It is close to a small pumpkin in size. The rind is lumpy, and can be either very dark green or tan. Inside, it has dry, finely-textured, sweet-tasting flesh. History Notes Yokohama Squash was introduced into America by a James Hogg, of Yorkville, New York around 1860. He…
Young’s Beauty Squash
Most of us English speakers would look at a Young’s Beauty Squash, and say “pumpkin.” It is round, occasionally slightly tall, with smooth, bright orange, hard rind with slight to moderate ribbing. The squash are uniformly sized and shaped, being 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) wide and weighing 8 to 12 pounds…
Zapalo Plomo Squash
Zapalo Plomo Squash is shaped like an acorn squash. It has slate-blue coloured rind, with moderate ribbing and some netting on the rind. It grows up to 10 pounds (4 ½ kg.)