This is an open pollinated winter squash. It makes the best pies of any I have ever tried, the flesh cooks up very smooth and not stringy.
ID this squash please
It looks like the stems are 5-sided, not round? Makes a difference, ID-wise.
It looks like a lucky cross between a butternut and a pumpkin - you should probably save some seed.
There are pumpkins with beige rinds - examples Autumn Crown and Long Island Cheese, but they have a flatter shape. Or it could easily be a heirloom I am not familiar with.
JHarp-where did you get the seeds for the plant that produced those pumpkins?
Pollengarden and 1lisac,
The stem is five sided, there is some variation in the pear shape, but none of them are round or flat. It runs true every time it's planted, but I haven't grown any other squash variety since I found how good these are.
I got the start (6 or 8 of the fruits) from a fellow volunteer at Bernhein Forest and Arboretum. That was more than 10 years ago. She said her family brought them from Alabama, and didn't know a name for them.
I always save seeds of these squash, and I have plenty. I'm not formally in the seed exchange program, but if you would like to try them just PM me where to send them.
Looking at the cross-section, I would say that there was some Butternut genes in it. But if it is always true to type, I would also say that there was some reselecting done in Alabama, which you have continued whether you realized it or not. So it has become a variety of its own, and you may as well call it whatever you like.
I've just called it the Nancy Squash because a lady named Nancy gave me the start. She said it didn't mix, I don't recall if she mentioned open pollination or not, but someone did when we were discussing them.
I don't know much about plant genetics, and don't want to chance degrading them so I haven't planted any pumpkins or other squash varieties since getting these. Everyone I have given seed to loves them.
Squash family is insect pollinated, and yes they do cross. If you did want to grow more than one, you would have to get some insect barrier netting and alternate which one you cover. And they can cross with your neighbors, too. But if you have been saving seed for 10 years with no problems you should be okay. I would recommend saving from several different good fruits, and from more than one healthy plant if possible.
I was going to suggest you name it after your friend - that is traditional.
It is a C. moschata, won't cross pollinate witha C. pepo (almost all summer squash) So you can grow crooknecks, zucchini, Scallops without problems.