Mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm! Ü
Tried the green acorn last night and tonight we had the white acorn 'Cream of the Crop' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57085/index.html . Next year it'll be two plants of the green and 10 plants of the white! Tomorrow we will taste test 'Carnival'.
This message was edited Sep 26, 2006 1:59 PM
Cucurbita pepo 'Cream of the Crop'
Thanks for the info. I am trying a lot of new squashes as well, but still have all my usual butternuts. Probably not ready to eat yet though.
I love trying new to me squashes and I usually like them BUT butternut is still best! My DGS told me last year that I should just always fix the "orange one".
Hi pajaritomt :)
'Cream of the Crop'. has such a nice creamy texture and rich taste to it (in our opinion). Not quite as *squashy* as the greens. We ate it for dessert and loved it.
We also have some Butternuts we should try soon as well as 'Delicata'. Which Butternuts are you growing and do any of them have a shorter days to maturity?
Grammy we're gonna have to try those Butternuts soon then. :)
I love winter squash... in fact I just love most squash. Didn't much care for Delicata, but I didn't grow it either. This year I'm growing Waltham Butternut. http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1192/index.html
It's prolific, doesn't attract squash borers, and is a good keeper... much better a keeper than the acorns so I'm told.
I bought a cushaw at the farmer's market, cubed it and canned for later use in pumpkin pies. A fresh 15 pound squash/pumpkin is a bit much for one person! Saved the seeds to grow next year.
Do you have the plantfile names of the ones you grew this year?
Maybe we'll try the Cream o' the Crop next summer.
darius, I've eaten Delicata squash that was absolutely scrumptious and addicting, and some that was absolutely bland. Like most fruits & vegies, when grown well, they're great, otherwise ho-hum. We like Delicata a lot if grown well. They are a good size to cut in half and stuff to make two entree portions.
Of course I am not without bias, seeing as my DH is Italian. hee-hee.
This is a link for Delicata Squash Flan
http://www.italiancookingandliving.com/recipes/archive/2382-Delicata-Squash-Flan,cs=7,cc=,ps=,pt=nc,.html
Roasted Delicata Squash with Rosemary, Sage & Cider Glaze
http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/recipes/winter_squash_/roasted_delicata_squash_with_rosemary_sage_cider_glaze.html
Thanks, garden_mermaid. Some great recipes on the green earth site!
Yum yum thank you garden_mermaid!!! (and I hope our 'Delicata' is one of the better ones)
Darius I'll be looking for the seeds of that Butternut next year. :)
Here's 'Cream of the Crop' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57085/index.html (added link to first post as well)
'Carnival' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/92532/index.html
'Delicata' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57093/index.html
This message was edited Sep 26, 2006 4:09 PM
I bought seeds for this interesting looking Italian squash for next season. It looks like a green winter squash with orange ribs. Should be a colourful squash crop next year with creamy acorns and these!
http://growitalian.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=000098
# 145-13 Winter Squash Padana. Shaped like a pumpkin. Tasty and stunningly beautiful with alternating vertical grey/green and orange ribs. Sweet dry orange flesh. 4-5 pounds. Use as a Halloween pumpkin, then for soup, gnocci, roasting. Good keeper.
Pam, you should add photos to the plantfiles for Carnival and Delicata if they are not already in the works.
I actually have 2 Cream of the Crop a neighbor gave me. She got them from a co-worker and didn't know the name. Might try the smallest one soon.
I expect a bushel or more off my 6 Waltham butternuts. Time soon to harvest!
Darius camera is warming up now. :)
I'm not positive which Butternut I grew this year so will make a point of planting 'Waltham' next spring (but in my zone it is really pushing the limits of the growing season) so to cover all bases I'll also try 'Early Butternut' too: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57103/index.html and will do a taste test comparison on them also. :) I remember as a child disliking some varieties of squash intensely but am now enjoying them quite a bit.
garden_mermaid Padana is another variety I've also been eyeing. (as well as any that are shaped like a pumpkin and would look pretty neat out on the front step :) Mainly for Hallowe'en decorations but it is tempting to try eating them as well (if they survive the witching night here.....both freezing and/or the late night pumpkin smashers ;).
some of our neighborhood pumpkin smashers discovered that "ol' ladies" can be very fast on their feet! especially those of us who carry brooms.........and did I mention my purple druid's cape? LOL!
ROFLMBO ;)