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by Anjela boyd
What vegetable may be round, oblong or
are completely grown. Winter squash tend
to have a harder exterior that helps to
spherical, smooth or bumpy and comes in maintain their freshness when stored in a
a variety of rich autumn colors? Hint: It can
cool place over the long winter months.
The most notable difference between
sit prettily on the kitchen counter through
winter and summer squash is that winter
varieties are only served cooked, while
March, waiting for someone to figure out most summer squash can be eaten raw as well as cooked.
its full range of possibilities.
The most unusual winter squash is the spaghetti squash.
When fully cooked, the scooped-out flesh resembles spa-
ghetti and can be used in place of noodles in a savory dish
The answer is winter squash. or sweetened up with a bit of honey, cinnamon and butter
for a sweet, spiced treat.
Butternut squash, with a more traditional texture, is
The most common types of winter
generally beige on the outside, with rich, orange flesh inside.
squash are butternut, acorn and spa-
This squash makes for a tasty soup or may be simply split in
ghetti. Others include buttercup, banana,
half, drizzled with honey or maple syrup and butter or olive
Cushaw, delicate, Hubbard and turban.
oil, plus a pinch of salt and pepper, and baked until soft.
A plentiful variety exists within each type
Other varieties have a flesh similar to that of the butternut,
of squash, with a choice of sweetness, color
kind of like a pumpkin that is rich and creamy when cooked.
and size.
The many rich fall colors of winter squash add a pi-
Winter squash differ from summer squash in part be-
quant touch to any holiday table with little effort. Treating the
cause they are kept on the vine to full maturity, when the seeds
squash like a Halloween pumpkin by cutting a hole in the
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