Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

Anyone growing Sugar Loaf Delicata squash? How long does it keep in cool
storage?  Mother
carried this piece about "cream of the crops" veggies December/January
2003. We found Sugar Loaf even better tasting than Lakota or Sweet
Meat which we've grown before. No flavoring needed. One baked in halves is
just right for the two of us. 

 ' SUGAR LOAF' WINTER SQUASH
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Livestock_and_Farming/2002_December_January/C

ream_of_the_Crops

This is by far the sweetest -inter squash yet developed. Baked. it seems
almost candied, as though cooked down with lots of brown sugar or honey.
Kids who normally hate winter squash gobble this one up like dessert.

Developed in 1990 by plant breeder Dr. James R. Baggett of Oregon State
University, 'Sugar Loaf is far superior to its close relatives 'Delicata'
and 'Sweet Meat.' Highly productive vines produce blocky, uniform fruits
about 6 inches long, making half a squash a perfect serving.

Although sometimes listed in catalogs as a good keeper, its high sugar
content renders 'Sugar Loaf a rather poor keeper. especially - when kept in
warmer temperatures, so the harvest should be used during the first half of
winter. 
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We were given some to sample at Schwebach Farm near us
http://www.schwebachfarm.com/squash2.html

Sugar Loaf Delicata
Storage: 3 to 4 months. Flavor profile: The finely textured orange yellow
flesh is very sweet and tender. Cooking: Bake halves for 20 to 30 minutes.
A favorite with cinnamon apples. 


paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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