Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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

Barb came across this item on Delicata squash and it happens to be one
we're growing. Quite prolific so far, vining out of control. For seeds we
got the Sugar Loaf strain from a neighbor farm last fall and some are still
in good shape.  I'm not a squash fan but this one has a nutty, almost
buttery taste. Like, good for desert. 

paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm

Delicata - Also called Sweet Potato, Peanut squash, and Bohemian squash.
This is one of the tastier winter squashes, with creamy pulp that tastes a
bit like sweet potatoes. Size may range from 5 to 10 inches in length. The
squash can be baked or steamed The skin is also edible.

The delicata squash is actually an heirloom variety, a fairly recent
reentry into the culinary world. It was originally introduced by the Peter
Henderson Company of New York City in 1894, and was popular through the
1920s. Then it fell into obscurity for about seventy-five years, possibly
because of its thinner, more tender skin, which isn't suited to
transportation over thousands of miles and storage over months.

Available year-round - is best late summer through early fall.