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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] pie pumpkins
  • Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:42:29 -0500

Yes, particularly in the northeast there is a tradition of using hardshell
squash for making pies. Canning companies make pie filling out of certain
squashes. Golden Delicious is one that comes to mind.

The definition of pumpkin and winter squash can be a little confusing and
arbitrary. What makes a good pie often is not.

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center

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>Bill, isn't the sweetmeat squash also grown for pumpkin pie filling? I've
had good experience with using my own sweetmeats for pie.
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