Sounds good. Have you ever tried a bit of Mexican oregano? A little bit goes a long way, but it's an interesting flavor.

Some more pictures of winter squash, pumpkins, and gourds.......



























Atlantic Giant....650 Pounds......they can be much larger.

Great pictures, you must have been to the farmer's market. Our farmer's markets are all closed up for the season I think.

I want to get this onto my tombstone:

"I told you I was sick!"

The poet Robert Browning had engraved on his wife stone (Elisabeth Barret Browing)
Here lies my wife, long may she lie, Now she's at peace, and so am I!

Here are some mystery squash that showed up in my garden:




Any ideas? They have since turned yellowish.

They look like a cross between a zuke and a watermelon

RickCorey said:I want to get this onto my tombstone:

"I told you I was sick!"

Not anytime soon, I hope! (glad to see you back and I hope you're feeling better )

Not soon, I hope!

That's another pretty-good epitaph:

"I expected this, but not so soon."

See, THAT's why I missed you!

"I expected this, but not so soon." I think my MIL, who died at 100 a couple of years ago, would have liked that one!!

Or a cross between a zuke and a delicata.

You will have to try them to see if they are good to eat.

The squash posted by Anderwood resembles a green striped Cushaw..........

To make squashes easier to cut, I microwave the entire thing for about 2 minutes. It becomes soft enough to cut with a large knife.

I then fill the bottom of a casserole or baking dish with just a little bit of water, lay the squash down in the water, and bake at 350.

RickCorey said:Now I'm motivated. Some kind of winter squash "volunteered" in an idle part of my garden, I assume some squirrel stole a seed from a neighbor.

It was the most vigorous-looking thing there, so I left it until all the leaves turned white and sickly. I was cleaning up, so I chopped it down and brought 4 squashes indoors. (I would never deliberately plant winter squash, but would think about zucchini if I had more square feet.)

How would I know if winter squashes were unripe?
What temperature would you bake them at, and how long?

I just pierce them with a knife (so they don't explode in the oven) and put them on a pan, and bake them whole. Then when they are baked I cut them in half and take out the seeds. They cut easily then, bake up nice and moist. Then if you want to add a slab of butter and some brown sugar in them and put them back in the oven until that's caramelized, OMG Now I have to go out and pick one from the garden and make one.

Last year I raised Sweet Meat squash. They were very good, but huge, way to big for one, so I crossed one of them with a golden acorn squash and planted them this year, hoping for a smaller squash. The results were very much like the sweet meat, not quite as large, but very few of the characteristics of the acorn were exhibited. I haven't eaten one yet, so I'll have to try one soon.