It’s peak squash production time here in New Mexico. With all the other harvesting and preserving that needs doing, I am reluctant to slice,
thread, hang and sun-dry the bounty for winter because I don't know how to prepare them. I’d really like a recipe (or fifty) that would motivate me to put up summer squash now so I can look forward to preparing them in January, February and March. Very few cookbooks (okay, none of those that are in my library) have recipes that use
calabacitas secas: the sliced, threaded, sun-dried and wreathed dried summer squash saved for the lean months. I once had a fluffy, cheesy Mexican fritter, made with
calabacitas secas smothered in red chile sauce and it was amazing. That recipe alone would make the squash preservation process worthwhile. Anyone willing to share their recipes?