Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

Hey y'all! Its time to start watching for squash!! The first ones for sale won't be cheap, about mid-season they get cheaper. But if you are wanting a specific type, start watching, they are coming out around here.

IT'S SQUASH SEASON!!
My favorite time of year for neat flavors and good bargains!

:D

I've already purchased 2 decor maximas and have the blue-grey processed. The flat orange is waiting until I use some of this first. It was just shy of 22lbs.

So, at the end of winter squash season,  a pictorial of what we as a family (6 @ daughters house, me and critters here) have claimed. Now to find storage!

I've no clue what the bumpy ones are. Looks like 1 small cheese in the tan skin of butternuts. Pretty sure the oblong blues are hubbards. I have already established that I'm fond of the jarrahdale blues and those heavy-bodied squat pinks. I believe the deepest orange flatish is a Cinderella and pretty tasty.

The plan is to save seed from all the favorites for next years garden. I grew none for myself this year, choosing hot peppers and failed strawberries instead!

As I am cooking a turkey tonight,  one of the pale orange oddballs is on the menu.

I did some simple baking with a candy roaster today. And it is surprisingly yummy! The texture is smooth and firm, not as dense as kabocha but not watery nor too soft. I just pick the 1" thick slices with my finger and eat them with the skins on. Next new squash to try will be blue Hubbard.

In the pic "other half of cart" that bottom center turned out to be a spaghetti sort. I dont like that texture in my squash.  If my daughter wants the seeds, she is welcome to them.

Deedee Dezso wrote:So, at the end of winter squash season,  a pictorial of what we as a family (6 @ daughters house, me and critters here) have claimed. Now to find storage!

I've no clue what the bumpy ones are.

Deedee, this is a Pimply Squash, a thick-skinned unusual and unique fruit that is covered with bumps. It tastes delicious steamed. It has a spreading vine habit and produces a fruit with golden orange/ green skin and a bright orange interior.  Fruit is small to medium-sized and oval to elongated.  It has an excellent sweet flavor which is perfect for baking and steaming. And, it stores well.

Annette, that Pimply one sounds like a winner. Pretty enough for decor, bright orange inside, and it stores well too. Steamed is a good test for flavor.