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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 04:51 PM
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What am I going to do with *16* acorn squash?
So this spring I was a moron and planted a single squash plant, thinking it would be just another nice little plant in the corner of the garden and maybe would put out a few squash in the fall. Silly me. The thing turned into Audrey. It was enormous. The leaves were a foot across and it sent out its tendrils about 12 feet in all directions. It completely engulfed the garden.

So finally the leaves started getting gray and droopy and I figured it was time to take it out. In the process I found sixteen squash, hidden away in the foliage like Easter eggs.

I like squash, but what am I gonna do with sixteen of them?
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 04:54 PM
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1. Four words
Butter and brown sugar. LOTS of it. :9
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:15 PM
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3. I know what I'm having for dinner tonight...
and tomorrow night... and the next....
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 04:56 PM
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2. How about the Hoo-Hah?


You might also look for ways of canning or preserving them. Like this one on candied acorn squash :)
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:35 PM
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6. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard that.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:39 PM
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9. You'd have about a dollar and a quarter by now
:P
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:45 PM
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12. What, you think I'm Warren Buffet or something?
I could never have that much money. :)
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:53 PM
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15. Oh that's right.
You deal in fractions of a penny, ala Superman III
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lillypaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:23 PM
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4. cook 'em
and then freeze in those Glad thingees. The only way I know to cook them is to cut them in half, take out seeds, put a pat of butter and a "tad" of brown sugar and bake.

Wow. Don't you feel great that they did so well???? Good on ya!
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:34 PM
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5. Squash-O-Lanterns!
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:41 PM
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10. That's not a bad idea, really
:D

Use some LED circuits for the interior lighting, like used for these canning-jar lamps :)
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:46 PM
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13. Those are cool!
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:36 PM
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7. Take half of them to the food bank?
Or the soup kitchen? :shrug:
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:38 PM
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8. That's an idea. I don't know if they take fresh produce, though.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:45 PM
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11. I'm sure the soup kitchen would make good use of them
:shrug:
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 05:52 PM
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14. Yeah, a soup-kitchen would
as the Food Banks usually want non-perishables.

One food co-op I know of here takes all the perishables at the end of the day to a soup kitchen. I'm sure they'll love the donation if you do the same :)
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ccinamon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 06:05 PM
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16. I love acorn squash! If you live in the DFW area,
I'll come and pick some up!
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 06:11 PM
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17. Come on over. Just head north on I-35; it's a straight shot
all the way to Minneapolis. ;)
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 06:14 PM
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18. Put ém in a cool, dark place
and you will have acorn squash to eat all winter long.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 06:19 PM
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19. Cut off funding for them?
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 06:23 PM
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20. Good one!
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 06:33 PM
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21. Soup
Puree some cooked squash, carrots and fennel and mix with chicken broth. Heat and add black pepper. Awesome.

Or - cut them in half, cover them in plastic wrap and microwave them until done. Then mix with brown sugar, butter, and maple syrup.

You're on your own for the other 14.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 07:41 PM
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22. As of a few minutes ago I'm down to 15-1/2.
But I like your soup recipe -- I'll have to try it.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 07:49 PM
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23. I'm jealous!I LOVE squash!
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 07:52 PM
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24. OMG,
I know a guy from Ulen!
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 09:38 PM
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27. Really? my mother is the manager of the VFW bar in Ulen!
:hi:
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 09:05 PM
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25. Pickle some. Blanch and freeze some in ziplocs. n/t
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 09:18 PM
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26. Hard-shell squashes (like acorn squash) ...
Edited on Sat Sep-19-09 09:19 PM by surrealAmerican
... will keep for months. Put them in a cool dry place. You can eat them in soups, in any recipe that calls for pumpkin, or just mashed.
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 09:56 PM
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28. Do you have neighbors?
Or relatives nearby? Or co-workers? Lots of options.
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:10 AM
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29. Do you have a catapult?
If not, I really can't help you...
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Graybeard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:17 AM
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30. Squash soup freezes nicely.
Puree roasted squash with chicken broth, butter and sage. A few containers in the freezer will always come in handy.
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