My Squash

[Tulipa]

Wow, what a lovely collection, I think it is magical harvesting them and taking them home, makes me feel all good inside and ready for the winter.

Am feeling quite chuffed too as I popped into our local Wyevale and found a packet of Marina Di Choggia for 50p (I think they look wonderful) and more Winter Festivals for 50p too.

T.

[Tulipa]

[Deb P]

Managed to grab a pic of mine under cover in the greenhouse today........they look a bit pathetic compared to everyone else's haul! These are the 'big' ones... :-\

[Ninnyscrops.]

Lovely spread too Deb P, is that a Queensland in the front?  They look and keep so well.

Ninny

[Eristic]

Can I ask you experts what you use to cut the squash up with in the kitchen? I must have spent half an hour last night trying to cut one in half without slicing my paws. Mind you it was the last one left from last year.

[saddad]

We use a very sharp 10" blade sabatier...  and a mallet if necessary!  :)

[Ninnyscrops.]

Longest and heaviest serrated knife in the kitchen plus a very trusting husband holding it whilst I saw away ;D

Ninny

[Eristic]

Well I sought of tried the above methods and mu Sabatiers are not as sharp any more. I was wondering if it might be advisable to buy a butchers hacksaw?

[saddad]

Don't you have a sharpening steel for the sabatier? Or nerves of steel as Ninny suggests!!

[Eristic]

Don't you have a sharpening steel for the sabatier? Or nerves of steel as Ninny suggests!!

I have both but that last one was one hell of a nut to crack. In fact the shell is still rock hard after being roasted. (And not burnt either, just hard.)

[1066]

Eristic - I read a recipie by Madhur Jaffrey in which she uses a particular type of pumpkin and in order to open it up she recons dropping it from a 2nd floor window works a treat !!!

[Eristic]

Eristic - I read a recipie by Madhur Jaffrey in which she uses a particular type of pumpkin and in order to open it up she recons dropping it from a 2nd floor window works a treat !!!

Ha ha! yep that might just do it. Where do I get a 2nd floor window from though?

Anyway, here's this years harvest of squash. Sadly Pearl the witch has now got an advanced case of woodworm in her broom.




I still have 1 pumpkin to come and possibly a few melocoton or casabanana.

[GrannieAnnie]

That's an exciting and interesting array, Saddad!

[1066]

Eristic - I now have to ask the question why Pearl  ;D

Great haul BTW !

[Sparkly]

I have a 'bone cruncher' I bought from the chinese supermarket. Might try that on the squash this year.  ???

[tonybloke]

ain't every kitchen got one of these?
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;) ;D ;D ;D

[GrannieAnnie]

Wouldn't want ever to get you angry, Tonybloke :o

[chriscross1966]

Wouldn't want ever to get you angry, Tonybloke :o

Hes just made me an offer I couldn't refuse regarding tomatos!  :o

[Eristic]

Eristic - I now have to ask the question why Pearl

Why not? Have you got something against Pearl?  8)

Anyway, a number of my compadres started referring to the witch as Pearl so the name has stuck. If there happen to be any Pearls here as members it is pure coincidence and not a reference to any member of this forum.

[Jeannine]

I use a kitchen cleaver , give it a good swing and it will go in a bit and then whack  the cleaver  with a hammer!! It is a bit like spliiting logs.

XX Jeannine

[Deb P]

Lovely spread too Deb P, is that a Queensland in the front?  They look and keep so well.

Ninny

No, it's Jarramore.....an American squash apparently, I got the seeds from an EBay supplier, but I've just had a look and they don't stock them anymore....it won't be worth saving the seeds from mine as I didn't isolate them! ::)