This past Thursday evening, Anne and I finally had the time to visit a relatively new outdoor market, the South Wedge Farmer's Market. Although we had been hearing about it for a short time, and seen many flyers at the cooperative market, Anne and I had not had the opportunity to visit. Sponsored by a local coffee shop, the Boulder Coffee Co., the market has organic products from area farmers such as grass-fed meats like chicken and pork, as well as a variety of fruits (apples and pears) and vegetables. There was even some organic sorbet (which Anne said was quite tasty) and pickles (which tasted, well, like pickles!). The vendor that drew my interest was one that featured vegetables grown by a local not-for-profit group, Rochester Roots. Rochester Roots is a year-round project teaches elementary school students how to grow organic vegetables, herbs and flowers. On their table was a vegetable which looked and felt exactly like the one in our garden...
It has been a long time coming but I have identified the type of squash-like vegetable that mysteriously began growing in our garden this past June. When last I posted the veggie had taken on dark-green-ish markings along the length of its body, and other than some yellowing of the skin, it really hasn't changed in appearance much since. To the touch the surface has become harder and just a tad rougher. Previously (here and here) some folks had commented that it might be a spaghetti squash, watermelon (well, that was me actually) or CORRECTLY... a delicata squash.
The Cook's Thesaurus describes it thusly:delicata squash = sweet potato squash = Bohemian squash (Pronunciation: de-lee-CAH-tuh) Notes: This is one of the tastier winter squashes, with creamy pulp that tastes a bit like sweet potatoes. Choose squash that are heavy for their size.The picture to the left seals the deal... and in retrospect it makes sense. My wife will make squash and quite frequently seeds them prior to preparing them. It is safe to assume more than one seed made it into the compost pit, the product of which was spread into the garden this spring. Thanks to everyone who played along and offered suggestions, especially Lucky Lady and KSHippyChick who always had thoughts on the subject and were willing to post them!
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4 comments:
Well I'll be darned!! I haven't ever seen or heard of this kind! Very neat though - I loved the waiting and guessing - very much fun!
Now you will have to tell us what you cook with it or make out of it! :)
Great post. Sounds like a wonderful outdoor market! Yum, that squash sounds really good.
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I have never saw that kinda squash and you have to admit it started out like a crookneck Iwill be curious as to what it taste like have fun eating itatteafz
KS~neither had I, although after seeing it at the makrket, I do recall having a delicata last fall... my wife actually suggested that the mystery veggie mught be a delicata, to which i replied "deli-whatta?"...
Cyberpenguin~thanks for the suggestion... while I sometimes am aware of these kind of online communities, i rarely have the know-how to maximize its use... i'll check it out!
Lucky Lady~we're going to leave it on the vine for just a short while longer to allow it to ripen... i'll let you know the "hows" and whats" of eating it when that all goes down!
cheers and thanks for commenting!
Castaway
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