Squash & Pumpkins

Soft Shelled Immature Small

A fruit and pod vegetable of many varieties, our word "squash" comes from the Massachuset Indian word askutasquash, meaning "eaten raw or uncooked." Among the few cultivated food plants native to America.

Select Squash of good color, unblemished and clean, heavy for its size. Keep small, tender summer squash covered in the refrigerator for no more than 4 days. Winter squash can be stored at room temperature for 3 to 5 days but if stored in a cool, dry, dark place with good air circulation they will keep several months. Larger or more hard-skinned summer squash will also keep this way. Summer Squash is often picked at the immature stage when the skin and seeds are tender.

1 medium-sized squash serves 2.
1 medium-sized squash yields 1-1 1/2 cups.

Serve Halved, in pieces or mashed as a vegetable with meat, poultry and fish. Squash is also good stuffed, candied, creamed, scalloped and some make excellent puddings and pies.

Complimentary Condiments and Flavors Cheese, tomatoes, pork, sugar, butter, dill, sour cream, onion, almonds.

Nutrition Summer 5 1/3 oz. serving = 25 calories
Winter 5 1/3 oz. serving = 80 calories