Re: Butternut squash

CapeCoddess on 8/18/2016, 12:13 pm

I halve them and cook them right in the microwave cut side down, no water. One half a med one can take about 8 - 12 minutes. Wear an oven mitt and you can scoop the meat right out afterward. Sometimes I seed them first and sometimes I'm lazy and don't until after cooking. But I love them best cut in cubes, seasoned and roasted in the toaster oven on the tray covered with parchment, peel left on, with brussel sprouts.

CC

countrynaturals on 8/18/2016, 2:54 pm

@CapeCoddess wrote:I halve them and cook them right in the microwave cut side down, no water. One half a med one can take about 8 - 12 minutes. Wear an oven mitt and you can scoop the meat right out afterward. Sometimes I seed them first and sometimes I'm lazy and don't until after cooking. But I love them best cut in cubes, seasoned and roasted in the toaster oven on the tray covered with parchment, peel left on, with brussel sprouts.

CC

Oooo, sounds like a good candidate for the grill. I used to think that cooking veggies on th BBQ was silly -- until I tasted some. WOW! I love you

**Scorpio Rising** on 8/18/2016, 10:08 pm

@CapeCoddess wrote:I halve them and cook them right in the microwave cut side down, no water. One half a med one can take about 8 - 12 minutes. Wear an oven mitt and you can scoop the meat right out afterward. Sometimes I seed them first and sometimes I'm lazy and don't until after cooking. But I love them best cut in cubes, seasoned and roasted in the toaster oven on the tray covered with parchment, peel left on, with brussel sprouts.

CC

Love both ideas....I have an industrial size oven/stove and it is not suitable for summer cooking! Thanks, CC

**sanderson** on 9/4/2016, 3:41 am

Extreme care for the late winter squashes. There are no pollinators in the area so I have to hand pollinate. First I have to brush out all of the ants from the female. After pollinating, I have to dust talc on the flower and fruit to keep the ants off.

Question: Will pantyhose prevent rats and opossums from eating the fruits?

The original vines on the trellis are long dead, but daughter vines are spreading like crazy. Where I have pollinated a female, I'm doing like Has and cutting off the vine a couple leaves out. I'm hoping to get the fruit to ripen before December.

**Scorpio Rising** on 9/5/2016, 10:57 am

Talk about labor intensive! Hope you get some, Sanderson!

**sanderson** on 9/5/2016, 3:00 pm

SR, This will all be in vain if the rat/opossum nibbles on them. Will panty hose / knee hose work?

**Scorpio Rising** on 9/5/2016, 6:25 pm

I really don't know. My big varmint is squirrels. No idea about rats. All rodents. I feed them....peanuts from Krogers, yep.

@sanderson wrote:SR, This will all be in vain if the rat/opossum nibbles on them. Will panty hose / knee hose work?

CapeCoddess on 9/5/2016, 7:17 pm

May as well try it, Sanderson. It probably won't make it any worse. I have a nibbled one that I need to put a knee hi on also but I don't have any to put on it or I would.

CC

**Scorpio Rising** on 9/5/2016, 8:03 pm

@CapeCoddess wrote:May as well try it, Sanderson. It probably won't make it any worse. I have a nibbled one that I need to put a knee hi on also but I don't have any to put on it or I would.

CC

I would agree. It can't hurt the endeavor. Stupid rodents!

**sanderson** on 9/6/2016, 3:53 am

I'll check out Dollar Store for cheapies. I tossed PH, trouser socks and knee highs when I retired, except for one nice pair of panty hose for weddings and funerals.

CapeCoddess on 9/6/2016, 12:51 pm

Found a slug at the edge of my squashes nibble this morning. blech! Just went to the Dollar store yesterday and never thought of getting knee hi's. You know, maybe a trouser sock would suffice...

CC

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