Acorn
Acorn squash has an orange yellow flesh. Their flavor is sweet and nutty with a smooth texture. For best sweetness wait at least 2 weeks after harvest before you eat them. Acorns are quick and easy to prepare. Slice them in half, scoop out the seeds, place halves face down on a plate, place in a microwave, and zap them on high until fork tender. Flip them over and fill the center with butter, brown sugar or maple syrup. Eat them right out of the shell. Yum!
Aladdin Mini Turban
This little fellow is like a small version of a Turban. It usually has fewer lobes, and their hat is generally solid orange and not striped.
Amber Cup
A dry, sweet and refined squash. Suitable for almost any baking or soup purpose..
Blue Ballet
A smaller version of Blue Hubbard with a sweet bright orange fiber-less flesh that stores well.
Blue Hubbard
This squash was likely used by your great grandmother and is a fall tradition in New England. It has a finely textured, yellow-orange flesh that is medium-sweet and medium-dry with a very hard rind.
Black Forest (Buttercup)
Black Forest is a Kabocha type button-less Buttercup. It has a deep orange fiber-less flesh. It is medium-dry with a rich sweet flavor. Buttercups become sweeter after a few weeks, so don't be afraid to store this one.
Black Futsu
This is a very rare Japanese heirloom. When first harvested they are almost black in color. As they mature and cure they turn an attractive buckskin color.
Butternut
Butternut has the longest storage potential of all squash varieties. The longer you store it, the sweeter and nuttier the flavor becomes. Their flesh is orange, smooth-textured, and has a unique sweet flavor — particularly after 3 months storage. It will easily store in a cool, dry place through February. This squash is commonly used for pies and is terrific as a stand-alone entrée.
Carnival
Isn't it attractive?!? The best part? It tastes as good as it looks! It will store for several months and still maintain an excellent eating quality. Their flavor is somewhere between an Acorn and Delicata. Yummy!
Celebration
This squash is very similar to a Carnival or a Festival. It has an acorn-shape. The fruit is cream-colored with orange speckling.
Cha-cha
This is a Kobocha style squash. It does not have a belly button. It is dark green in color and has a dry, flaky and sweet flesh.
Delicata
Delicata is one of our favorite winter squashes. They aren't big, but they make up for it in flavor. Delicata has a very sweet light orange flesh. It is excellent for stuffing and baking. Prepare it as you would an Acorn and eat right out of the shell.
Festival
This squash is very similar to a Carnival. It is like a cross between an Acorn and a Sweet Dumpling. In our growing conditions, it usually has a bit more green speckling than the Carnivals.
Green Hubbard
Hubbards are a great choice for baking. This squash has all the same great storage and eating attributes of a Blue, Golden or Orange Hubbard only it's flesh is dark green.
Lakota
Lakota are a Native American heirloom variety squash, which were long lost to cultivation. They were recently rediscovered. They were highly prized by the Sioux Indians. They are as colorful as an Indian blanket with the baking quality of a Hubbard squash. They have a fine-grained orange flesh that is rather neutral in flavor. We prefer this squash as an ingredient rather than a stand alone entrée.
Long of Naples
This squash is an old Italian heirloom. It looks like a cross between a butternut and a La Estrella, only much larger. It has a rich sweet flesh and is good for all baking purposes..
Orange DawnThis is an orange Kobacha type squash. It isn't quite as dark orange as a Sunshine. It does not have a belly button. It is fairly small which makes it practical for small households. It is high in Vitamin C.
Orange Hubbard (also called a Gold Hubbard)
This squash was popular around the turn of the century, and is was a staple for the fall and winter pantry. Very similar to a Blue Hubbard. It is finely textured and has a yellow-orange flesh that is medium sweet and medium dry with very hard rind.
Orange Magic
This is a baby Hubbard. It has a delicious nutty orange flesh, and comes sized right for single meals or recipes.
Padana
This squash is very similar to the American Tonda. It is deeply ribbed. It has a dry sweet flesh which was traditionally used for gnocchi. It can be used for baking and soups too..
Pink Banana
A delectable squash that is a superb keeper and makes a sensational pie. The flesh is finer grained and sweeter than a standard pumpkin, and your family will rave at the difference. When found commercially at the grocery store you generally see this sold in chunks covered with clear plastic wrap instead of whole. Instead of pumpkin pie for holidays, we traditionally ate squash pies made by Great-Grandma Barlogio using Pink Banana Squashes.
Red Kuri
Red Kuri is a teardrop-shaped "baby red Hubbard" style fruit. They have a smooth-textured flesh. They are good for pies and purees because specks of skin (being red) will not show. Also know as Orange Hokkaido.
Small Wonder Spaghetti
This variety of Spaghetti Squash is smaller and perfect for a family meal. The flesh is a bit darker in color, is high in vitamin A and has a mild buttery taste. Good keeper.
Spaghetti
Spaghetti Squash makes a delicious pasta substitute. Prick the fruit with a fork all over, boil or bake until tender. Then scoop out the "spaghetti" and serve with sauce, butter or chilled in salads. Spaghetti squash stores extremely well.
Sweet Dumpling
Sweet dumpling winter squash are a round dainty perfect single serving size. It has a very sweet, tender golden orange flesh and is terrific for an individual stand alone entrée or for stuffing. Very similar in taste to the Delicata. If they don't sit perfectly level just trim a bit of the bottom off before baking.
Sweet Lightning
This variety is a wonderful treat. It looks like a rounded flattened Delicata. It is very attractive to decorate with, and then eat it when you are done!
Sugar Loaf
Step aside Delicata . . . this squash is our new family favorite. The yellow-orange flesh has delicious sweet, nutty flavor and dry texture. Great for stuffing and nice sized for individual servings. It's a bit smaller than the Delicata, and the vines aren't very productive, but the concentrated sweetness and flavor makes up for the small size.
Sweet Meat
Flesh is finely textured, with a sweet, delicious flavor. Sweet Meat is not commonly found in California or on the West Coast, but is one of the most popular winter squashes for eating.
Sunshine
This is a Kobocha style squash that is very similar to a Cha-Cha only it has a bright orange color. It's flesh is smooth and refined and is perfect for soups.
Tahitian Butternut
This squash looks like a Butternut, only with a long sometimes curved neck. Ours are much larger than a standard Butternut. They tast similar to a Butternut, and store similarly well also.
Turban Squash
An old time favorite for traditional fall decorating. The red color will deepen as the fall progresses. It can be eaten and is terrific stuffed with meat loaf. Sadly today it's cooking qualities are overlooked and it is most often used as a decorative gourd.
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