These are two varieties that grew from seeds from pumpkins imported from Dominica. Actually, the vines seeded themselves from compost. The vines can grow up to 50 (!) feet and I actually have several vines running and bearing into the two empty lots next door as well as in the neighbour cum friend's yard. There are at least a dozen more pumpkins on the vines at various stages of development.
The striped one is a bit sweeter and dryer but both taste really good. You can use these any way you use pumpkin or butternut squash. I make all kinds of soup with these, as well as Thai curry pumpkin, baked casserole with goat cheese and Trinidad "pumpkin choka".
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Yum! I hope you share some of these recipes with us too!
Beautiful squash. Those recipes sound good too, but I've never heard of pumpkin choka.
I am just a few days from summer squash harvest. These look delicious.
Thanks, Allison, Daphne-if you click on recipes in the labels sidebar you'll see recipes for the dishes mentioned.
Layanee, wishing you a tasty and prolific summer squash harvest.
Thanks, Allison, Daphne-if you click on recipes in the labels sidebar you'll see recipes for the dishes mentioned.
Layanee, wishing you a tasty and prolific summer squash harvest.
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