What to do with a Fairytale squash?

[pugs]

Hi all,

In one of my many weak moments I bought a Fairytale squash. Now, besides saving the seeds, what do I do with it? How should it be cooked? What is it best used for, eating wise that is?

Oh, I should add that it split when I was unloading it from my car, so I need to do something with it soon.

I also bought a Long Island Cheese, so ideas for that are welcome too.

Thanks,

Pug

[grungy]

I would either bake it with butter and a little brown sugar or cube the flesh sprinkle it wth grated parmesian cheese, add a medley of other veggies, salt, pepper to taste, put in the bottom of a deep casserole dish and put a chicken or pork roast on top with a small amount of water and bake in oven at 350F covered until meat is done. And of course the is always tarts or pies.

[pugs]

Thanks Grungy!

I think I'm going to try both the roast on top with half of it and the other half I'll process and make pies out of it..

It sounds like you wash the outside and clean out the seeds then roast the squash for 1 & 1/2 hours or so at 350 F. then skin, cube and mash and cook some more to get the water out, then puree it and use for pies. Does that sound right.

Do the Long Island Cheese ones make good pies? I think that is what I'll do with that one.

Well, tomorrow I get a pork shoulder roast and see what happens.

Pugs

[grungy]

Turn your squash upside down in a deep pan (large cake pan or roaster) and cook until fork tender. Remove from oven, let cool flip it out onto a platter, scrap out the flesh from the rind, mash and then cook it some more if it is too moist. I do this in the oven at about 200-250F and stir frequently. (Using the oven help prevent burning or scorching as the heat surrounds the container instead of just the bottom.

And yes Long Island Cheese is a good pie squash.

[grunt]

Pugs:I looked up Fairytale squash and it's an F1 hybrid = this from one of the catalogue sites =
Fairytale F1

relative maturity
late

weight
20-30 lb

shape
flat & ribby

exterior color
brown & speckled

interior color
dark orange

[pugs]

Thanks for the heads up grunt! I did a search for Fairytale squash (this thread is 5th on the results page already!) and from the pictures, this is more of a Rouge vif d'Etampes (although it doesn't look much like the ones I grew in the early 90's) and not the hybrid. Maybe I managed to not scar mine up back then.

Rouge vif d'Etampes is also called Cinderella and Fairytale by some people. In the past, I've also seen non-hybrid Cinderellas and Fairytale squash in catalogs which were not Rouge vif d'Etampes either. I hate it when people rename things or use the same name for different varieties.

In my search I found someone claiming that the Fairytale was the same as the Rumba but that the real name was Musquee de Provence, which I doubt since Musquee de Provence isn't a hybrid.

Anyway, I saved the seed and it is drying now. I've got half of the squash cooling to make into a puree for pies, and a quarter of it cubed for grungy's roast idea for tomorrow. The other quarter I cubed and gave to my neighbor.

There is a lot of water in the pan from roasting the half one. I hate to just dump it as it must be full of some kinda goodness. Makes me wish I lived in the country and had piggies.

Pugs

[grungy]

Pugs, take the juice and use it as a soup base. You can put it in a container and freeze it until you are ready to make soup.

[johno]

I don't remember the exact variety, but one of the flat, ribbed OP squashes similar to these being discussed was bred to be used as a bowl for some special soup. I think Rosalind Creasy wrote about it...

[flowerpower]

Nov 13, 2009 22:33:43 GMT -5 pugs said:

In my search I found someone claiming that the Fairytale was the same as the Rumba but that the real name was Musquee de Provence, which I doubt since Musquee de Provence isn't a hybrid.

I traded seed with some girl a few yrs ago to get the Musquee. She said the Musquee is the same as Fairytale.

My pigs would drink the water, but they would rather have the squash. They are not really too picky on the variety.

[dirtsunrain]

I've seen it listed as both an F1 (Fairytale) and as an heirloom OP (M du P) in two separate catalogues. However, the photos used were almost identical. Since it is fairly unique looking, it might stabilize quickly in my home garden. That is my hope, anyways...

[pugs]

Dirt (sorry, I can't remember your name at the moment),

Did you need some seeds of Fairytale? I just sent your seeds out today, but I could send you some next week.

Pugs

[dirtsunrain]

My name is JoAnne but Dirt kind of fits too....I'm usually happiest with a little bit of dirt on me.

I have the fairytale squash already but thank you. I'd love some Triamble or Pink Banana squash if you have any of those.