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Gregory later bred and released the Blue Hubbard, a variety with bluish-gray skin. Another variety, the Golden Hubbard, has a bright orange skin. Gregory advertisements for Hubbard squash had begun by 1859. [17] [18] [19] The Hubbard squash, including questions regarding the name, is the subject of a children's ditty, "Raising Hubbard Squash in ...
Connecticut field pumpkins Green button (pattypan) squash Yellow zucchini Cooked spaghetti squash C. pepo var. styriaca. Acorn squash; Ampullaris; Aurantia; Baby Boo; Big Max pumpkin ...
[98] [99] The English word "squash" derives from askutasquash (a green thing eaten raw), a word from the Narragansett language, which was documented by Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, in his 1643 publication A Key Into the Language of America. [100] Similar words for squash exist in related languages of the Algonquian family. [57 ...
Pattypan squash (or 'patty pan') is a varietal group of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) notable for its round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, somewhat resembling a flying saucer. The name "pattypan" derives from "a pan for baking a patty".
Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus becoming the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Cyclanthera – Caigua.
Spaghetti squash or vegetable spaghetti is a group of cultivars of Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo. [3] They are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colours, including ivory, yellow and orange, with orange having the highest amount of carotene. Its center contains many large seeds. When raw, the flesh is solid and similar to other raw squash.
In Spain this squash is used to make a jam known as "cabello de ángel" (angel's hair), "cabell d'àngel" in Catalan, that is used to fill pies, sweets and confectionery. In Portugal , where the fruit is known as "chila" or "gila", the jam is known as " doce de gila ", is used extensively in the production of traditional Portuguese sweets and ...
summer and winter squashes, creeper traits and a semi-shrub, cream to dark green color, short round fruit with a slightly broad apex, [21] ex: Spaghetti squash (a winter variety) [14] [22] [23] Zucchini (US) Courgette (UK, IE) C. pepo var. cylindrica: summer squash, presently the most common group of cultivars, origin is recent (19th century ...