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[[Image:Yellow squash produce-1.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Yellow summer squash]], a variety of summer squash]] |
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'''Summer squash''' are a subset of [[Squash (plant)|squashes]] that are harvested when immature (while the rind is still tender and edible). |
'''Summer squash''' are a subset of [[Squash (plant)|squashes]] that are harvested when immature (while the rind is still tender and edible). Both the fruits and the flowers are edible.<ref name="zeldes">{{Cite web | last = Zeldes | first = Leah A. | authorlink = Leah A. Zeldes | title = Eat this! Squash blossoms, a solution to the zucchini problem | work = Dining Chicago | publisher = Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. | date = 2011-07-20 | url = http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/07/20/eat-this-squash-blossoms-a-solution-to-the-zucchini-problem/ | accessdate = 2012-08-03 }}</ref> |
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All summer squashes are the fruits of the species ''[[Cucurbita pepo]]'' (although not all squashes of this species are considered summer squashes), but they are considered vegetables in terms of culinary use. The name "summer squash" refers to the short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of [[winter squash]]es. |
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Summer squashes include: |
Summer squashes include: |
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*[[Yellow summer squash]] |
*[[Yellow summer squash]] |
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*[[Zucchini]] (courgette) |
*[[Zucchini]] (courgette) |
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All of these are native to the Americas.<ref name="zeldes" /> |
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In the journals of Lewis and Clark, on October 12, 1804, Clark recorded that the Arikara tribe raised "great quantities of corn, beans, simlins, &c." "Simlin" and "simnel" were southern words for summer squash. He may have been referring to ''Cucurbita moschata'' Duchesne, crookneck squash.<ref>[http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/namesindex/journals.php?id=lc.1804-10-08&key=Mandan+Indians]</ref> |
In the journals of Lewis and Clark, on October 12, 1804, Clark recorded that the Arikara tribe raised "great quantities of corn, beans, simlins, &c." "Simlin" and "simnel" were southern words for summer squash. He may have been referring to ''Cucurbita moschata'' Duchesne, crookneck squash.<ref>[http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/namesindex/journals.php?id=lc.1804-10-08&key=Mandan+Indians]</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm Squash page] |
*[http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm Squash page] |
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*[http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/07/20/eat-this-squash-blossoms-a-solution-to-the-zucchini-problem/ Squash-blossom vichyssoise recipe] |
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Revision as of 21:35, 3 August 2012
Summer squash are a subset of squashes that are harvested when immature (while the rind is still tender and edible). Both the fruits and the flowers are edible.[1]
All summer squashes are the fruits of the species Cucurbita pepo (although not all squashes of this species are considered summer squashes), but they are considered vegetables in terms of culinary use. The name "summer squash" refers to the short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes.
Summer squashes include:
- Cousa squash
- Pattypan squash (Scallop squash)
- Yellow crookneck squash
- Yellow summer squash
- Zucchini (courgette)
All of these are native to the Americas.[1]
In the journals of Lewis and Clark, on October 12, 1804, Clark recorded that the Arikara tribe raised "great quantities of corn, beans, simlins, &c." "Simlin" and "simnel" were southern words for summer squash. He may have been referring to Cucurbita moschata Duchesne, crookneck squash.[2]
References
- ^ a b Zeldes, Leah A. (2011-07-20). "Eat this! Squash blossoms, a solution to the zucchini problem". Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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