Had some friends that grew sweet meat squash and gave us one. It’s a winter squash that’s about 15-18 inches across and shaped like a flattened pumpkin. Kind of gray on the outside and really hard and orange on the inside. It has a very nice sweet flavor. They dropped it and it broke on the way to our door, so we needed to take care of it relatively quickly. I cut it in pieces (using a big knife and a hammer!) and baked it, then froze most of it and had some with dinner last night. I’m saving some seeds to plant next spring so I can grow my own. I pulled them out, washed them, and laid them on a plate on the counter to dry (we live in a very dry climate–this may not work in a humid environment). Takes about 2 days for them to dry this way–stir them around every so often so all the sides of the seeds get air to them. Looking forward to gardening season!
Keep preparing! Angela
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A blue-grey winter squash sounds like a Hubbard squash. That is a nice squash to grow. I’m growing a variety called baby hubbards this year.