THE TROUBLE WITH SUMMER SQUASH … |
| Published: May 21, 2008, 3:10 pm |
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Article and recipe submitted by: Larry Hambylarryhamby1@earthlink.comTHE TROUBLE WITH SUMMER SQUASH is that, generally speaking, only Southerners know how to cook it properly. Yankees tend to mcut up anything labeled summer squash, dump it into boiling water, boil it until it's soft, then drain it, over-butter it and serve it up as a tasteless, shapeless mass. Or else, it's stewed with tomatoes and onions -- which is not much better. As a result, after the first cooking people will avoid summer squash as being a bland vegetable, and try to give away every zucchini and yellow summer squash they grow. Why grow them under these circumstances? This is one of the great mysteries of gardening! And it explains the plethora of books on what to do with all that zucchini!Actually, summer squash properly prepared is delicious and satisfying. And it isn't difficult once one has discarded the idea of boiling summer squash.However, there is one additional first step.This additional step [ Full article ] |
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