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> On Monday, September 22, 2014 6:42:50 AM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
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>> It is funny that you know that butternut squash is easier to peel but
>> you didn't know enough to but a butternut squash instead of an acorn.
>> They do look a lot different and, FWIW, butternut squash is nut
>> particularly easy to peel.
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> In fairness, acorn squash appeared in her CSA box, the contents of which
> is not under the subscriber's control.

It was under my control and I knew I was getting it. I got confused because
I had been talking to my friend prior and she was telling me how she loved
butternut squash. So I looked up a recipe for that. Only after I went to
cut it open did I realize that it was not butternut. And yes, butternut is
easy to peel.
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> Friends of mine who get CSA boxes are often perplexed at what to do with
> items included in their box, e.g. beets. But one CSA, in Oregon, provides
> recipes with their less usual vegetables.

Mine now does the recipes online. I would for sure know what to do with
beets though. I *love* beets!