On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:40:00 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
>>
>>I cut my squash with an axe. Really. I grab my nice, razor sharp
>>Gransfors Bruks carpenter's axe, start it into the flesh, and then
>>gently hammer it through with a mallet. This works great and it
>>totally prevents any possibility of injury from over-exerting yourself
>>with the knife.
>
>What kind of squash requires it being cut with an axe hammered with a
>mallet... has to be an inedible gourd. I'd like to have seen a photo
>of this squash with your axe buried into it.
>
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>http://i57.tinypic.com/2rqf33a.jpg
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The squash you picture are very tender skinned. An old-fashioned
large Hubbard squash would have been cut up with an ax or saw in the
old days.
http://tinyurl.com/kjtm2q4
Read the article. It talks of rock-hard exterior and possible weight
up to 50 pounds.
Janet US