On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:09:17 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:58:18 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > sf wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>Without reading what the label clearly said what was inside, I grabbed
> >> >>a bag of precut vegetables that looked like the butternut squash that
> >> >>I usually buy. It turned out to be pumpkin, "sugar" pumpkin to be
> >> >>specific. I decided that since I see so many UK recipes that call for
> >> >>an unspecified "pumpkin", I would soldier on. News flash: Sugar
> >> >>pumpkin turned out to be anything but sweet. OMG, it was truly awful!
> >> >
> >> > The Julie factor is buying *precut* butternut squash.
> >>
> >> I did do that once. And I think if I want to make squash again, I would
> >> do
> >> that. I don't like cutting up squash any more than I do cutting up melon
> >> or
> >> pineapple. I do like to cook but I need a prep chef and a dishwasher!
> >
> > I like the precut butternut a lot. Open the package and get to the
> > recipe. Have you ever combined sweet potato and butternut? A 50-50
> > combination, mashed, works for me.
>
> No and I wouldn't. I hate sweet potatoes and I don't like mashed squash.

Too bad you're so closed minded because it's delicious.


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