On 4/1/2016 2:12 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 10:20:12 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 08:28:58 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On 3/31/2016 3:14 PM, Roy wrote:
>> > > On Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 11:56:19 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> > >> On 3/31/2016 1:50 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> > >>> On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:07:54 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:58:42 -0400, jmcquown > >>>>
>> >
>> > >>>> wrote:
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>> With S&P, olive oil/butter and tarragon.
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> http://s10.postimg.org/78zozgort/butternut_tarragon.jpg
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Nice. It would make an excellent soup too (being roasted).
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I wonder what happened to the stem end, there's about an inch >
>> >>> missing.
>> > >>>
>> > >> I cut the stem off with a butcher knife. I also cut off an extra
>> > >> inch
>> > >> because the WINTER squash was rather old and the end was fibrous.
>> > >> The
>> > >> result of roasting the squash was very nice.
>> > >>
>> > >> Jill
>> > >
>> > > I enjoy roast squash done in the oven although microwaved isn't
>> too > > bad and takes less time. Oven roasting really brings out the
>> flavor.
>> > > ====
>> > >
>> > It does indeed taste better when oven roasted. I baste it with butter
>> > from time to time while it's cooking.
>> >
>> > I have, on occasion, microwaved whole *acorn* squash. Cut some gashes
>> > around the center, stand it on end (cut off the stem) and nuke it. The
>> > problem with that method is you don't get the lovely carmelization
>> > effect. And you have to handle the whole hot microwaved squash with an
>> > oven mitt and cut along the dotted line (so to speak) before you can
>> > season it. It's so much better split, seasoned and roasted.
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> Is that why this thread is still going? Why anyone would microwave
>> their food other than to reheat it is beyond me. I prefer my squash
>> cubed, tossed in EVOO & seasonings, and roasted at high heat. Turn
>> every 5 minutes to prevent burning and caramelize on all sides.
>>
>> --
>>
>> sf
>
> SNOB...food and otherwise.
> ====
>
> As if anyone should care how others prefer their food.
>
> Cheri

And yet here they do, overwhelmingly!

Freakish.