On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:35:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-06-15 12:35 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 1:16:48 PM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
>>> On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6:27:39 PM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
>>>> This is the acorn type squash that I grow. It is really sweet and
>>>> not stringy. Each squash serves one or two people. The squash
>>>> stores well after picking. I recomend you try this one. Suitable
>>>> for container growing. https://tinyurl.com/3j5w9dwk Janet US
>>> Since I was a kid, I never liked squash. I've even tried eggplant.
>>> I don't think it was eggplant parmesan (Melanzana alla Parmigiana)
>>> or not.
>>
>> Eggplant is kind of a slimy, squishy, vegetable so a lot of folks
>> dislike it. It's also hard to cook.
>>
>I only started using it recently.

Maybe it's a lot more common and liked in Europe and Australia than in
the US. Every country has its peculiarities. Americans love corn (and
bourbon). Japanese children hate green "bell pepper". Personally, I
love blanket statements.

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Bruce