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>>>> Recipe found on About.com: Southern Recipes
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>>>> I've heard of all kinds of ways to cook yellow (crookneck) summer
>>>> squash but never this one. It sounds intriguing so I think I'll try
>>>> it. With a few variations (noted below).
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>>>> Summer Squash Patties
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>>>> 2 c. grated yellow squash
>>>> 1/4 c. self-rising flour
>>>> 1/4 c. self-rising cornmeal
>>>> 1 small onion, chopped
>>>> 1 egg, beaten
>>>> pepper to taste
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>>>> Mix all ingredients together. Spoon out into hot greased frying pan.
>>>> [the author notes she uses olive oil.] Brown on both sides. Drain on
>>>> paper towel.
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>>>> I'll be making a few changes to this recipe. For one thing, I don't
>>>> own self-rising anything. I'll just add the salt and baking powder to
>>>> the flour and cornmeal myself. I also tend to drain pan-fried items on
>>>> brown paper, not paper towels. It's more absorbent. It's also a good
>>>> way to use recycled paper bags from the grocery store. I also will not
>>>> waste olive oil on something like this. While the dish sounds
>>>> interesting the author sounds pretentious specifying she uses olive
>>>> oil. It's like the she jumped on the olive oil bandwagon. I don't find
>>>> using olive oil makes anyone more or less food literate. Corn or
>>>> canola oil will do just fine for this squash dish. Oh, and she didn't
>>>> mention adding salt. I suspect (even with the breading) this dish will
>>>> need some salt.
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>>> Thanks, that sounds really good. Question, do you use the seeds in it?
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>> The seeds in summer squash are inconsequential. (And I know about having
>> to watch out for seeds.) Summer squash isn't like eggplant which has
>> hard little seeds that can cause digestive problems.
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Yes! However I didn't cook these tonight after all. I was invited over for
dinner as a thank you for taking care of my neighbor's cats for nearly three
weeks I'll give the recipe a try tomorrow.

Jill