On 10/23/04 7:53 PM, in article , "Becky
Andresen" wrote:


"Boohoo1971" skrev i melding
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Has anyone ever canned or frozen it with any success? Carol In WI


YES! I used to grow them and I loved butternut pies. I would use a
recipe for
pumpkin pies ...the recipe for a pie from fresh pumpkin...and make the
butternut squash filling. I lined foil pie pans with aluminum foil,
filled the
pan with butternut pie mix and covered with foil then into the freezer. I
made
sure my pans were the size of the already made pie crusts, so all I did
was to
drop the frozen filling into the crust, allow it to thaw then bake it.
Oh, it
was so good. You might also go to google and enter "directions for
freezing
butternut squash. Boo

Hey Boo? I've always loved Butternut squash more then life itself...but
they don't exist here in Norway. My husband barely knows what a pumpkin is.
So, since you used to grow them...I have to ask: how hard are they to grow?
I can only grow in containers (but we can build large ones) so there is that
limitation. What growing zone do they grow in?

I'm despairing this year because it's the first time in my life that a big
dish of butternut squash isn't going to be on the table for thanksgiving.
I'm hoping that maybe I won't be so sad next year if I can grow them myself.

Misses all the trappings of home...
Becky A.




Hmmm - I know that you can grow the little pumpkins in containers; I suspect
if you keep it well watered, you could do get at least 2-3 squashes per
plant. Oh and one plant per container.

Just make sure you follow the import rules when you order the seeds.


Cheryl