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Article Contributed on: 10/3/2006 1:00:53 PM
One of the reasons I exist is to provide laugh fodder for my family.
It's OK. One can get used to anything.
An example: The discussion is squash. How many kinds there are, what are the names. What's a butternut squash? What's spaghetti squash? Of course yellow squash, obvious. Zucchini most popular.
Then there's acorn, banana, Hubbards, buttercup,butternut. Lots of nut names.
The one I remember eating when I lived in Arkansas was a greenish circular scalloped like orb. I only remember it being called Patty Pan.
Family breaks out in laughter.
"What's so funny?" I ask.
You can guess from here.
Again, misunderstood, ridiculed.
I turned to the
Joy of Cooking book I keep (for reference only)
I found a line drawing of the squash and the name Patty Pan.
Guess from here. Gloating, told ya sos. Just cause it's not in the mega bins at King Soopers doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
So on our trip to the Golden Farmers' Market Sept. 30, I was thrilled to find Patty Pans. Bought some, cooked them up with some garlic, (I cooked them) ate some last night. Yummy.
I met Golden's cheer leader
Sharon Wheatley, who was chatting with
Cliff Evans. I took her picture, we chatted and I went to buy some glorious freshly baked bread. I got a loaf, and my favorite chef got a loaf. I bought lots of tomatoes that actually tasted like real tomatoes. I bought some banana squash because I wasn't familiar with it. I asked the proprietor of the stand how to cook it and she said just bake it and throw some butter on it.
OK . How can you go wrong with butter?
Julia Childs would be proud.
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