Fried Squash in Appalachia

Are you a fried squash fan? We just love frying squash straight from the garden. Watch this video to learn more about frying squash in Appalachia.
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[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@bobshenix]

My grandmother from Italy used to make fried zucchini all the time, especially in the summer. Really good stuff!!

[@tarheeltrue4484]

My mama’s side of the family used cornmeal for a coating. Dad’s side used flour and fried the squash with onions. I never took sides. I love both!😋

[@georgespaeth812]

My mom always used some cornmeal and onions too!

[@rhondakanderson1120]

Fried yellow squash is a summer favorite of my family❣️ We cut it round & we batter the squash in meal & small amount of flour salt & pepper & fry until brown on both sides❣️🥰 Sometimes I fry vidalia onions with my squash. My daughter prefers it without onions ❣️🥰 I LOVE fried fat back fried silver queen corn & sliced garden ripe tomato onions & cucumber salad & skillet of hot buttered cornbread❣️❤️🥰 BEST Supper EVER❣️🥰 Southern Home Cooking from Huntsville, Alabama❣️❤️😋

[@rhondakanderson1120]

I cut batter & fry my squash just like you do❣️ Try & turn it only 1 time. I do fried okra & fried green tomatoes the same❣️😋🥰

[@SaucemanSauceman]

Fried squash, eggplant, zuc, okra , all individually flipped in iron skillet. Mmmmm.

[@harolddenton6031]

You're making me hungry. That is some good eating. Love using my cast iron skillet to cook up eggs,meat and veggies.

[@susanperry6648]

I had fried squash all my life. I'm 81 years.. I like it cooked both ways.

[@foghornleghorn262]

Don't forget about fried green tomatoes to go with that fried squash.

[@WhispersFromTheDark]

Oh yeah!!! LOVE me some fried green tomatoes!

[@paulajean7148]

😋

[@buck546]

Lordy be how I miss my dear Mom. Mom would always make me fried green tomatoes. Mom passed away in 1998 she was a country girl and man those brown beans, wilted lettuce, and squirrel gravy just to mention a few and the fried green tomatoes. God bless you Moma.

[@Tropicalpisces]

🤤🙏

[@sadiemeazell7388]

Absolutely

[@tim7462]

My grandmother and mother fixed it this way. Cornmeal makes it.

[@dalechurchdc]

So many wonderful days gone by. This brings back so many memories of grandma at the old wood stove. In her old apron she didn't have much just old miss matched dishes and stuff. But her dinners were so special. Cooked with love. Thank you for keeping these days alive 🙏

[@jessicamccain1000]

I’m 72 yrs old and never fried squash until I watched your video and did it today! We love it so much! Thank you Tipper!!

[@janiceharris5475]

Love fried squash. My husband and I love meatless meals during the summer months. A plate of squash, cabbage, corn, cornbread, green beans is so good. My mom and grandma would fry out side meat or fatback to add to the meal.

[@thistlemoon1]

I went through a phase a few years ago of frying whatever vegetable we had on hand. We found a lot of things we liked that way.

[@wyluli-dt9wv]

My dad loved fried squash more than anything and we always had a garden so we had it often. Mom did the medallions and the old man would eat them about as fast as she'd get them out of the pan. I love them too and make my own often. Mom just used cornmeal to bread hers but I like using just plain ole flour with some pepper and garlic powder. I salt them to taste at the table.

[@millardfillmore1331]

QUARTER THE SQUASH FROM THE NECK DOWN ( I SLIGHTLY PREFER THE CROOKNECK VARIETY) AND FRY THEM.....ADDING THE ONIONS WHEN THEY WON'T BURN AS THE SQUASH COOK.....WITHOUT THE COATING AND WITH ONIONS AND THE SQUASH JUST SORTA SAUTEED MORE THAN FRIED CRUNCHY QUARTERED IT WILL DEVELOP A SLIGHTLY SWEET "NUTLIKE" FLAVOR THAT'S JUST DIFFERENT BUT SO GOOD...I VIRTUALLY NEVER BREAD MINE IF IT'S JUST FOR ME....FOR COMPANY I WOULD USE MEAL, FLOUR OR BOTH....BUT W/O BREADING-TYPE STUFF IT IS SOOO DIFFERENT AND QUITE A REFRESHING CHANGE....IT WILL BE SOFT, TENDER AND REALLY SET OFF BY JUST THE ONIONS....MOST PEOPLE NEVER HAD THE NON-BATTERED VARIETY.....YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE NUTTY FLAVOR....DIP OUT YOUR HELPING FAST CAUSE IT GOES REALLY FAST!!!! SOMETIMES THE TINIEST CHANGE BRINGS ABOUT A CHANGE THAT YOU CANNOT HARDLY REALIZE...SQUASH AND OKRA AND FRIED CORN MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND!!!!! CARRY ON MIZ LADY YOU ARE WORTH YOUR WEIGHT IN GOLD AND MAY EVEN SAVE THE DETACHED MILLENNIAL GENERATION FROM DOOR DASH AND CHILI'S, BURGER KING AND HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP....MSG AND GMOS!!!!

[@Dutch779]

3 vegetables I didn't like as a kid, was Squash, pumpkin, cabbage. Yuk.🤢 Now as a adult, I love all 3. 😊

[@trevorberg1810]

Same, still not much love for squash tho

[@russellrofe4849]

Squash casserole is one of my summer favorites. Also like squash fritters. Fried okra is great too.

[@knitter4years]

Fried okra is so so good.

[@lynnmking3008]

I love squash casserole and fried okra!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I love squash casserole too 😀

[@vickiibendit943]

I love squash casserole!

[@johnnylapsick6826]

@@CelebratingAppalachia Me Too! I’ve eaten some really wonderful squash casseroles.. yummy! 🙂

[@papaw5405]

With eight hungry mouths to feed Mommy was forced to use the dump method. She even had to skip the breading. I actually prefer it that way and have tried to replicate it without success. Maybe a mother's love somehow gets infused into the food she makes. Love tastes goood!!!!!!

[@DFDuck55]

That reminded me of when a friend and I were living in the woods making our living cutting firewood. A friend of ours from the city came to visit, he was a gourmet chef by trade. The first breakfast he offered to cook and started cutting little slices of potato and daintily placing them in the pan. We told him we were hungry working men and weren't worried about presentation, we just wanted a big pile of fried taters. So we showed him how to cut up a bunch of potatoes and tossed them all in a hot cast iron pan at once. After he tasted the results he agreed that was a better way to do it.

[@queenbee3647]

Love does taste good! When my daughter fixes me coffee or a snack, she presents it saying "I made it with schlove Mom"....and its wonderful!

[@kathya739]

Sure does; and mom did the dump method too, with onion, salt, black pepper, hot grease, and sprinkled with flour after adding to skillet. Crusty if fried quick and with very little turning. She fried most veggies the same, including green tomatoes. Fried potatoes but without the flour. Good cookin'.

[@lucysmith6827]

Being of Middle Eastern ancestry, most of the meals Mom made had that influence. Squash was mostly made stuffed with lamb and rice, dried mint, and boiled with crushed tomatoes. It's delicious, but when I tried fried squash some time in my 30's, I loved it! I use corn meal with not liquid, just as you did, and now that I saw this, I need to make it tomorrow. Great video, as usual. Thanks!

[@UncleJoeHikes]

My Momma cuts them long ways for frying that way too. I remember not too long ago sitting up and talking for hours with Momma over a plate full. We ate them all and talked so long we wanted more! So we had another plate full!

[@joycewilson3787]

That brought tears to my old eyes. What a blessing to have a meal with your mama. May you have many more.

[@janaspencer6008]

Fried, baked or stewed - nothing better than yellow squash! Thank you!

[@sandysaldano1818]

I could eat fried squash every day. I grow it in my organic garden here in CA. I make mine exactly like you do yours except I make it in a non stick skillet. I am going to try slicing it the way your Pap did. My granny had the best garden in Kentucky and my favorite memory is just going to the garden with her and picking whatever was ready to harvest and use it make our meals for the day.

[@calcedonie7501]

I made fried squash blossoms this past weekend for the first time. delicious!

[@caroleezekiel6000]

They are! I made some also for the first time! Yummy!

[@pamelacoffos3202]

We had fried squash fried okra and fried green tomatoes. I could make a whole meal out of those three things.

[@WildBill1911]

I live in eastern N.C. Fried squash has always been one my favourites. I picked some squash out of the garden today and fried them. The smells in the kitchen brings back so many memories ❤❤

[@DFDuck55]

About the only way I really like squash is fried. You mentioned the moisture of okra. Most don't know that okra is related to hibiscus and mallow. Marshmallow was originally made from the roots of the mallow plant that grew in the marsh, mixed with honey, in ancient Egyptian times.

[@millardfillmore1331]

STEWED IS GREAT IF YOU DON'T LET IT GET ALL WATERY...WITH LITTLE ONIONS & COOKED TIL IT'S "STIFF" KINDA LIKE A GOOD SERVING OF MACARONI AND CHEESE..MY WIFE THINKS I'M CRAZY CAUSE AS MUCH AS I LOVE CHEESE....TO ME THE CHEESE COVERS UP SOME OF THE BROWNED SQUASH'S FLAVOR....CALL ME CRAZY...OH YEAH....MY MOM DID BOTH MEAL/FLOUR AND WITHOUT...CALLED IT FIXED WITH MEAL/FLOUR FRIED AND W/O ANY BREADING *SAUTEED*....NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT ON EARTH......

[@deborahsharpe9429]

Never had squash until my teens. Instant favorite of mine. My Aunt taught me how to fix it in the Virginia Appalachians. I adore those Mountains. Oh. She fixed squash the same way you do. Thank you for your posts. I love ❤️ seeing and listening to you ❣️

[@lisabailes1065]

In eastern NC we cut up yellow squash and sweet onions (with salt, pepper, and olive oil), then bake for a few hours until the liquid is baked out. So very good!

[@jeanmooreboykin4250]

Lisa, I'm from eastern NC too, but now in Durham. Never heard of that version, but I think I need to try it. : )

[@fordtruxdad5155]

I'm in Eastern NC also... we cook squash with onions, fried meat grease, salt, pepper, and a little sugar. On top of the stove. And cook until all the water is cooked out and the squash/ onions are golden brown. Takes about two hours.

[@brandywine4000]

This is the only way I like squash-also from down east! My father loved the breaded and fried and I would cook it for him and I used flour with a little corn meal mixed in for breader. Hands down the steam fried with onions is the best!

[@delilahjarvis5850]

My kin was from the Appalachian mountains and we never ate our squash battered. Just sauteed squash, zucchini and onion in real butter. However, we did batter our fried green tomatoes. We called the last meal of the day, supper, not dinner.

[@susanann0301]

My mom made it every Summer! We ate it dipped in ketchup.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That sounds like my girls 😀

[@amyschmelzer6445]

We would eat fried squash when I was little. I haven’t made it in years. Dad liked to grow yellow crookneck and green zucchini. I prefer the zucchini. Unfortunately my husband and kids aren’t big summer squash fans unless it’s in the form of zucchini bread. I will have to fry up some just for myself soon.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Granny makes zucchini bread-we love it too 😀

[@bethotoole6569]

Have you tried making zucchini noodles? It’s the only way I can get the ‘others’ in my family to eat squash.

[@amyschmelzer6445]

@@bethotoole6569 That’s still serving it as a vegetable. My family is not easily fooled. We don’t like spaghetti squash either.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@bethotoole6569 My girls love them-they make them quite often and use them in soup and with tomato sauce 😀

[@bethotoole6569]

@@amyschmelzer6445 I find it has a lot to do with how thick I cut them, how long I cook them (not very) and most of all what sauce I put on them. So far homemade teriyaki seems to be the best!

[@-TammyJean-]

Some of my favorite childhood memories is mama cooking everything we grew in the garden, oh how I miss those good ole days and my mama 😥

[@markconing832]

Fried squash has been one of my favorites ever since I was a kid. I love that we can get squash year round and can enjoy it anytime you want. I use a 2 1/2 quart Tupperware to dredge the medallions... putting 3 or 4 in at a time... giving it a shake... then the next 3 or 4. I think it goes pretty fast and neatly. One of my favorite vegetables.

[@jackolantern1028]

Squash and onions fried in cornmeal here. We plan on having some tomorrow. Can't wait!

[@jamessimpson5452]

Now you're taking me back, pan fried squash, was a common side to a meal, as was pan fried cabbage and corn with pork chops.

[@rickw.5267]

I like fried squash. I grew up in S. Vermont. We had a huge garden every year. We were also blessed to have a Rhubarb patch, raspberry patch, apple trees, pear trees, etc.. My mother canned, froze, pickled anything and everything, she could. I think she put up about 900 to 1,200 jars a year. Nothing like fresh food!

[@kimbohaze1382]

Getting ready to fry squash myself! I love fried squash, fresh corn, fresh tomatoes, fresh cucumber and onions in vinegar and sugar water, pinto beans and cornbread. That is the perfect summer meal here in South Central Kentucky. Enjoy you and your girls videos. Feels like watching family!

[@jeanniebuchholz9923]

It tastes good either way, and extra delicious if someone else is cooking. LOL. Good luck and God bless.

[@cookielady7662]

We have SO much yellow squash from our garden right now. I cut it into rounds and fry it in a cast iron skillet just like you do. I do dip it in buttermilk before dredging in cornmeal and flour. It gives it just a tiny hint of tanginess. If I don't have buttermilk, I skip that step. Enjoyed the video. TFS. ~ Betty

[@kdnix1]

My Pop put flour and cornmeal in paper sack and added the squash and shook the bag and fried it up.( I still do my okra this way) It was always delicious. My daughter and I eat yellow squash ALL the time just for lunch. I just sautee it in a little butter or oil with pepper until brown.Delicious everytime! This year am growing Cube of Butter variety but I still love crook neck. Its what I grew up on.

[@wandainlouisville6398]

I never thought to cut the squash in bigger pieces like that and I love the idea. So we always had medallion cuts in my Kentucky family and we only used corn meal. I will definitely try the half flower and half corn meal.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wanda-I wouldn't have thought of it if I hadn't seen Pap do it 😀 I use 3/4 cup cornmeal and 1/4 cup flour along with salt and pepper to taste.

[@deb3451]

We're originally from WV and my mom always fried us what we just called summer squash. I think some people call it "patty pan" squash. I'm so glad you reminded me of it. Putting it on my shopping list right now :)

[@doctorwu1303]

We dip our in ranch. I prefer this 10-1 over fried green tomatoes. We always fried the first run of squash we got from the garden. That smell when they’re cooking is just awesome.😊

[@jeanmooreboykin4250]

That's exactly what I did last night. Fried the little squash rounds and dipped then in Ranch. Yum!

[@nancygodsey8312]

My husband just loved yellow summer squash. We had never had it until we grew it in our own garden. Our parents both had gardens but only grew staples like potatoes, green beans, tomatoes to can. I did do an egg wash with flour and fried up slices. I called it golden dollars. We both loved it so it was a big batch. Good memories.

[@georgiaman1926]

My mother did not start frying squash like you have here until later in life. The way she cooked squash was to put oil in a pan, slice the squash as you have and just put it in the pan with a small chopped onion. She scrambled it and let it cook until it was brown. I cook mine this way now. It is so good.

[@zaram131]

Oh yes.. I grew up on fried squash like this. Grandma raised her family on this and it’s still one of my dads favorites.

[@boogiedok]

Yes! Mama made her fried squash exactly like this.❤️

[@jimmiepatrum]

I grew up with the individual pieces fried one at a time. When my chidren were old enough to eat squash, I would have our two kids and my husband standing over me eating squash as fast as it came out of the pan. The squash rarely made it to the table with the rest of the meal. I'm growing squash and zucchini this year and I can hardly wait to fry up some. I'm widowed and alone now with my kids living an hour away, so it won't be nearly as much fun since there will be no one to stand over me while I'm frying. Goodness, I'm going to have fried squash, sliced tomatoes, fresh green beans, corn on the cob and hot cornbread. Wish you and I could sit down and enjoy it together. Diane in NC

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That would be nice Diane 😀

[@audrachandler5824]

Fried squash and squash pickles are two simple pleasures in this life. I always try mine a few at a time.

[@mhans79]

This is my absolute favorite dish in the summer! Not to pat myself on the back, but I have gotten pretty good at making fried squash. My Mama has taught me right.

[@sharonlloyd5954]

Love fried squash ! 😋 when I was a child we didn't have meat every nite especially in summer, we ate from the garden , a mess of fresh green beans cooked with new potatoes, fried squash sliced tomatoes, green onions and a pan of cornbread that was supper 😋

[@Randoplants]

My husband was excited to see the thumbnail, because he used to make this with his grandma and now we can give it a try. :)

[@TheTimeshadows]

I love fried squash. Just started eating it since I came back to Jacksonville, FL.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It is so good 😀

[@TheTimeshadows]

@@CelebratingAppalachia I'm so glad to have found it; I'll give your recipe a try next squash gettin'. :)

[@ellenkimberlin5036]

Momma would slice the squash in medallions and slice onions and roll them all in corn meal. Put it all in the skillet together to fry. She would turn the concoction with a big spatula.. After both sides of the whole batch had lightly browned, she would serve the delecious mess. It was so good. My sister and I make it often in the summer..

[@kathya739]

I started deep frying yellow squash, green zucchini, and fried green tomatoes; bag-shake with a cornmeal/flour blend, or flour/cornstarch blend. Chunk them up; add a splash of buttermilk to make the coating stick and deep fry batches at 360 degrees. Salt and pepper after removing while still hot. I add a dusting of Chipotle powder for kick. A lot faster than individual frying. Light as a feather and crispy, too.

[@irisscott9488]

Never had squash like this fried! Looks great! Usually cooked with ham or smoke sausage and peppers and onions! 🌟😋🌞✨👍👍♥️

[@dawndelrio1861]

I’m Italian and we always eat all kinds of squash (zucchini, etc) the same way you do-it’s excellent! Another thing I do sometimes I make a garlic, Parmesan cream sauce to pour over it-like an Alfredo sauce. Give it a try! Dawn D

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds great!

[@peacefulwife5199]

Yum. We eat a lot of zoodles, this sounds delicious. Thank you.

[@marilynpeppers1356]

My mom “scrambled” the circular pieces. Squash was a staple at our house growing up. My husband’s mom fried the pieces individually and that’s how I cook squash now. One cannot eat just one piece if there are several on the plate. They make a yummy snack also. I enjoyed this video.🌟💜🌟

[@LadyAkashe]

Maybe 4 times a month my mom would fry food. Usually it was organ meat but we begged for fried squash as kids. My squash isn't ready yet this year but very soon. Such nice memories along with great food... thank you, Appalachia.

[@garrycollins1475]

Fried squash was a staple at my home growing up. Still love it today.

[@neffk]

Try a deep fryer. It's like green eggs and ham---you might like it. It's thermostatically controlled and there's so much heat in the oil that temperature is fairly steady... More importantly, if you're frying chicken, you get 7 minutes to hustle around in the kitchen each time your drop the basket.

[@meganstacy3641]

I'm looking forward to frying squash from our garden. We're in Alaska, so it'll be a bit, but I do love fried squash. I did not grow up with my family frying vegetables. Mostly boiling, lol. My Mom now does all manner of vegetable prepping and cooking. We learn and share with each other. Sometimes together, which is nice.

[@susan9522]

Yes, I grew up with fried squash. I also fry cucumber. My preference with cukes is to use Zatarain’s fish fry.

[@matthewstewart1986]

Today, I made fried Zucchini with a little salt, pepper and a dash of garlic with a pone of cornbread, Greasyback green beans, and fried tuna cakes!! Mom fries it like you! I love it!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds great!

[@Deadcntr]

When I was comin up my momma seldom put any breading on her squash. But she was from New Zealand and I don't think she was used to the way most folks cook. I have always breaded and fried mine similar to yours and that's the way I like it best.

[@brandonphillips8148]

Just has some a couple of days my grandma made me. Also had some fried cabbage, fresh tomatoes and salmon patties...The best.

[@diannedutton6127]

Love squash any way it's prepared. I make a casserole, fry with onions, no breading. I love vegs being raised on a farm and all our vegs coming out of our garden. We raised our beef, pork. Best way to grow up.

[@paulachiotti5224]

My mother was from Arkansas and made fried squash often. One of my very favorite foods to eat.

[@bullardranch]

Lord yes, fried squash….gardens and vegetables….the Lord is good to us!

[@marylawman8603]

Yes to fried squash! I like using panko breadcrumbs and I sometimes add parmesan cheese. When I was little, my mom would boil and mash squash with a little butter and cream. She also would saute sliced squash with onions, peppers and tomatoes. Tfs your recipe. Looks delicious! 💗

[@diannasmith5695]

I sauté squash with onions, salt & pepper but your version sounds really good & I'm gonna try it. Tfs.

[@janetmathis8068]

I have fried squash this for 58 years it is the best way to prepare and eat it! I love your show!

[@happyrapture1370]

I love fried squash and I do it the same way. My mom always did the scramble. I think it was the fastest way to get it in the table for us all. My husband is from the North and had never had fried squash. He likes it now though, I knew he would see it my way 😉🤭.

[@rlwalker2]

If I make the main dish in the oven I do the squash on a cookie sheet there. If the main dish is done on the stove I fry it like you did ... and sometimes don't even flour it. However I do it, squash is easy to prepare, picks up an improved flavor (my opinion) and quickly gives you a great side dish. I like the fried green tomatoes and fried eggplant ideas too.

[@pmay6772]

I grew up on the scramble. Everything else was the same. Squash are so good that they don't need much seasoning.

[@DocShickley]

my Granddad had a truck patch and always grew squash and zukes. I loved it and could eat myself sick on it, but never ever lost my love for it. Grandma would slice it about 1/4" thick and fry it like you. She'd lightly salt it after it was fried. It was so good. We often had zukes that were a little bigger than optimal and when Grandma cooked those bigger slices, it was like a steak dinner!

[@donnawade961]

I didn't grow up with it, but discovered squash a few ago when I decided to venture into more vegetables for health reasons. Can't wait to try them fried!

[@adrianguynn5807]

I'm sure I'd love it but as a 61yr old southerner I've never had fried yellow squash! My dad didn't care for much of anything with breading or batter coating so other than fried seafood we didn't have much of that since mama cooked to suit him...they were very old school lol

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I hope you get to try it Adrian 😀

[@greeneyelady56]

I also loved my fried seafood

[@dthurley8490]

I can't imagine anyone not having had fried squash. Growing up and even now, I could make a meal off of fried squash and maybe some fried onions if I don't have spring onions.

[@adamhawkins3036]

This makes me hungry...i could live outta the garden!

[@ilotefft2526]

I’ve never coated and fried yellow summer squash. I cut mine in medallions and sauté them in butter adding a touch of sugar, dried onion flakes, 1/2tsp. of beef bullion and salt and pepper to taste. If I want to make it into a casserole, I add a beaten egg slowly, some sour cream. Then add a mixture of bread crumbs and grated cheddar cheese and bake for 25 minutes. I call this Country Club Squash.

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Oooooo…I love me some fried (crispy) squash! Cornmeal makes the crispy crispier! My wife adds a little cornstarch too. But I can get completely goofy over some fried squash! Or okra!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Yum-I love fried okra too 😀

[@bacongreasegoddesstv]

Delicious! My husband has told me about squash like this that his grandmother used to make. I’m Going to try your recipe

[@michellehudson3932]

Oh, my goodness. I had completely forgotten about breaded fried squash. My aunts used to make it. Mommy didn't. She sliced squash and vidalias and cooked it down in oil and butter until the onions and squash were carmalized. Both ways are delicious.

[@richardtirrell1153]

I love this video..I was the fried potato guy in my family..yes no matter how many people we had to supper they insisted I cooked the potatoes. And even if we were asked to dinner at relatives homes I was still asked to cook my fried potatoes I only turned them once .and everyone loved them .toss some onion in at the last 4 minutes and thats it.I learned to do this from a hunting buddy when I was very young ..his dad taught him and his dad taught him

[@darlingusa2pettee57]

OOooooh That looks so good, Tipper. One of my mom's most requested dishes and she did it both ways, all scrambled up with onions and the fried way you did. Guess what I'm buying this week at the grocery store. Oooh yea. Medium size, I'm thinking. : ) Thanks Tipper! God bless you and the family!

[@vaavaaavicky1371]

If you put a couple tablespoons of cornstarch in with your dry mixture, it makes it so much more crispy. It actually crunches when you bite into it and chew it. Someone gave me this tip last summer and I've used it ever since. I'll never fry it without it again. I love fried squash. Well, I love it any way you can cook it!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thanks for the tip I'll try that!

[@61hink]

I'm from Connecticut and I grew up on fried squash, just like the way you made it. And fried squash flowers.

[@3251JOE]

I noticed you had yellow patty pan squash in a bowl. Pop-pop only grew white patty pan squash, called simlins by the old timers, for frying. Mom-mom would closely cut around the stems and the navel shaped piece on the bottom before cutting thin, lengthwise slices that made rough oval-shaped pieces. She dredged them in plain flour, no seasoning, shook off the excess flour and fried them in an iron skillet until nicely browned, turning once, until she had a mound of slices three to four inches deep on a meat platter. The delicate, sweet taste of the squash paired with the toasted flour was, and still is today, irresistible to me. Pop-pop always salt and peppered his, but Mom-mom and I ate them with no seasoning. To me, salt covered over too much of the flavor described above. He sometimes grew yellow straight-necked squash, but Mom-mom always stewed these in one inch chunks until just cooked through.

[@batescave]

When you referenced the Foxfire book, I suddenly remembered my aunt sharing with us things she read from her Foxfire books! Are they still in print? I wish I had listened more.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

They are! You can search and find their website. The old books are available and they're still making new ones 😀

[@Tropicalpisces]

Interesting... My baby brother's preschool in NY was called The Foxfire School... I wonder if it had any relation.

[@OriginalClaw]

My great grandmother would core the squash, stuff it with sausage and bake it.

[@heatherinparis]

As a kid I NEVER had squash of any kind because my mother didn't like squash. I married a man who liked roasted squash and I began to experiment and "discovered" fried squash on my own. LOVE it!

[@FordS-O-S]

Never had squash, But I finally had zucchini many years ago, and loved it so much, my biggest regret is not trying it sooner. There is so many foods... vegetables mainly that i would not try that I wish I had. Love hearing your voice and you talking about anything you do. Your whole family is a pure treasure to me, Thank you Tipper 8-)

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You are so nice-thank you! I was the same way-I was a very picky child 😀

[@FordS-O-S]

@@CelebratingAppalachia I am very picky, and yet, simple. When I enjoy something, and someone wants to cook it for me, its so easy I hope they aren't so overworked and hate doing it. Me personally, will go out of my way for someone, no matter if I don't like the smell of something cooking, would happily make it for them. When a video posts, which I look for every time I'm online, I click right away, and "LIKE" because I know it's going to be awesome!!!! Thank you once again Tipper and family!

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

It's interesting that the two methods you mentioned are the same exact thing here and you're likely 1,000 miles from here. I've had the sauteed version using water instead of oil and a small onion and some okra mixed into it . Of course we've had the fried method just as much if not more, it's always a crowd favorite : ) Pretty interesting how thing's are different but also the same here.

[@virginiamccabe3073]

Yes, I grew up with fried squash, Mama made it like scrambled eggs, 'We all loved it.

[@harleypub]

We grew up growing yellow Patti pan and green zucchini squash in Grandma's Garden. We had fried squash allot and is still one of my favorites. Grandma cooked her squash a bit different though. She would cut up the squash like you would when you fry potatoes. and put them in a bowl. She would then salt and pepper them and then Wisk an egg or two and pour over them. Then she would ass flour to a certain consistancy like pancake batter and then fry them in a cast iron skillet. Yumm!

[@1957cah]

My mother would cook fried squash just like you do. She would get so mad at my brother and me because we could eat it faster than she could fry the squash.

[@Tropicalpisces]

Eggplant goes like that on our house backindaday.

[@thistlemoon1]

We love fried squash even squash casserole. My daddy was a Baptist preacher who didn’t like fried chicken but he did like fried squash so that’s what we ate.

[@Kickstart500]

A Baptist preacher that doesn’t like fried chicken? That’s a rare man there😀

[@thistlemoon1]

@@Kickstart500 very rare but he was the original Jimmie Hendrix too

[@kathya739]

Thought it was a requirement, being Baptist, to love fried chicken;)!

[@thistlemoon1]

@@kathya739 I kind of thought so too. I remember it surprised me that he didn’t like fried chicken but then again my mother wasn’t the worlds best cook either.🙂

[@brendabrookhart4855]

I have not had fried squash, I grew up in Northern British Columbia, I don't think I have even seen that type of squash in a grocery store. I now live in Central Alberta and no squash that looks like that. I have seen okra tho!! I truly enjoy watching you teach us!! Thank you!!

[@jcrefasi1]

I have had other fried veggies like eggplant, okra, zucchini and green tomatoes but we always cooked yellow squash with onions in an iron skillet in just a bit of oil and butter, salt and pepper. I love it raw in salad too. My all time favorite yellow squash dish is in a casserole made with seasoned bread crumbs, eggs, Parmesan cheese onions and fresh Gulf shrimp. It's a recipe from my Dad and his Louisiana side of our family.

[@annaautuori567]

Definitely going to try this-I'm one who's never had fried squash.

[@deborahbarry8458]

I haven’t either. Except in a stir fry - no coating

[@deborahbarry8458]

Oh! I hadn’t watched enough! She’s more or less “deep-frying” not just frying on top of a coating of oil in the pan!

[@jenniferrobinson9474]

Mama would fry it individually, and it seemed to take forever frying those little rounds. My mother-in-law made the scramble, but it was never as good as fried individually.

[@dianeblanton8435]

Yes Lord standing and waiting for it to be ready. Thought I was something when my mom let me fry the squash

[@karendavis5804]

The best way I fry my squash, I actually mix up my corm bread mix like you were going to fry it. Then cut up a small yellow squash, a small zucchini a small onion, and a small green tomato. Then just fry them into cakes. The ingredients are steamed perfectly when the corn bread is done. We call it squash bread. It so good with your fresh green beans, tomatoes and cucumbers.

[@sheryladams1964]

Fried squash is delicious! Never thought to cut it like Pap liked it. So much easier for a family. I learned how to make a different kind of yellow squash from a neighbor. Is different change every now and then. Slice up your squash. In a little butter saute a some chopped onion. Cook till getting tender. Add squash. When almost done add a can of drained, whole kernel corn and grated cheddar cheese. Heat through till cheese starts to melt. Add salt and pepper as desired when cooking the squash. I cook this in a pot rather than a skillet....iron is my choice of skillet....because you want the deep pot. Is good. But fried is my favorite. ❤️

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

This a daily meal when family visited for two weeks straight and after, I was hoping you'd upload maybe you can tell us some of those "stories" of the mountains " you know only told around harvest time when the sun goes dark there is a filmmaker that is chasing that inverted saucer that ones throw across the room. as that credible pilot coined before that one so-called crashed in 1947

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love those old stories 😀