I Saved A “Keeper” Winter Squash for 14 Months. Here’s What It Looks Like Inside! (Did We Eat It?)

[@sankalprana5623]

A very common practice here in India we've saved 9 pumpkins this year

[@kimfindlay3500]

I'd be super interested in following Indian permaculturist or traditional farmers if you have any recommendations please

[@sankalprana5623]

@@kimfindlay3500 aananda permaculture farm look it up though they don't post regularly

[@kimfindlay3500]

Thank you!

[@jthepickle7]

My Marina Di Chioggia squash is only just picked and already looks like it came from the Qumran caves 2000 years ago! I had one the other day and can't say how glad I am that the squash is an Heirloom whose seeds I will plant in 2023 - as it was delicious.

[@mudotter]

Have a hand saw for the kitchen for doing the first cuts on those big/hard squash. It's just so easy to open them that way.

[@doubles1545]

I use a clean hand saw for cutting open hard squashes.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Love this tip!

[@cbradyorganize]

We use a saws-all for all difficult or large squash and have my own set of kitchen blades.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Great tip!! I’ll def try that!!

[@onlyintime9914]

👍sweet meat is one of many great varieties of long term storage squash for up to 14 months without refrigeration

[@LonelyDistance]

I stumbled on the historic farm series a few weeks ago and they were absolutely fascinating. Thanks as always for your great content, Angela!

[@thatsalt1560]

Ruth Goodman! She's wonderful! I haven't watched her in years. We don't have the channels where she appears. I also love videos like this. Thank you for sharing this reveal. 🙂

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

A lot of her shows are on KZbin!

[@leechowning2712]

I watch them here on YT because here in the US we do not have them at all. Unfortunately, YT takes videos down at times, so it is always a challenge to get back to what I was watching. My areas of interest are pre-victorian, so Monestery Farm, Secrets of the Castle and Tales from the Green Valley are my go tos.

[@mattymacdonald1]

I once kept a blue pumpkin for almost 2 years It was on the table for 2 Christmases and thanksgivings

[@kelseylanders8835]

We just cooked our first sweet meat of the fall and turned it into some pies for our thanksgiving! It makes the best pies!!! And the kids all argue about who gets to use the axe to open it up😉 at the end of storage mine always have germinated seeds inside so i was expecting yours to as well! Im going to try find a cooler spot to store them this year. I learned a few years ago that on top of the kitchen cupboards was a bad choice!

[@olddaddie5645]

I grew up in a family where the only squash we ever had was pumpkin pie from canned pumpkin. Would it be possible for you to share a few of your favorite squash recipes that are not soup? (My husband would want something more substantial than soup for dinner.) I really enjoy your videos!

[@permiebird937]

Winter squash are great for stuffing with a pilaf or stuffing like you would put in a turkey, they are a great substitute for potatoes too.

[@Kizarat]

Cut up the squash and mix it with olive oil, salt and a herb like oregano and roast it.

[@priestswife]

Use winter squash in curries! Yummmm

[@sharonross4535]

I have never eaten winter squash. I’m going to have to grow and try it after watching this video. I love zucchini and summer squash and this looked yummy. Thank you Angela. God Bless.

[@j.reneewhite915]

My great grandmother always made her pumpkin pies with this squash. And yes it was better than costco pie. I grow sweet meat every year and find success using an electric knife to cut through it. If I don't need to save the seed then I cook it in a turkey roaster in the oven whole and let it cool before removing the skin. My other most favorite winter squash are Burpee's Bush Butternut, Honeynut Butternut (for single serve size) and autumn frost. My daughter and I traditionally make a very large batch of squash soup each year and she put's it in the freezer for quick and nutritious meals. I just finished my last cup full this morning. Mmmm. Winter squash is a must in my garden. A little shout out 30 min. south in Aurora, Oregon. PS I really want to participate in seed swaps this year. Any advice on that subject?

[@cheryllynn4238]

I love Ruth Goodman. I watch her shows a lot in winter. I have winter squash tucked everywhere. Rarely do they go bad before I get to them.

[@jenniferwinter3474]

So excited to check out Ruth Goodman!

[@lostinsomerset6002]

Love that programme, watch the series continuously!

[@EastxWestFarms]

These squashes and pumpkins are amazing vegetables. We practically live on butternut squash and winter squash during the winter month.

[@deborahcoyle7612]

This was awesome! I’m excited to grow all the winter squash!

[@zoeynorman6563]

I saw someone else mention recipes- that would be a wonderfully helpful video!! Maybe all your favorite squash recipes. My husband doesnt like squash so would love any recipes that hide the squash well:)

[@couragefish]

Ruth Goodman shows are my go to comfort watch too! I just rewatched Victorian farm a week or so ago.

[@WynterDragon]

Wow!! That looks stellar! I'm surprised it's not spongey!

[@Meltiqueful]

Glad to have found another "winter squash enthusiast"!!

[@cheskydivision]

More then once I’ve cracked open squash and found all the seeds sprouted

[@mariatatum8768]

Sorry if I’m missing this, I’m looking to see if you sell your seeds. I live pretty close to you and would love some seeds from this squash!

[@lilangel97712]

I live in the Portland, Oregon area and was wondering if you would consider selling some of your seeds.

[@chickentender4037]

Thanks for the video. I tried growing my first winter squash last year (buttercup) and only got one but it was incredibly sweet. I'm planning on growing at least 4 varieties next year, I'm hooked! I was wondering how long sweetmeat could keep after watching one of your other videos, this is really helpful.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful!

[@chickentender4037]

@@ParkrosePermaculture oh, you've no idea! I've already purchased Sweetmeat and Delicata seeds after that first video I watched!! Just waiting impatiently to plant.....

[@permiebird937]

One option for getting into these hard winter squash is to start with baking them whole, then carefully cut it open after cooking and gently remove the seeds and the strings, and use the flesh. At this point, cutting into a Sweet meat is easy enough, but I have roasted full winter squash before, and that is an easy way to get into a winter squash if cutting the raw squash is too daunting.

[@permiebird937]

In the "Little House" books, Ma would use Pa's ax to open her Hubbard squash.

[@lilangel97712]

Also using those pumpkin carving tools work wonders!! That's what I use for my spaghetti squash.

[@permiebird937]

@@lilangel97712 Hubbard squash, which includes Sweetmeat, are harder than pumpkins or spaghetti squash, with a very thick firm flesh, that is difficult to cut. I've tried pumpkin carving tools before, and broke them on raw Hubbard squash. The squash's hardness is part of it's long storage strategy. Even when they start to rot, that can be a slow process too.

[@gailfarmer187]

Jesus loves you God id so good he has given us all of these plants !

[@211steelman]

😀Spoiler alert!

[@MonoiLuv]

So cool

[@ChristopherJohnsonArtist]

It doesn't need to be refrigerated, but do you have air conditioning or is it normally relatively cool there indoors? I'll be where it is in the 90sF (35+C) most of the year.

[@permiebird937]

In Portland, 90F is rather hot, and happens intermittently over the summer, with normal summer temperatures in the 80s.Most of the year Portland is cooler. It only heats up toward the end of squash storage time.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

It can be quite warm here in the summer. We do have air-conditioning but I don’t run it very often, typically just a few times in very hot weather. I find that the Squash like to be stored a little bit below room temperature but not refrigerated and not really somewhere cold. The floor is a good spot. Our breakfast nook where I keep most of mine face is north so it is not a sunny place and cooler than the rest of the house. It also is a converted laundry porch, so the floor is poorly insulated. I also store Squash under my bed

[@maranscandy9350]

Young winter squash can be eaten as summer squash.

[@metf314]

Love those BBC specials!!!

[@oliverg6864]

That's awesome!! Is sweetmeat a Cucurbita maxima?

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

It is!

[@natureboy6410]

@@ParkrosePermaculture which one do you find to be the most prolific and heat tolerant and drought resistant? I'd like to grow some winter squash here in the Mojave desert but have limited space. So I may go vertical and would like something that will produce as much as possible.

[@tmzumba]

Yay!!! This means you have “Angela’s” sweet meat seeds again!!! This came from seeds you saved right?

[@jacquivowles7578]

I wonder if the microwaves help in keeping it - just kidding- it looks delicious. I find a very thin very sharp paring knife the safest option for cutting hard skinned pumpkin - we don't have sweetmeat here but the thin blade works well with all other varieties - it is not trying to force the sections apart just cutting through them. I too love Ruth Goodman's series - it helped so much last summer when I was preparing fruit for bottling [canning]. Have you done a video on how to ensure your ppumpkin/squash seed is true to type? I remember saving this seed before I knew how and next year's crop was not a delight.

[@zoeynorman6563]

any tips to keep these from cross pollinating with pumpkins or other similar crops? Thank you!

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

I pollinate with a brush and tape the blossoms closed if I want to save the seeds :)

[@zoeynorman6563]

@@ParkrosePermaculture oh thank you! I very may try this:)

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Do you sell your squash seeds? I would love to buy some of those.

[@zoeynorman6563]

I would love to grow this but an afraid it will cross pollinate with my other pumpkin variety since I dont have much space! Do you have a huge space to spread them out in order to prevent cross pollination with your other varieties? or do they not cross pollinate? Thank you God bless!

[@gwenethbranch2419]

Where can I get seeds for sweet meat pumpkins in Canada?

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Fed Co seeds stocks them and they ship