Happy to have so many males

16 years ago

I went out and picked some of those males and we ate them for dinner tonight with a big plate of pasta...I stuffed them with cheese, dipped them in flour and deep fried them...fabulous....I'll be praying for lots of males on my vines.........

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ruthieg__tx
Original Author
16 years ago
I am talking blooms...squash, pumpkin males...forgot to say that...
crabjoe
16 years ago
Ruthie,

What kind of cheese did you use and how did you tie the end off?

Thanks!
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ruthieg__tx
Original Author
16 years ago
I googled stuffed squash recipe and read a few and then just made up my own...I washed them (carefully) dried them, stuffed them with cheese...I used just regular old pepper jack that I sliced in strips, rolled them in flour and deep fried....Oh I couldn't get them to keep their little mouths shut so I tied them gingerly with thread..just plain old sewing/quilting thread....one of them I pulled the thread too tight and sliced off the rest of the flour...he cooked up just fine though so I don't know if a twist of the petals might be enough as the recipe called for...

one recipe used ricotta and another cream cheese and then they chilled after stuffing...I like ricotta sweet so I didn't want that ..didn't want to have to get out a pastry bag to do crean cheese mixture so I just siced thin stips and shoved them in...they were very good...My husband didn't even bat an eye when I gave them to him....and he gave me rave reviews...I think they would be really good done with bread crumbs or panko might be even better...I am happy that I tried them because they seem to show up on every program I watch on the cooking shows and I would think...do I really want to try them...but they were delish...
fliptx
16 years ago
Ain't boys great? ;)

Last year I planted Arikara squash. I didn't get any fertilized females, but tons of males. At first I was disappointed but then I discovered stuffed and fried squash blossoms. I mix a little cream cheese, parmesan, bread crumbs and stuff them into the blossoms before lightly dredging in seasoned flour. Mm!
justaguy2
16 years ago
I am talking blooms...squash, pumpkin males...forgot to say that...

You beat me to the punchline! Probably a good thing or I would have gotten banned from this site ;-)
harvesthunt
16 years ago
ruthieg_tx - If you don't feel like getting out the pastry bag, get out a plastic one instead. Cut the end off and put the tip in the way you would a pastry bag. Just as easy, and quick simple clean-up!
lilacs_of_may
16 years ago
I've been dusting my squash with rotenone to try to save them from the flea beetles. Don't know if I want to eat the rotenone, especially after all the cautions and warnings on the label.
ruthieg__tx
Original Author
16 years ago
Good idea harvesthunt...we did enjoy them and it was our first time to eat them so I thought it would be fun to share it with you all.

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