Acorn squash

[debodun]

I finished the spaghetti squash and cooked the acorn today. Had a tough time cutting it, so to avoid a tragedy I ended up cutting it in half with a bow saw! Baked in a casserole dish with some water at 400F for an hour - let cool another hour. The shell was hard even after cooking.

 

[katlupe]

Looks good! I have one waiting to be cooked on my counter right now.

 

[fmdog44]

The shell or skin as it is should not be hard after baking. Bake them open side up on a flat tray with butter and brown sugar covered with foil.

 

[Tish]

Never heard of Acorn squash before today.

 

[debodun]

Maybe called something different in Australia?

 

[Aneeda72]

Never heard of Acorn squash before today.

We grow it in our garden, good with maple syrup as well

 

[Keesha]

Cooked squash is wonderful.
Looks really good Deb. Do you ever add Christmas spices like cinnamon, cloves or nutmeg to it? That is if you like a pumpkin pie flavour. Squash flavour all on its own , is perfectly good right out of the stove , with a bit of butter. Yummm! I’d eat that for breakfast. Then again, I eat anything lately. Lol

 

[debodun]

Depends on the squash flavor. Really sweet squash do not need anything but a dash of salt and pepper and some butter. Less flavorful varieties may need tweaking with flavorings to an individual's taste. I've been known to add some brown sugar or molasses to more mild flavored ones.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I finished the spaghetti squash and cooked the acorn today. Had a tough time cutting it, so to avoid a tragedy I ended up cutting it in half with a bow saw! Baked in a casserole dish with some water at 400F for an hour - let cool another hour. The shell was hard even after cooking.

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A cleaver works great, too.

 

[debodun]

A cleaver works great, too.

With me it would work great taking off the ends of a few fingers, or giving myself a mastectomy.

 

[Aunt Marg]

With me it would work great taking off the ends of a few fingers.

ROFLMAO!

As the old saying goes... "you do that only once".

 

[debodun]

Would this Cleaver help?