{"id":253,"date":"2009-03-02T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forthillfarm.com\/news\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2009-03-02T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:46:16","slug":"acorn-squash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/?page_id=253","title":{"rendered":"Acorn Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acorn Squash<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Acorn Squash is familiar to most and a favorite to many.\u00a0 <\/span>It is dark green and has a deeply lobed acorn shape usually with a bright orange spot to indicate its ripeness.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Its flesh is slightly sweet, golden orange and is fairly smooth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Storage: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Acorn Squash doesn\u2019t store well long term and should be used within a few weeks to a month.\u00a0 <\/span>Keep it in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated space.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Culinary Uses:<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Acorn Squash is often prepared using the \u2018Simple Cooking Method for Winter Squash\u2019 below served mashed with butter and brown sugar or maple syrup.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s also a great squash to stuff!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Simple Cooking Method for Winter Squash:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Preheat oven 350 degrees<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carefully slice your squash in half and scoop out the seeds.\u00a0 <\/span>You may save the seeds for roasting or discard them into your compost or trashcan.\u00a0 <\/span>Brush a little olive oil around the rim of the two squash halves and place cut side down in a baking dish.\u00a0 <\/span>Fill the baking dish with 1 to 2 inches of water, wine, or broth and bake in the oven until a fork will easily pierce through the skin, about 25-45 minutes, depending on the size of the squash.\u00a0 <\/span>Be sure to check and make sure the liquid doesn\u2019t totally cook out of the pan.\u00a0 <\/span>Add more if needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Either scoop out the flesh and serve with butter and other adornments, or enjoy by eating the flesh straight from the skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Acorn Squash \u00a0 Acorn Squash is familiar to most and a favorite to many.\u00a0 It is dark green and has a deeply lobed acorn shape usually with a bright orange spot to indicate its ripeness.\u00a0\u00a0 Its flesh is slightly sweet, golden orange and is fairly smooth. \u00a0 Storage: Acorn Squash doesn\u2019t store well long term…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":251,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}