The Old Folks Home

[Beer can]

Ron has a good point, for those with trouble splitting them. Wrap them whole, open er up afterwards when it's soft.
Buddy of mine, old guy, did a lot of cooking on his wood stove, sucked down a lot of beers there and ate many good meals off that wood stove. That's basically how he cooked butternut squash and hubbard. Wrapped them in heavy aluminum foil and rolled them around on it all day, same with giant potatoes he would get from his sister's farmers market, called them chef specials they were the size of small footballs, wrapped them in heavy foil and rolled them periodically.
He'd put a big lidded roasting pan on the stove, shoulder of venison surrounded by taters carrots onions topped with a halved head of cabbage, cooked all day. Many pots of ham or bacon and white beans. He even smoked whole wild turkeys INSIDE of that stove suspended over the coals with a coat hanger, come out delicious!
Always said he should write a woodstove cookbook.

 

[Alaskan]

Wow!

That is pretty cool @Beer can

 

[pennyJo1960]

Have not had a need to use the trash burner for food here
would be absolute kick in the pants to try so may find myself
slipping a nice roast of pork loin in potatoes and vegies

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Beer can what kind of squash is this in the picture?

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Thanks Ron! Now I have to try some!

Ron has a good point, for those with trouble splitting them. Wrap them whole, open er up afterwards when it's soft.
Buddy of mine, old guy, did a lot of cooking on his wood stove, sucked down a lot of beers there and ate many good meals off that wood stove. That's basically how he cooked butternut squash and hubbard. Wrapped them in heavy aluminum foil and rolled them around on it all day, same with giant potatoes he would get from his sister's farmers market, called them chef specials they were the size of small footballs, wrapped them in heavy foil and rolled them periodically.
He'd put a big lidded roasting pan on the stove, shoulder of venison surrounded by taters carrots onions topped with a halved head of cabbage, cooked all day. Many pots of ham or bacon and white beans. He even smoked whole wild turkeys INSIDE of that stove suspended over the coals with a coat hanger, come out delicious!
Always said he should write a woodstove cookbook.

Wow I would love to cook like that while camping over an open fire! I bought cast iron set of deep pans with lids and the dutch oven to cook over the fire pit.
I might try some of these ideas thanks Beer can!

We are going to go camping probably next week and I can hardly wait to use my new cast iron dutch oven over an open fire!

 

[chickadoodles]

Beer Can, do you know the name of the squash in the picture? I would LOVE to grow some of them next year.

Also as far as easy to deal with pumpkins, Sugar Pumpkins should fit the bill. Thin skinned and tasty. Not very big either. You can bake them like squash or use the pulp for pumpkin pie.

Thanks Mc I would like to try some of these!

 

[perchie.girl]

Squash discussion: coming in late ... but I was thinking... Why not cook the whole thing in the oven or microwave..... But then @ronott1 beat me to it....

 

[miss heny]

Not knowing is agonizing.

Try to look at it from a different angle. The fact that they didn't have you on the phone STAT! is a good sign. Usually the worse it is the faster they call you.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and whisper a prayer in the meantime.  One of my favorites is 'Have faith and wait'.

Thanks Beer can. I'm going to start hunting for the seeds.

well one test was gonna take longer so mom thinks that the results will be in Monday.

 

[chickadoodles]

Squash discussion: coming in late ... but I was thinking... Why not cook the whole thing in the oven or microwave..... But then @ronott1 beat me to it....

Thanks Deb.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Did the gum.... was that last year, and was that juicy fruit???..... did that work at helping you catch them?

No. I caught one in a trap with goober grape and almost immediately another moved in, this time under the ducks (always a popular rat spot). I started covering the rat holes then throwing the duck water down the last rat hole, but the rat shoots out of the water hole like some kind of log-flume ride at the amusement park and flies across the yard to the goat house. The next morning the rat is back under the ducks.

Thanks y'all.
I had no idea It would be that hard to crack open. So I guess I will be trying something else. Maybe some type of pumpkin. What kind do you and Ron grow Scg?
I would not be able to open anything that has to be chopped with an ax. I have trouble holding a coookie sheet.

I grow Dakota/Kabocha http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/search?item=1630, carnival http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/search?item=1605, hubbard http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/search?item=1654 and a wide variety of traditional pumpkins. I am a major fan of the cucurbit family and almost my entire garden is made up of cucurbits and tomatoes.
You don't need an axe but you do need a really sharp machete like knife. I have them to butcher chickens.

well one test was gonna take longer so mom thinks that the results will be in Monday.

The waiting game stinks.

 

[miss heny]

Agree!

Though good news if I may of sold a doll for 450 which means more money for birds and mom happy I "settled" down with a breed lol