Squash Blossom

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I am a 64-year-old female, living in a retirement community on Long Island

with my special friend, my cat Missy. I am fairly new to this group and am

trying to become a full vegetarian.

 

I have a question: Many years ago, my then-mother-in-law made a dish of fried

squash blossoms. I want to grow squash so that I, too, can make them. Does

anyone know what kind of sqash to grow for the blossom and, of course, for the

squash?

 

Thank you.

Kris

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hello Kris!! I did this one summer, years ago but keep hoping to

do it again. I used the blossoms off of yellow summer squash. We

had planted a whole bunch of the plants and they were loaded with

the blossoms. I have also cooked lily buds.....they tasted kind of

like green beans. Have you tried google-ing it?

 

You sound like such an adventuresome soul! Good for you!!

Nancy C.

East Texas

 

 

Hi,

 

I am a 64-year-old female, living in a retirement community on Long Island

with my special friend, my cat Missy. I am fairly new to this group and am

trying to become a full vegetarian.

 

I have a question: Many years ago, my then-mother-in-law made a dish of fried

squash blossoms. I want to grow squash so that I, too, can make them. Does

anyone know what kind of sqash to grow for the blossom and, of course, for the

squash?

 

Thank you.

Kris

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

How do you get squash if you pick and cook the flowers.

Mine isn't flowering yet, but that is good as they are still growing in my

bedroom. They will go out mid to late May and already be blossoming.

Katie

 

nancihank <nancihank wrote:

 

Hello Kris!! I did this one summer, years ago but keep hoping to

do it again. I used the blossoms off of yellow summer squash. We

had planted a whole bunch of the plants and they were loaded with

the blossoms. I have also cooked lily buds.....they tasted kind of

like green beans. Have you tried google-ing it?

 

You sound like such an adventuresome soul! Good for you!!

Nancy C.

East Texas

 

Hi,

 

I am a 64-year-old female, living in a retirement community on Long Island with

my special friend, my cat Missy. I am fairly new to this group and am trying to

become a full vegetarian.

 

I have a question: Many years ago, my then-mother-in-law made a dish of fried

squash blossoms. I want to grow squash so that I, too, can make them. Does

anyone know what kind of sqash to grow for the blossom and, of course, for the

squash?

 

Thank you.

Kris

 

 

Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kris, any squash that is edible will also have edible blossoms. I

have been tempted to cook some last year but held out for the squash

(if I eat all the blossoms I don't get squash!). I guess it is a

really good thing to do if you run into squash overproduction (like

many squash volunteers in a garden). The flowers from the dark green

long summer squash are good, so are the ones from the lighter shorter

mexican squash, and also the ones from the starburst light green

squash. They are all yummy, just grow the ones you like best if you

will also be eating the squash!

roseta @ los angeles

 

, Krisann Russillo

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> Hi,

>

> I am a 64-year-old female, living in a retirement community on

Long Island with my special friend, my cat Missy. I am fairly new to

this group and am trying to become a full vegetarian.

>

> I have a question: Many years ago, my then-mother-in-law made a

dish of fried squash blossoms. I want to grow squash so that I, too,

can make them. Does anyone know what kind of sqash to grow for the

blossom and, of course, for the squash?

>

> Thank you.

> Kris

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile.

Try it now.

>

>

[Guest guest]

As I said.....we had an abundance of squash planted so I picked some

of the blossoms to fry just so we would not have way more squash than

we needed later on. If you want the vegetable, don't pick all of the

blossoms,

for sure.

Nancy C.

 

 

How do you get squash if you pick and cook the flowers.

Mine isn't flowering yet, but that is good as they are still growing in my

bedroom. They will go out mid to late May and already be blossoming.

Katie

 

 

 

Hello Kris!! I did this one summer, years ago but keep hoping to

do it again. I used the blossoms off of yellow summer squash. We

had planted a whole bunch of the plants and they were loaded with

the blossoms. I have also cooked lily buds.....they tasted kind of

like green beans. Have you tried google-ing it?

 

You sound like such an adventuresome soul! Good for you!!

Nancy C.

East Texas

 

Hi,

 

I am a 64-year-old female, living in a retirement community on Long Island

with my special friend, my cat Missy. I am fairly new to this group and am

trying to become a full vegetarian.

 

I have a question: Many years ago, my then-mother-in-law made a dish of fried

squash blossoms. I want to grow squash so that I, too, can make them. Does

anyone know what kind of sqash to grow for the blossom and, of course, for the

squash?

 

Thank you.

Kris

 

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[Guest guest]

Nancy,

 

I have since googled it and found the following:

 

" You can harvest either male or female blossoms, although if you also want to

grow squash to eat, try not to harvest the fruit-bearing females, which bloom

from the end of the baby

squash. The males grow from a long stem, but be sure to leave some on the

plant so they can continue to pollinate it. There is no flavor difference

between the genders, but the female

flowers attached to baby squash do make for a nice plate presentation. "

 

Thank you to all for your help and suggestions.

 

Kris

 

 

nancihank <nancihank wrote:

 

Hello Kris!! I did this one summer, years ago but keep hoping to

do it again. I used the blossoms off of yellow summer squash. We

had planted a whole bunch of the plants and they were loaded with

the blossoms. I have also cooked lily buds.....they tasted kind of

like green beans. Have you tried google-ing it?

 

You sound like such an adventuresome soul! Good for you!!

Nancy C.

East Texas

 

Hi,

 

I am a 64-year-old female, living in a retirement community on Long Island with

my special friend, my cat Missy. I am fairly new to this group and am trying to

become a full vegetarian.

 

I have a question: Many years ago, my then-mother-in-law made a dish of fried

squash blossoms. I want to grow squash so that I, too, can make them. Does

anyone know what kind of sqash to grow for the blossom and, of course, for the

squash?

 

Thank you.

Kris

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Very interesting, Kris....thanks for sharing that. I didn't leave the

blossom attached to a baby squash...just picked the blossom. I may

have to try this if we get our garden put in soon. And you definitely

don't want to eat all of your blossoms.....poor squash wouldn't have

a chance then at all, would they!!

Nancy C.

 

 

Nancy,

 

I have since googled it and found the following:

 

" You can harvest either male or female blossoms, although if you also want to

grow squash to eat, try not to harvest the fruit-bearing females, which bloom

from the end of the baby

squash. The males grow from a long stem, but be sure to leave some on the

plant so they can continue to pollinate it. There is no flavor difference

between the genders, but the female

flowers attached to baby squash do make for a nice plate presentation. "

 

Thank you to all for your help and suggestions.

 

Kris

 

nancihank <nancihank wrote:

 

Hello Kris!! I did this one summer, years ago but keep hoping to

do it again. I used the blossoms off of yellow summer squash. We

had planted a whole bunch of the plants and they were loaded with

the blossoms. I have also cooked lily buds.....they tasted kind of

like green beans. Have you tried google-ing it?

 

You sound like such an adventuresome soul! Good for you!!

Nancy C.

East Texas