Comments on: Buttercup Squash Soup With Porto And Cream http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/cooking/recipes/buttercup-squash-soup-with-porto-and-cream/ Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Food Blog by Nicolas Steenhout Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:36:08 -0600 hourly 1 By: Nic http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/cooking/recipes/buttercup-squash-soup-with-porto-and-cream/#comment-95 Nic Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:57:52 +0000 http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/?p=1820#comment-95 :D No problem. You aren't the first to make that mistake, nor the last :) Including my local grocery store :) :D No problem. You aren't the first to make that mistake, nor the last :) Including my local grocery store :)

]]> By: Karen http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/cooking/recipes/buttercup-squash-soup-with-porto-and-cream/#comment-94 Karen Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:25:29 +0000 http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/?p=1820#comment-94 OK next time I'll polish my glasses before commenting. :) I had not picked up on the CUP part. :) Thanks for your patience - and good tips. Much obliged. OK next time I'll polish my glasses before commenting. :) I had not picked up on the CUP part. :)
Thanks for your patience - and good tips. Much obliged.

]]> By: Nic http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/cooking/recipes/buttercup-squash-soup-with-porto-and-cream/#comment-93 Nic Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:14:28 +0000 http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/?p=1820#comment-93 @Karen, be careful not to confuse butterCUP squash with butterNUT squash. They are different :) The buttecup squash is round, and dark green, with some pale ribs. The butternut squash is beige, elongated, with a bulbous end. I tend to judge quality of whole pumpkin-type squashes by thumping them with my thumb. It should emit a bit of a "hollow" sound, and vibrate a bit. The pumpkin should be heavy, and have no soft spots. As for decorative ones, there's no real way to tell just by looking, although decorative squash & pumpkin tend to be smaller, and have more "interesting warts". Ask the vendor, if they are around, would be my approach. @Karen, be careful not to confuse butterCUP squash with butterNUT squash. They are different :) The buttecup squash is round, and dark green, with some pale ribs. The butternut squash is beige, elongated, with a bulbous end.

I tend to judge quality of whole pumpkin-type squashes by thumping them with my thumb. It should emit a bit of a "hollow" sound, and vibrate a bit. The pumpkin should be heavy, and have no soft spots.

As for decorative ones, there's no real way to tell just by looking, although decorative squash & pumpkin tend to be smaller, and have more "interesting warts". Ask the vendor, if they are around, would be my approach.

]]> By: Karen http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/cooking/recipes/buttercup-squash-soup-with-porto-and-cream/#comment-92 Karen Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:55:35 +0000 http://en.wheelinggourmet.com/?p=1820#comment-92 I love butternut squash, but I haven't seen it for ages here in Denmark. I have a question for you - is there any way to judge the quality of a squash on the outside? And with all the squash-type plants that people think are great to sell for decoration, how can I tell whether someone is selling me a decoration version (may not have been raised in optimal conditions for a food product as opposed to something to be used as "non-food")? I love butternut squash, but I haven't seen it for ages here in Denmark. I have a question for you - is there any way to judge the quality of a squash on the outside? And with all the squash-type plants that people think are great to sell for decoration, how can I tell whether someone is selling me a decoration version (may not have been raised in optimal conditions for a food product as opposed to something to be used as "non-food")?

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