The spaghetti squash, also called vegetable
spaghetti, vegetable marrow, noodle squash or Shark-fin Melon, is an oblong
seed-bearing squash. The fruit can range from ivory to yellow or orange in
color or green with white streaks. Its flesh is bright yellow or orange.
When raw, the flesh is solid and similar to
other raw squash. When cooked, the flesh falls away from the fruit in
ribbons or strands like spaghetti or shark's fin (when cooked in a soup
form). Its taste is nothing like spaghetti, it has a slight sweetness and,
if not overcooked, is crunchy and watery, like a cucumber.
Spaghetti squash can be baked, boiled or
steamed, and served with sauce as for pasta, or used as a vegetable base for
macaroni and cheese. Spaghetti squash contains many nutrients including
folic acid, potassium, vitamin A, and beta carotene. It is also a food low
in calories, averaging 75 calories in 8 cooked ounces.
Spaghetti squash can be stored for several
months as long as you keep them in a cool and dry area.
Plant in hills 6 - 8 feet apart. Sow 6-8 seeds per hill ˝" deep and thin to
3-4 plants per hill. Germination takes 7-10 days. You will be eating fresh
spaghetti squash in only 80 days.
Harvest before frost. Leave 2 to 3 inches of stem attached to the squash.
Store in a dry, warm space.
Packet contains 25 seeds.
Cooking Spaghetti
Squash
Spaghetti squash is easily cooked in the oven,
microwave, or stovetop.
When baking, the squash should be pierced with
a fork repeatedly and then baked for about an hour, then sliced open and the
seeds removed.
When microwaving, slice the squash in half,
remove seeds, fill with water, cover with wrap, and then cook on high for
about ten minutes.
When cooking the squash on the stove, slice the
fruit vertically in half instead of horizontally during preparation. Clean
the squash as usual. Place cut side down in three inches of water and boil
on high for approximately half an hour.
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Seed packets come complete
with growing
instructions on each packet. The seeds are in small reusable Zippit
bags.