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hissandtell - 2005-11-22 06:46:52
Ha - we must have different butternuts here. Ours are the easiest of all pumpkin breeds to peel! Now, our thick-skinned (but exceedingly tasty) Queensland Blue - now *there's* a tough bugger to get into. Happy Thanksgiving! Love, R xxx
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anno - 2005-11-22 09:37:29
Be careful with your fingers! What works for me is cutting the things across their waist, then lengthwise, before scooping out the seeds. Makes it easier to cut into peelable sections. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving & enjoy all your company! Anno
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Kathy - 2005-11-22 14:38:14
I was told to cut the darned thing where it starts to widen. I guess that would be at the "waist"? Worked well for me (using alot of pressure) Have a great Thanksgiving!
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Elizabeth - 2005-11-22 14:43:43
Try peeling it first, with a sturdy y-shaped vegetable peeler. A regular Oxo veg peeler is also strong enough. I hack them up with the biggest, heaviest knife (but not necessarily the best or sharpest) knife I have. A cleaver works too. Usually I hack it up first, steam the chunks, then scrape out the flesh from the softened skin. It's worth it, because nothing is more delicious than butternut squash. Yum! E
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Fi - 2005-11-22 19:39:29
I have always found a machete works well on pumpkins. But, then again, I don't usually attack woosie little pumpkins like butternuts. ;) When you have tried to cut a Queensland Blue or an Ironbark then you know you have really cut a pumpkin!
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amberness - 2005-11-23 14:36:55
check your mail :)
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Linda - 2005-11-23 15:20:36
As one who got to share the squash soup and the rest of the trimmings last night, I can only add that the carving of the squash was well worth the effort to those of us who dined on it.
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