Long Island Cheese
October 15, 2009Betcha thought you’d see a beautiful cheese wheel in this post, didn’t you?
How about looking at an unusual winter squash that resembles a cheese wheel instead?
Well, minus the red waxy coating, that is….
Long Island Cheese (Cucurbita moschata) is an old heirloom squash that came from the New York and New Jersey region. This one measures about 14-inches across and it’s a little more than 13 pounds.
The Long Island Cheese squash is used primarily for baked pies. The flesh is a beautiful deep orange and it’s somewhat sweet. It’s a perfect squash for a traditional pumpkin pie.
The outer skin of a Long Island Cheese squash is very smooth and the ridges and flattened overall appearance gave this winter squash it’s name.
Definitely a great name.
Just say Cheese Squash 5 times real fast. I dare you….
Looks very yummy. I have some pumpkins to cook tomorrow and can’t wait. I love the house to smell festive this time of year.
This squash has a cheesy name but it looks like a pumpkin! Actually, I have never eaten squash before. I only heard about squash from blotanists. I only squash as a sports. I learnt another squash specie today. Great.
Flowergardengirl– I just noticed your email address — how fitting!
I’m making green tomato marmalade this morning, then I will work on some pumpkins. I’m wanting a pumpkin pie.
I agree, from October through January, a cook’s home can conjure up the best smells! The home we had before was up for sale in late February…the WORST time of year to sell a house. To make it worse, that week, we had a big snow. I was cooking an apple pie when the Realtors came through the home before an open house. They all asked if I could keep baking pies until the house sold. Well, I did believe a down-home smell could produce a sale, so I did what they asked. The house sold in 2 weeks! Remarkable considering it was a townhouse in a rather large suburb of the DC region. So I’m convinced that apple pie sold my house.
Firstly, I thought it was a pumpkin. It’s a serious squash, Lynn!
Pumpkin, squash, same difference.
Both are from the genus Cucurbita. And both taste so great!
What a name for a squash that looks like a pumpkin.