Squash, Pumpkin
In Season
is generally available year-round.
Trivia
The Massachusett Indian word for "eaten raw" is "Askutasquash." An important Indian food, few white men shared the desire to eat squash raw, until the past few years when raw summer squash types began to appear in salads. Squash was unknown in Europe until early explorers returned from America with squash seeds.
