On Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 2:45:15 PM UTC-4, George Shirley wrote:
On 9/10/2017 1:03 PM, Pavel314 wrote:
Our two varieties of blue pumpkins both ripened this past week. The big, lumpy ones in back are Blue Hubbard squash and the more pumpkin-shaped ones in front are Queensland Blue. They weigh about 11 pounds and 9 pounds, respectively.

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About half of the patch is picked but a few varieties are still growing..

Paul

They sure don't look appetizing with that gray coloring. I don't eat
much pumpkin or squash anyway but it looks like a good, big crop. I
wonder what a pumpkin pie would look like from one of those. G

George

Unfortunately, beneath that greyish-blue exterior the flesh is the usual orange pumpkin color. I had hoped for a blue pumpkin pie. Some years back we had chickens that laid green eggs; I was very disappointed when I broke the first one to find that the contents were the usual egg color; a green yolk would have been more entertaining.

We grew the Blue Hubbard last year and they're a very good winter squash. They keep for months and whatever we don't eat go to the sheep.

Paul