On 9/11/2017 7:51 AM, Pavel314 wrote:
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

We had those fancy chickens a long time ago, tuffed head, tuffed feet,
funny little birds, each one laid a different color. Finally ate them
all as there eggs were small and not often. Went back to standard laying
hens. Lady of the house tried various chickens and we went back to the
old standard laying hens. I grew up on a small farm as did my wife, our
Dad's went off to work five days a week so we had to do the chores.

This is our last home, just big enough for us and our stuff, small lot,
easy to mow. Just sitting around waiting our turn for the Pearly Gates. G

George