Cushaw squash

[user 14220]

Wife and I drove to Madisonville yesterday for lunch and to pick up some Bentons bacon and country ham. After we finished our meal at Donnas the owner presented us with 2 slices of cushaw squash pie. It was a first for us. Delicious taste, like a mixture of sweet potato and pumpkin. We plan to grow some next year. Please share any recipes you have for this delicious squash.

 

[Safari Hunt]

Lived in KY for several years. Cushaw came be made into pies like pumpkin. Locals would slice off a piece to cook. They kept it covered with a towel or cloth and in a cool place in the basement. Never heard of it until 1977.