SC - Columbus menu II

[ND Wederstrandt]

>From what I understand from the book and from what other people have
posted, the squash family... (zucchini, pumpkins, winter squash are new
world.  The type that is old world is the gourd family which included
luffa, chinese squash (obo) and gourds.  I've eaten young luffas and gourds
( before they harden).  zucchini it seems (as well as some of the others)
were quickly accepted once they were introduced.  They are within period
but are not from the Old World.  It appears that the old world gourds fell
into disuse (maybe they do not taste as well, who can say)  I don't you
would be inaccurate to substitute zucchini for any gourd in a recipe since
they started doing it within period.

Clare St. John


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