SC - gingered butternut squash soup (Was: Italian Ren Feast)

[Linda Carey]

> The references I have available suggest that the sweet potato (Ipomoea
>
> batatas) entered Italy about 1528 with haricot beans as part of a
> presentation to Pope Clement VII from Cortez's expedition into Mexico.
>
> The butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is much more of a problem.
> Cucurbita moschata is found in Africa, Asia, and both Americas.  The
> genus
> contains winter squash, some pumpkins, and some gourds.  Of particular
>
> interest are bottle gourds, which have been found in Egyptian and
> Mesoamerican tombs.  While I have not been able to confirm it, I
> suspect
> butternuts are modern variants and  bottle gourds or Japanese pumpkin
> would
> have been more likely to be used in period.
>
> Bear
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>

I think I'll see how it tastes tonight, then see about changing the
recipe to maybe substitute pumpkin for the squash, might that work?
Seannach

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