[Sca-cooks] a period food fight!

[Mark S. Harris]

Phillipa asked:
> So what kind of squash was it and can you get it today?
>
>> 1. Note that those aren't what we call pumpkins, which come from the New
>> World

If I remember correctly, some of the previous discussions on old
world "pumpkins" can be found in this file in the Florilegium:

gourds-msg        (94K)  5/29/02    Gourds, pumpkins, squash. Recipes.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/gourds-msg.html
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