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Hi Mary,
Thanks for the squash tip.  I'll look for it as I miss my
sweet potatoe.  But..........I don't understand the
honey????  I thought honey was not a part of the
program.

Jan

Hi Cheeks! Not Mary, but a drizzle of honey is fine as it's not processed white sugar and the amount you Should be using is negligible in the overall scheme of what you're eating. You're not putting a thick coating of honey on the squash, just a taste! Enjoy...nyKath

Mary,  THANK YOU! THANK YOU! This squash is fabulous! I eat almost 2 a day. I have never eaten squash in my life. This tastes just like sweet potatoes! I have all my friends at church eating them.  I peel it after cooking in the microwave and then mash and add Willow Run Butter onit and put back in for 2 minutes.

Thanks
Preachwife

Thanks for the ideas as I love sweet potatoes.  I'll look for these squash as I'm not familiar with them. 
Blessings!
Ruth

they really do taste like sweet potatoes.  i usually just add a small pat of Willow Run spread and then eat.  yummy!!
thanks again mary!

Hi Everyone,

    I never heard of these guys.  Checked out the link to see what it looked like.  Thanks for the pic.  Never saw one thus far but, the hunt is on.  If anyone out there from the Philadelphia area knows where to get these please let me know. Thanks.

                              Carol

Here's some info on this squash.  I was confused on the different pics that I saw online when I did a search and this explained it for me.

http://www.foodreference.com/html/tsweetdumplings.html

Sweet Dumpling Squash - Winter Squash - This solid round squash, formerly known as the vegetable gourd, is a perfect serving for one person. It is about the size of an apple and weighs up to 1 pound. The skin is a warm cream color striped with ivy green, and it changes to butter color and orange during storage. The skin is relatively tender and can be eaten. The pale-yellow flesh is smooth, fine, and dry as a potato and produces a rich starchy, light to mild sweetness, with a slight corn flavor.


Hope this helps someone else,
Michele

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to chip in my two cents on the squash thing.  I tried the dumpling squash for the first time and LOVED it!  While I was at the store a lady who was also shopping told me about butternut squash.  I had never tried that so I bought one of those too.  I think the butternut is even better than the sweet dumpling.  Mostly because it not only tastes like but also looks like sweet potatoes.  I have had one of the two of these squash every day at lunch for the past week.  LOL  YAYYYYYYY!  God is so good.  I hope you all find the foods that make you smile and happy and SKINNY!  Thank you again little mary!  (((((((((((hugs))))))))

(In Faith)  Little Princess

rather than microwave the squash could i use my veggie steamer to cook them soft then make like a mashed potatos out of them?

now only to find a replacement for the marshmallows i use to brown on top of the sweet potatoes. ha ha!!

rh

You could steam them, Rich, but they really should get soft enough in the microwave to just scoop out of their shell - or peel the flesh from the rind - to just be able to mash them up in a bowl. And while not marshmallows by any means, you could probably saute up ripe banana slices with a bit of sweetener in them, put on top of the potatoes, and give them a few moments under the broiler. Just a thought! I actually love all the squashes and pumpkins cooked and close to their natural state or blended up into soup the best, but whatever floats your boat! Enjoy...  NYKath

Hmmmm - or puree them, put them in a big icing tube and "flute" them on the top of the casserole and bake them.... it might work!!

Carolyn

Oh, yeahhhhhhhhhh - that's a great idea, Mary!!

Carolyn

wow what wonderful response. sorry guys I have been away for so long but end of the year close out of business has been off the charts. The Oil business is great but along with it comes truck loads of work!

rh

I just read these posts and I gotta say I like it...any time I get to use a blow torch I am all for it
I used to watch Julia Child and wait for the times she would whip that baby out and flame on!  Can't wait to try it!!
neakybird