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    The Easiest Winter Squash

    Oct 09, 2018 3 minutes
    BY LAN LAM

    A few years ago, this magazine ran a tip on how to break down a large, dense winter squash such as Hubbard: Place it in a zipper-lock bag and drop it onto asphalt from chest height, smashing it to pieces. It sounds severe, but taking a knife to a giant rock-hard squash (even a modest-size butternut can be a struggle) isn’t for the faint of heart, never mind that peeling its tough skin is a real chore.

    Allow me to suggest an alternative: crenellated, creamy yellow delicata

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