Market Look-For’s

• Squash should feel heavy in your hand. Light squash means that the water has evaporated out of the flesh and it will be dry.
• Blemishes, cuts and bruises will cut the storage time down significantly. Cook these squash first.

Storage

• Store in a cool, dark place (cellars and garages are perfect).
• Avoid freezing because it will rupture the internal cells cutting down storage time.

Notes

• Delicata and Acorn Squash are technically summer squash cure like winter squash. Their skins are thin enough to eat.
• Consider shaving your squash super thin and eating raw in salads or with marinated.
• Older varieties of squash are generally darker in color and richer in flavor.