Comments on: Squash Blossoms Rellena de Oyamel http://foodietots.com/2008/07/30/squash-blossoms-oyamel/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: All Over the Palate | Eat It, Atlanta http://foodietots.com/2008/07/30/squash-blossoms-oyamel/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 All Over the Palate | Eat It, Atlanta Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:23:04 +0000 http://foodietots.com/?p=122#comment-1184 [...] Foodie Tots: Stuffed Squash Blossoms [...] [...] Foodie Tots: Stuffed Squash Blossoms [...]

]]> By: Sylvie, Rappahannock Cook & Kitchen Gardener http://foodietots.com/2008/07/30/squash-blossoms-oyamel/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Sylvie, Rappahannock Cook & Kitchen Gardener Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:36:42 +0000 http://foodietots.com/?p=122#comment-1183 I am was just going to say - use your male blossoms, but Pietra beat me to the punch. For the first few weeks, the squash often produce male blossoms only anyway, and since there are no females around... pick them. Later when the vines has both, just leave a few males. Also pick after the flowers has just opened if possible. They don't live long, and if they are picked before visited by insect and stood in a glass of water, they'll last longer. You can recognize the female blossom in that they have a tiny fruit just under them. If the female flower is fertilized correctly, the tiny fruit (the ovary, really!) will grow into a real fruit. Otherwise, it'll abort (dry off and drop off). Botany and gardening and cooking (and eating!): endlessly fascinating. I am was just going to say – use your male blossoms, but Pietra beat me to the punch. For the first few weeks, the squash often produce male blossoms only anyway, and since there are no females around… pick them. Later when the vines has both, just leave a few males. Also pick after the flowers has just opened if possible. They don’t live long, and if they are picked before visited by insect and stood in a glass of water, they’ll last longer.

You can recognize the female blossom in that they have a tiny fruit just under them. If the female flower is fertilized correctly, the tiny fruit (the ovary, really!) will grow into a real fruit. Otherwise, it’ll abort (dry off and drop off).

Botany and gardening and cooking (and eating!): endlessly fascinating.

]]> By: PaniniKathy http://foodietots.com/2008/07/30/squash-blossoms-oyamel/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 PaniniKathy Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:00:15 +0000 http://foodietots.com/?p=122#comment-1180 Such an incredibly beautiful presentation! I really do need to get to my local farmer's market this weekend - haven't been since my daughter was born 8 mos ago. Never too early to learn her veggies, I guess! :-) Such an incredibly beautiful presentation! I really do need to get to my local farmer’s market this weekend – haven’t been since my daughter was born 8 mos ago. Never too early to learn her veggies, I guess! :-)

]]> By: Hillary http://foodietots.com/2008/07/30/squash-blossoms-oyamel/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Hillary Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:02:51 +0000 http://foodietots.com/?p=122#comment-1179 Squash blossoms are so pretty! I like how you used them in your dish. Squash blossoms are so pretty! I like how you used them in your dish.

]]> By: Tiffany http://foodietots.com/2008/07/30/squash-blossoms-oyamel/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Tiffany Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:09:07 +0000 http://foodietots.com/?p=122#comment-1178 Those look awesome! Those look awesome!

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