Inside, the succulent yellow flesh tastes like a cross between sweet potatoes and butternut squash. As with other winter squash, Delicata is best baked or steamed. It's a good source of potassium, iron and vitamins A and C. A very good keeper, holds up to 9 months in proper storage. Squash, Long Island Cheese Heirloom, 1824. The name refers to the fruits shape, which resembles an old fashioned, flattened cheese box.
Blossoms are orange colored and very large.
Skin is creamy tan, flesh is deep orange, thick, coarsely textured yet sweet flavored. Squash, Waltham's Butternut Heirloom 1944. Plants yield 4-5 fruits. The stem is slender, hard, and faintly five sided. The fruit skin is thick and tan colored.