American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-07
SQUASH AND
tBy ella Kohlhepp.)

'"AuaDic dsSi7ldhtb III the great call
for food.
Any time in May they can be plant
ed and bring forth in abundance.
sometimes they can be planted even
as late as June.
They are not particular about To-
callty, the back yard suits them as
well as the front; they are willing to
come IN any obscure corner providing
ne proper soil and moisture is used
for them.
II you have not saved any seed, puy
them from any seed dealer. II prop
cry attended TO they will bring more
returns from the amount invested than
any other seed. | raised forty fine
HUBBARD and Kentucky sweet squash
iaht summer In obscure places OF my
Dhch yard. Their vines climbed the
renee n In some places the squash
hung above, four I'm a row.
Out on a desert homestead a friend
OF mine raised squashes equal to any
raised on irrigated districts, but there
was a secret; The water was hauled
a great distance for domestic use but
mere was Always a receptacle for the
waste water; old tin cans and pals
we're collected and n set by each
VINE Ihey were filled once a week
ron the waste water. Wicks were
a the thickness OF ones finger. of
yarn or soft cotton threads. the tops
Oh Ola Sox travelled out were used, but
anything that will carry on the cap
mary attraction Will serve the pur-
pose. The wick was long enough to
reach from the bottom Of the can and
tie around the vim next the root
The aAll pnrfar LwI-.4 - "
was wonderful for the water fed the
pants as the kerosine feeds the light
through the wick OF a lamp. This
process ~ a great help to vines in
any climate IL gives steady moisture.
me SEEDS should be soaked until
ready TO sprout before planting If
lhere seems danger OF frost, cover the
Young plants with glass Jars leaving
mem on until the sun ia far up. This
draws the heat OF the sun and helms
tho growth.
Watch and clip off all the false
blossoms. They can be easily dis
ilnguished, as they have no bulbs nj
the base OF the blossoms. bur thew
take much strength from the plants
II let grow.
After your squash have matured
~ ~ a ANAlaI Ut WnHTH TnAV
can be kept from freezing. Those Won
wish to keep for late winter should no
placed In separate boxes or on shelves
where they will not touch each other
ana then should be turned once a
month so they Will not become bruis-
Cd from their own weight with
speciai are they can be kept good
until May.
Fol early winter and autumn usa
they can be piled together but should
re sorted occasionally and II any are
round with soft spots they should be
USED immediately. IL there are more
ina can be used for the table thew
can be bottled as fruit and as thew ali
generally keep well until December
or January they can be put in the
emptied fruit Jars or dried.
All OF the forty squash | raised in
my back yard were used to good ad-
vantage without bottling or drvIng
any. e
We had stewed and baked souasb
equal TO any sweet potatoes. We made
squash butter from any that we're
round with soft spots on: bv stewing
mem thoroughly then adding z
ana a little ginger and allowing IN
simmer for several hours This
Woul Keep a month In cold Weather
without bottling tight.
owing to sickness one batch was
neglected before il was -tborougbIv
stewed down and started 10 fermsnt
| thought Of how | let the miIk sorr
before | mad my cakes so why NOT
use tne sour squash In the same man
neI l sweetened II with soda and
auued everything else | used in max
l"b slhBer cakes-molasses. sugar.
0EsS ana shortening. IL took but a
u.tle tlour to make a stiff batter. par
ol Whloh baked In this form the re-
ulalhder mixed into a stiff dough and
''sue lnto ginger snaps. They were
u~'iiolous' The children liked them so
Wen made hem often after from the
sweet slowed squash using baking
powder instead OF soda and saved quite
= portion or flour. as the squash was
'he main substance. But the best OF
ail was the SQUASH pics We had during
the winter. They saved fruit and
"hen eggs we're not plentiful have
useu corn starch 70 give them solidi-
T..
Pumpkins a be used the same as
squash nut my experience is that the
SQUASH Is superior for humans though
noth are good for domestic animals. /
The horse that can be trained TO eat
them gets sleek. the swine Fat. II is
not good 10 give too much 10 the
mitch COWS, but the chickens will Law
golden eggs on a squash mash once
a day and Il will ave other food
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America BY producing and using.