Squash and Tomatoes!!!!

Here we are, September again!.  All sun and no mosquitoes this year, no wonder the summer went by so quickly.  I can tell that it's the end of September though, my feet are sore!! 

We had a killing frost in the south end of the Province a few days ago, so that means that the corn, beans, cucumbers etc that we have in the store are what we cleverly scooped before the predicted frost.  Once they are gone, there will be no more until next year. 
Most farmers spent some time irrigating their valuable tomato patches to keep the frost away, so that means that we have field tomatoes coming out of our ears!!  This is fabulous as it's definitely getting to be the time for soups, sauces and stews.

The beautiful winter squashes are also now in season.  Unlike summer squash (zucchini and patty pan), Winter squash have much thicker skins and can store for months and months.  To ensure that your squash lasts until at least Christmas simply follow these steps.
Add 1 tbsp bleach to 4 liters of water.   Wash down the whole squash with this solution.  Place your now clean squash in a cool, dark, dry location.  A dry basement is perfect.  I prefer not to store my squash directly on cement, but on a piece of cardboard on the cement floor.  A cupboard in the basement is fine too.  In fact, I had an experiment spaghetti squash that survived a whole winter just on my kitchen counter. 
Now is the time to gather up winter squash.  When you make butternut soup in January, you'll thank me for this notice.

For some lovely and easy squash recipes, check out our recipe blog here.

Take care
Erin