Name that squash....

[Nicos]

I'd love some help peeps in IDing a squash we bought for halloween and never got round to cutting up.

Interestingly- when I cut into it today I noticed it's a bit like a spaghetti squash- ie fibrous strands.
It's a flat variety and a mid orange skin, with mid orange flesh (Spag squash is much more yellow)
It's not as orange as a chestnut squash ( which is rounder)
Size of the one I bought was 14" x 9"high.
Anyone got any ideas???

[Polly Fouracre]

Is it slightly scalloped? It may be "Red Etampes" Or it may not!

[Nicos]

Shape and colour are right!
BUT.... it doesn't mention the spaghetti flesh on the sites I googled.

Actually- the size is more 6" high x 12" wide for the one I had

[smallblueplanet]

Have you looked on here?

Cucurbita pepo

[Nicos]

Good site!!!

Looks like Jack be little- but that isn't a spag type squash!

Just a thought- I wonder if its a X -pollinated spag with jack be little or cinderella squash!!!
It was from a small shop- so may have been locally grown! ( unofficially of course!)

[SlugLobber]

I was going to suggest a X-pollinated one. According to Jamie (Oliver, me old mate), unless grown in a tightly controlled environment, squashes are complete slappers!

[Nicos]

I was going to suggest a X-pollinated one. According to Jamie (Oliver, me old mate), unless grown in a tightly controlled environment, squashes are complete slappers!

Oh is going to ask at the shop for me if they still have any there.

I've saved a few seeds- so it'll be interesting to see what grows!

[Flummery]

At 14" high it'd be Jack be Big mebbe?