Squash identification

[BeatTheSeasons]

Does anyone know what these cream coloured squashes are? I found them lurking among the undergrowth down my new allotment. Are they summer squashes 'gone hard' or true winter squashes?

Bonus points if you can suggest a suitable recipe as my OH isn't keen on eating them

Thanks a lot!

[sparrow100]

patty pans. usually used as summer squash when fairly small, can be used as winter squash, but they may well be a bit bland. If you cook 'em up I'd suggest lots of chilli & garlic too give some form of flavour.

[veggiechicken]

Looks like a Custard/Patty Pan squash.
How to cook the patty pan squash in your veg box @ Camel Community Supported Agriculture

[Thelma Sanders]

Like the recipe in VC's link, but I stuff mine with Bolognese style mince

[Two_Sheds]

There are lots of discarded PPs on our site too, like flying saucers fallen to earth. Why discarded? Because the taste is inferior to other varieties

[sparrow100]

That's a bit harsh - I think they are a very tasty alternative to courgettes. I also used them to fool small children into thinking they were eating something that was completely unrelated to courgettes and they loved them. I pick 'em fairly small.

[BertieFox]

The type of patty pan squash to grow, in my opinion, are the really small yellow or light green ones. You pick these when they are about two inches across and the plants will produce dozens of them. The one I grew was called Patty Green, Green Tint and was an F1 hybrid. (Got mine from Graines Baumaux but they must be available quite widely)

When picked small you don't need to slice them but cook them whole, and they are completely free of fibre. I don't like the large white ones which seem to have no taste compared to courgettes. Steam the small green ones with garlic and they will make a fabulous dish!

[Feral007]

I like the small yellow ones. But like courgettes, if you miss them for a day or two, they turn into triffids.

I don't think your hubby would like that sized one. Make compost with it.