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Green squash My sister-in-law Betty Jean and I picked squash in her garden anticipating a great mess of the yellow vegetable for supper. One plant had slightly greenish squash, but we figured they were near enough ripe to add to the basket. That afternoon I cooked the squash with onions to have with cornbread, tomatoes and butterbeans. We asked the blessing and I took the first bite. Bitter! Oh my! “Don’t eat the squash!” I yelled as I ran for the bathroom to rinse my mouth. About that time the phone rang. It was Betty Jean yelling, “Don’t eat the squash!” “Too late,” I said. “But I didn’t swallow. What happened? What is it?” “It’s a good thing you didn’t swallow it,” she said. “Those little greenish squash are actually gourds!” Beware of small greenish squash. Judy Stewart | Swansboro | Carteret-Craven EC |
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