Talk:Butternut squash

First conversations
Should be merged with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita_moschata specially because of the links to other languages.

I almost recommended the first version of this page for deletion (as it looked gibberish). However, it looks to me this subject is encyclopaedic, so I've left it largely as it is for others to expand on (as I've no understanding of the subject matter).

(Anonymous) I'm British, and I've NEVER heard butternut squash referred to as 'butternut pumpkin'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.48.136 (talk) 12:43, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

(Anonymous) Anyone know why the origin is listed as both Massachusetts and Mexico? The butternut squash we know today was developed by cross-breeding the Hubbard Squash with earlier varieties of butternut, which were not commercially viable. The earlier strains, including the Legett, had a large yield of fruit that had skinny, crooked necks that were not commercially viable. In the 1960's and early 1970's the Waltham Butternut Variety was developed at the Waltham Field Station of the University of Massachusetts, by breeding to select the squash that had long, strait and meaty necks. So, squash in general originated in South America, but the Butternut Squash varieties grown commercially were developed in Waltham Massachusetts.

I live in Stow, but it seems a bit of a stretch to say it originated here. According to the Fall, 2004 Stow Conservation Trust Newsletter, "...The late Charlie Leggett was the developer of a new variety of squash, later named the Waltham Butternut Squash, in a field across Gleasondale Road from the Leggett Woodlands. This field is now the site of the Butternut Golf Course." There are other varieties of butternut squash.

Perhaps someone could reset the 'uses' section? It seems to have been overrun by an 8 year old.

(Anonymous) The Waltham Field Station's Butternut squash, developed by Robert E Young, has a thick, straight neck. It's parent strain tended to have thin and curved necks similar to gourds. The parent strain does not provide enough edible "meat" to be commercially viable to Massachusetts farmers. I suspect (but have no documentation) that Stow's Butternut farms was either a client of the Waltham Field Station, or was one of the first field test sites of the strain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.125.55.214 (talk) 07:55, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

This article is titled "Butternut Squash" but seems to describe the origin of the entire Curcurbita moschata family. If there is any evidence the the term "butternut" was used to describe squash before the introduction of the Legett or Waltham varieties in the mid 20th century, citations are needed. Otherwise the article should be retitled "Squash". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:646:8900:231A:F15F:3749:3F3E:FCA2 (talk) 01:57, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Butternut Risotto
The greatest risotto I ever had in my long life was recently at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto -- it was pheasant risotto with butternut squash. --dunnhaupt (talk) 17:03, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Preparation, precautions, allergic reactions
This section of the article talks about preparation, but says nothing about precautions and allergic reactions. Perhaps the title should be revised to match the content of the section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.61.139 (talk) 19:17, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Where does it grow?
There's no mention of whence it originates or where it is cultivated now. — OwenBlacker (Talk) 20:23, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Issues with “Spread from South and Central America” Section
Two issues with this section:

1.

“Before the advent of the white man..” and “Many of these tribes, particularly in the West, still grow a diversity of hardy squashes and pumpkins not to be found in our markets.”

Maybe less florid language? Also acitation might be nice on the second point.

2.

“In Japan just after World War II I found squash growing on trellises over the doorways or on the sides of houses, at the foundations of burned-out buildings where vines can grow over the ruins, and beside and over small streams on horizontal trellises of poles.”

Not sure what this point is doing here.

Cjack2964 (talk) 23:07, 29 December 2018 (UTC)