Cushaw Squash Native American 10 Seeds
Heirloom Cushaw Squash 10 Seeds
“””On Ti Chuka”” Is Welcome from the Coushatta American Natives” whom along with other American Natives grow this winter squash with a 18 month to 3 year shelf life away from sunlight to last for 3 years. . The American early settlers call if “Potato Squash “ Squash Taste sweeter than a pumpkin, and flake up like a Spaghetti Squash. Cucurbita argyrosperma. This United States Heirloom Squash date’s back to the Native American long before any European settlers arrived. Their hard skins allow them to be stored for over 12 months at a time. This green-stripped Cushaw is believed to have been in America sometime between 7000 or 3000 B.C., grown by American Natives. My visit to the Coushatta Indian Reservation in 2009 confirms the research. Plant produces good yields of 20" long with curved neck "not like a pumpkin". The skin is white with green stripes. It has thick orange-yellow flesh. The flesh can be eaten boiled, steamed, roasted or baked. The neck can be cut off and peeled, sliced, or fried with olive oil, onions, salt and pepper for a tasty side dish replacing potatoes. The seeds can be roasted like pumpkins seeds, high in protein. They contain high amounts of beta carotene, potassium, Vitamin C and a whole range of B Vitamins. The Beautiful Native Americans put these Cushaw Squash into the woods to help feed run away slaves who got their freedom from Forth Monroe here in Virginia.