American squash soup

[weizenwind]

Fall is a good time to live in the Americas since we get lots and lots of the stuff in this soup.

Comments

[spacesquid]

i sometimes wonder why anyone uses acorn squash when there are other varieties around. it's so plain, and the texture (unless pureed as above) is so...

[weizenwind]

I use it for a few reasons. One is that it's probably the easiest squash to handle. For its size, the skin is relatively thin, making it easier to use when not just cutting and baking it. Delicatas are wonderful, but their size means a lot of prep for not that much squash if you're doing something like soup. Some thicker-skinned squashes don't do well with my chef's knife, and I don't (yet) have a cleaver. So yeah. That's why I often use acorns.

[miz_kitty]

Oh my. That looks nummy.

I might try it this weekend.