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Experiment tion wit t i old vorite in pired n ever-exp nding li
t o de ir ble litie nd ple ing combin tion .T e v riety, n rp ed
ver tility, nd comp nion bility witot er e on l ingredient llow to
ppe r on every p rt o re t r nt ll men , rom ppetizer to de ert
.
And long el li e en re it delivery t ro g o t t e veget ble- t
rved winter mont , nd t t m ke t e gorgeogo rd per t r ingredient
or t e ever-b rgeoning cook-loc lmovement. Be t o ll, or t e b rg
in price o bo t one doll r po nd, c e c n end t e omey rom o t ro
gt eir dining room nd evoke t eir g e t ( nd t eir own) be t t te
memorie .
Daily VarietyBeyond Americ reigning vorite corn nd b ttern tt
ere re lmo t endle v rietie o , r nging rom t e
W en I w growing p, my
mot er wo ld cook . S e wo ld get t em rom t e m rket on Feder l
Hill, plit corn , nd p t in b tter nd browng r nd b ke t em. And t
t w re l tre t, remember Jody
Ad m , Providence, R ode I l nd, n tive nd c e /owner o Ri lto
in C mbridge, M c ett . Jeremy Sew ll, c e /ownero Line ge in
Brookline, M c ett , rec ll cooking corn
or t e r t time yo ng c lin ry t dent. J t brownb tter nd ro ted
it w one o t o e e rek moment .Weve m de omet ing o imple. How c n
it t te t i good?e rec ll .
butternut
kabocha
sweet dumpli
spaghetti
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more m in tre m type , c H bb rd, delic t , t rb n, ndk boc , to
t e extr ordin ry, incl ding A tr li n bl e ndred k ri. T ey come
in every conceiv ble ize nd color ndrom ne rly every continent. I c
nj t rom o r loc l growerprob bly come p wit ten di erent v rietie
, e tim te
Jon ton Lome, c e de c i ine t t e Az re Re t r nt t t e
Intercontinent l Toronto Centre. He get i ndm c o i ot er prod ce
rom Cook town Green , w ic iloc ted in T ornton, Ont rio, bo t n o
r drive nort o i re t r nt.
Cook town Green Owner D vid Co lmeyer i ormerc e . He tried
growing m ny o t e 85 v rietie o winter
o ered by B ker Creek Heirloom Seed in M n eld,Mi o ri. (Fi teen
v rietie were v il ble rom B ker Creekor t e r t time t i e on, nd
ot er re dropped ro tinely rom t e comp ny c t log li t.) Co lmeyer
look peci c lly
or t e litie t t c e ppreci te nd pop l rized m ny v rietie in t
i w y. A c e tn t ptly n medi dry,ric , weet, nd rom tic, e y . Kik
z i J p ne e v riety
wit t n kin nd or nge fe . It ort o picy f vor, not bl nd like
ome ot er , lmo t cinn mony.
Di erent v rietie re pr i ed or t eir ni e c r cteri tic .W t n
rr y o color nd text re . T ey e c ve t eir ownper on lity, J n
Greer excl im . S e nd er b nd oper teUp t te F rm , 35 cre in Red
Hook, New York, nd deliverprod ce to c gre t D niel Bo l d nd D n B
rber o ten t ree time week. All [ ] o er little omet ingdi erent:
vory, medi m weetne , inten e weetne ,moot ne . . . e tr il o .
Lome c tegorize t eir ttrib teb ed on ow t ey be ve in recipe .
Some re little t rc iert n ot er . Some re m c den er, rder , w ere
omere m c o ter nd will cook m c e ier, e y .
provisions | By A ley Brenon
delicata
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Just Gourd-geousT e v riety o nd lengt o time it been tored
rector t t contrib te to t e veget ble w ter content, key ttrib te
in determining ow t e will be ed. T o e
wit ig er w ter content re good or o p , Greer o er .Drier-fe ed
v rietie erve ot er p rpo e . Yo c n e
[t o e] or lot o t ing t t yo dont w nt lot o li id or,like i yo
re m king p t or gnocc i, gge t L rPen iero. A c e , regi tered
dietiti n, nd cookbook t or, eown Gigi Tr ttori in R inebeck, New
York well ever lot er ood-rel ted enterpri e in t e H d on V lley.
W en
yo c t t ro g t em, i t ey re re lly re , yo re going toee t e w
ter be ding o t o t em. I it j t look t rc y ndnorm l, it i little
older, Pen iero decl re .
M ny c e believe b ttern t e rned t e top pot mongt e mo t- ed v
rietie . It tremendo ly d pt ble. I ve it n ice cre m. I ve d it o
p. I ve d it m de into weet component to be erved wit oie gr . T e
ver tility
o it c nt be be t, Lome rel te . In ddition, w en toredproperly,
it l t r longer t n m ny ot er v rietie . Benj minS te, rom He rty
Root Comm nity F rm in Tivoli, New York,pplie m c o t e prod ce or
Gigi Tr ttori . He commented
in J ly on t e l ting lity o b ttern t . T e b ttern te peci
llyI m pretty re I till ve b ttern t rom l t ye ron my el yo c n re
lly get w y wit toring t em or long time in t e rig t condition
.
Delic t , on t e ot er nd, wit t eir yellow- nd-green kinnd or
nge-colored melonlike fe , S te recommend e tinge rly. Yo c n tore
or little w ile, nd in per ect condition ,t eyll do pretty well. B
t I wo ldnt recommend toring t em
or ny more t n co ple o week or mont , e y . Ad menjoy delic t
or being j t lig tly o t o t e ordin ry. S eprep re t em or doe vre
. I peel t em, c t t em intot in ring , dip t em into temp r b
tter, nd ry t em t e w y
yo wo ld nd on J p ne e o p, Ad m reve l .
Menu Maven At t e me time t t e c v riety ex ibit it own well-de
nedtr it , e re well known or t eir imil ritie . Once c em ter ew
-rel ted kill , t ey c n m ke m ny di e .T e me ort o met odpeel,
eed, nd ro t or b tter-
n t c n be pplied to p g etti or H b-b rd , Pen iero ex-pl in .
From t o e ro ted
veget ble yo co ld ve
ide di on it own. Or t o ero ted veget ble co ld gointo ri otto,
or t ey co ldgo into ritt t , or t ey co ld go into p t , econtin e
. Yo ve yo rb e, nd t en yo ve lot o option rom t ere. F rt
er-more, one type o c n o ten be b tit ted or not erin recipe . W
ldy M lo , c e /co-owner o Be con Re t r nt & B r in New York
City, remember opening i r t re t r nt,t e H d on River Cl b, on T
nk giving D y, 1989. One o t e r t di e t t w gely cce l nd i till
cce l,
even now, lmo t 20 ye r l teri p mpkin- pple o p wem de t en.
And we wo ld v ry t t by m king b ttern t ndpe r one.
Bec e m ny e c n be ed lmo t interc nge bly,Co lmeyer recommend
dding t e more exotic v rietie tot e men . O ten t ey re prep red t
e me w y nd m y evenlook t e me more convention l type , b t t ey
dd intrig e.I yo p t o p on t e men , no one will order it,Co
lmeyer expl in . C l b z o p, on t e ot er nd, i likely to be m jor
it. Yo ll get omet ing ni e t t everyone
will like or ten cent on t e pl te, Co lmeyer reve l .
Down on the Farm A Co lmeyer gge t , doe t ke ome getting ed
to.He believe t t t e nple ntne ometime oci ted witt e f vor i
likely re lt o poor commerci l growing pr ctice .
According to Co lmeyer, beet nd prod ce t e men mber o eemingly
ig - lity r it even w en grown on t ermer wor t eld . T ing t te
better w en t ey re grown
in t e be t oil, nd in , it re lly ow p, e expl in .Bec e
commerci l rmer re p id t e me mo nt reg rdle o t te, t ey o ten
dont prioritize t e pl cement o beet nd .
Thi g th t grow together go well
together. If you were ervi g ro ted qu h with pork te derloi ,
it would be very e y todd ro t pple .
Jody ad m
