Several people told me how squash flowers are supposed to be a gormet delicacy, so I figured I'd give them a try since we have a so many flowers on our squash plants... Here's the story...
It's been raining alot here in Maryland - after the prerequisite afternoon downpour my husband & I noticed that many squash flowers had just fallen off the plants. So we picked up all the flowers that fell off, tossed the ones that were in bad condition, & brought the rest inside.
I researched squash flowers, learning that there's male & female flowers & only the females produce fruit. Makes sense. A quick check of the garden 
revealed that we mostly have male flowers. Hmmm...
revealed that we mostly have male flowers. Hmmm... 
I found a simple recipe at this page:
http://www.seasonalchef.com/recipe0805b.htm
I made the battered squash blossoms, which is the first recipe listed. Cook them fast in a very hot skillet. We learned that we liked them without too much batter (they're better crispy), and they are best served piping hot.
2 comments:
Fascinating!I didn't know that you could eat them. When my squash gets bigger I might just have to try this.
It is interesting - squash have male & female flowers. Don't pick the female flowers before the squash grow! But I believe you can pick some of the male flowers. Or you can just do what we did & remove the flowers that fall off after a rain. The website I provided with the recipe shows the difference between the types of flowers.
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