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.
Fascinating!I didn't know that you could eat them. When my squash gets bigger I might just have to try this.
ReplyDeleteIt 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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