Butternut Squash

[richardlu]

Does anyone know of an easy way to peal a butternut squash, My wife makes a great Squash Pie but hates to peal them. I tried to peal one an was lucky I got away with all my fingers. [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Thanks Richard

[egon]

Slice the squash up. Then cut the rind off. Use a large sharp knife for the slicing. A smaller paring knife will do for cutting off the rind.

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[rfawkes]

We do it the easy way, bake it with the skin on, then spoon it out when done. That takes no effort at all. Likewise, you can micro wave it with a little water cut up in big chunks, then remove skin when squash is done and soft.

[Bird]

My wife does about the same thing with pumpkins, too; cut'em up and cook'em in the microwave a little bit, then it's easy to remove the peel.