I’m not sure but my pioneer and native American ancestors
used to batter and fried squash blossoms just like these.
We haven’t had to fry squash blossoms since the great Depression — life was so good, but now we all may hope that we have some blossoms to fry pretty soon. I’ll look for through my old recipes. May have to start eating “shuck beans” again too if things keep getting worse. So much for hope and change.
Last Fall on my morning run while visiting my son in Carlsbad, California I found a field where they were raising pumpkin blossoms on a commercial basis. Don’t remember talking to anyone there & so don’t know how I discovered that, unless there was a sign to that effect.