This year I ran across a new variety of winter squash, well, new to me : Delicata Winter Squash.
Delicata Squash (photo and recipes)(and they are an heirloom winter squash-save the seeds for another crop)
www.summertomato.com/better-than-butternut-roasted-delicata-squash-recipe
Higher in Nutrition than Butternut and more versitile (roast, baked, soup, microwave, steamed, etc,) also called sweet potato squash ( french fries (?))
When steamed until tender, the outer rind is edible and softened :
And if you run a roadside stand, regular winter squash here run $.99 per pound , whereas the Delicata commands $1.75 each
The texture is smooth and not grainy, nor tough like either an acorn squash or butternut; size wize, they are the size of an optimum Zucchini.
And the seeds can be eaten like pumpkin seeds, and the fruit texture is smoother than pumpkin.
Apparently the squash are available at Traders Joe's, and Whole Foods.
(P.S. : Since they are heirloom, isolate, and save the seeds.)
Sounds like a good squash to consider growing.
Delicata is a great squash, just keep in mind that it’s not much of a keeper. If you grow a lot of it, you’ll need to can or freeze them before they go soft.