As a kid, there was no vegetable I hated more than squash.
Just the name brings to mind something that has been
both ‘squished’ & ‘squashed’. However, I have since discovered that squash can be tasty and as versatile as a potato. That includes the Big Z aka Zucchini.
In my youth my father would buy acorn squash in the fall. He would cut it in half, clean out the seeds, put a big chunk of butter in them, wrap in tin foil, and put in the hot coals of the fireplace for some duration. I always loved it.