How long do squash last?

msarro

Just curious... yesterday I was cleaning the kitchen and I noticed a butternut squash, and a spaghetti squash had been stowed in a little cleft behind a cabinet. I'm guessing they're from squash season (between october/november). They still feel ok, they're not wrinkled and rotted or anything. They look just like normal squash.

How can I tell if they're still good to eat?

msarro

Just curious... yesterday I was cleaning the kitchen and I noticed a butternut squash, and a spaghetti squash had been stowed in a little cleft behind a cabinet. I'm guessing they're from squash season (between october/november). They still feel ok, they're not wrinkled and rotted or anything. They look just like normal squash.

How can I tell if they're still good to eat?

MrsTomy

Cut them in half - like you would do to cook them - and if they look/smell/feel like normal then go for it!

PunkinHeadsMOMMA

Chances are they are still good. Squash last forever it seems. If you put them in a cool dark place, they'll last for several months. If they still look ok (not shriveled up) then cut them open. If you're not ready to eat them right away, freeze them. Most all squashes freeze very nicely. They lose a little moisture, but nothing major.

Lizjkp

As long as Squash are kept in a cool place they last very well,so try them you can't go wrong by cutting them open and looking at the inside, if you are not wanting to eat them now cut into large chunks for roasting or small chunks for boiling/steaming, try adding a little butter and demerra sugar (remember to add the extra calories :grumble: )and mashing them like mashed potatoe.......yummy

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Poison5119

Mmmmmmsquash. NOM NOM.

Flick the round part of the winter squash with a finger. If it sounds hollow, it's still good.

msarro

Thanks for the advice all Gonna prolly make butternut squash cassarole or something tonight if its still good. Or spaghetti squash!

wildkitty505

My bet is you'll cut it open and find that it has sprouted inside. Trust me you don't want to eat it if there is sprouting going on. It's very bitter!!