Last week, Libertarian Boyfriend and I went to Duffield’s, AKA: one of my favorite places to go once the fall hits. We dropped about $50 on various foodstuff, including a 12″+ head of cauliflower, zucchini, leeks, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, rye bread, bacon, corned beef, horseradish mustard, apricot preserves, pumpkin pizzelles, and apple cider doughnuts.

Oh yeah, and this huge bastard:

WTF did we buy? I blame it on how hungry we were when we walked in the door.

Okay, so we made the plans to head into Jersey specifically so I could get four things: pizzelles, pumpkin butter (out of stock), apple cider doughnuts, and a pumpkin, because roasted pumpkin is so awesome. (So is pumpkin risotto, curried pumpkin, roasted winter vegetables…oh hell, I could eat the shit in a kabob. YUM!) When we got to Duffield’s, though, I realized that I couldn’t remember what kind of pumpkins are sugar pumpkins. I thought about it, thought I had the right ones, but Libertarian Boyfriend wanted to double-check. The girls at the bakery pointed us in the direction of the above pictured pumpkin.

While it wasn’t the type I was looking for, I have no idea if they are correct about us being able to cook it and eat it. (Side note: though I love Duffield’s, I am selective about when I’ll ask a store employee for help. This drives Libertarian Boyfriend crazy.) At worst, we’ll just have a batch of really expensive roasted pumpkin seeds; at best, we’ll have enough roasted pumpkin in the freezer to last us for a month or so.

I’m still going to roast it, but I’m curious to know wtf it is. Multiple Google searches have been unhelpful, and I’m starting to get a little concerned that this isn’t a pumpkin, but some mutated freak gourd. Do any of you lovely e-readers have any insight on what type of squash this is? I’d hate to have to follow raging clues on this one and would be so appreciative if anyone in cyberspace could help!

Thanks!

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