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Old July 18, 2017   #15
Fred Hempel
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Galeux D'Eysines is fantastic. Amy Goldman, in her book, says the flavor is awful, but I strongly disagree. I think it is a fantastic pie squash. Very sweet flesh.

I have people who bug me for it every year.

Terremoto is a landrace of tri-lobed squash we developed (Triamble and Galeux D'Eysines are both in there).

We called it Terremoto because 1) the skin of the pink and blue types is so hard it could conceivably withstand an earthquake, and 2) the pink type lasts well over a year, and the blue often over 2 years -- so it is the perfect squash to put in your "earthquake" kit. In only need to be replaced every year with a new squash.

We have had market customers buy Terremoto for display, and after a year they eat the squash (and buy a new one for display).

Like Triamble, the flesh of Terremoto is very dense and on the savory side.

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Originally Posted by Fritz77 View Post
Where does Terremoto come from? It means "earthquake" in Italian...
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