Squash Festival

The circle IS unbroken. Our connection to the land and each other is solid. One more bountiful harvest shared and delighted in. Maybe we should consider this ritual our own "world renewal."

Spike and Nora provided this magnificent 2007 offering to the gods.

Marie and Jean Schaeffers were people we knew years ago. This is Marie's recipe for squash pie.

SQUASH PIE

1 heaping cup cooked squash

1 c sugar or 1/2 c of honey

2 beaten eggs

1/4 teaspoon of ginger

1 and 1/2 c warm milk or part cream

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 pinch salt

450 for 10 minutes

350 for 30 minutes

Life is so amazing sometimes. When I took the pinch of salt--instead of the usual measured amount ...I heard Marie whistling as clearly as if she was in the other room. We rented a little house from she and Jean when we moved into town from the mountains.

Her garden was just on the other side of the fence from mine. Often I would get to enjoy her lovely whistling, or lyrical soprano voice as we both worked our gardens.

Dried ginger root ground just before baking the pie may be the secret ingredient??

There is no lettuce better than fall grown lettuce. Our own broccoli and tomatoes went into the salad also.

Group energy planted these potatoes two months ago in Madelyn's garden. She harvested four and a half pounds and brought the bounty to share.

Spike provided not only the sacrificial squash he cooked too! The dressing spices were concocted by Nora. Apple crisp completed the menu. Els brought a squash soup that she added her homemade applesauce to. Share food with someone today. It is such a pleasant way to be grateful for what you have. We forgot to set a place for the hungry stranger. Mary's mother used to always do that around their Kentucky table. There were 11 children in that family.