Burpee's Fordhook Squash Squash
This is a most desirable running variety for both summer and winter use. The vines are of strong vigorous growth and wonderfully productive. Fruits oblong in form, eight to ten inches in length, slightly ridged; smooth, thin, yellowish skin; flesh very thick and of a light straw-yellow. If gathered young for cooking, no other squash, except the Bush Fordhook, approaches it in flavor, while if allowed to ripen on the vine they can be stored and will keep in excellent condition until late the following June. Either for baking like sweet potatoes or making pies during the winter the quality is unsurpassed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; ¼ lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; postpaid.
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916
This is a most desirable running variety for both summer and winter use. The vines are of strong vigorous growth and wonderfully productive. Fruits oblong in form, eight to ten inches in length, slightly ridged; smooth, thin, yellowish skin; flesh very thick and of a light straw-yellow. If gathered young for cooking, no other squash, except the Bush Fordhook, approaches it in flavor, while if allowed to ripen on the vine they can be stored and will keep in excellent condition until late the following June. Either for baking like sweet potatoes or making pies during the winter the quality is unsurpassed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; ¼ lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; postpaid.
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916