Cherokee (North Georgia) Candy Roaster – Squash

Description

Cucurbita maxima, a rare banana-shaped, sweet and dense Appalachian heirloom winter squash. It was bred by the Cherokee Nation in the early 1800’s. It is a rare variety and wonderful. The Cherokee of North Georgia, Southern Tennessee and Southwestern North Carolina developed this variety of ‘sweet squash’. Due to the “Trail of Tears” tragedy the squash was made less and less known making it a rare variety but one well worth trying. It is also called North Georgia Candy Roaster squash.