Handle with care: Hard-shelled winter squashes are softies
Don’t break the skin or you risk spoilage

This Nov. 7, 2008 photo shows squash and pumpkins in an assortment near New Market, Va. Squash vary in the amount of time they need to mature and in how long they can be stored. Some, like acorn squash, should be eaten right away. Others can be stored in cool conditions for two to six months after being harvested. Harvest homegrown winter squash at peak maturity and before the first hard frost arrives.(Dean Fosdick via AP)
Dean Fosdick

This Nov. 7, 2008 photo shows squash and pumpkins in an assortment near New Market, Va. Squash vary in the amount of time they need to mature and in how long they can be stored. Some, like acorn squash, should be eaten right away. Others can be stored in cool conditions for two to six months after being harvested. Harvest homegrown winter squash at peak maturity and before the first hard frost arrives.(Dean Fosdick via AP)

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