"Keep 'em a few weeks or up to a year if they're blemish free and they'll taste better than when newly harvested." – Melanie Wong, on butternut squash
"It looks like a chunk of baking chocolate. When you bite into it it crumbles to dust at first and then forms gum. Of course, there is no flavor. However, it is different in that it does not stick to your teeth. The tiniest bit lasts and lasts." – rworange, on natural chicle
"Chowhounding's about persevering through a given set of restrictions to suss out resourceful, strategic ways to ensure enjoyable results. I see a deep parallel to more serious struggles, and this thread, to me, really illustrates that." – Jim Leff, on Chowhounding through chemotherapy