July 13, 2012

Did You Know. . .

that the zucchini squash was brought to the United States by Italian immigrants in the 1920s and that it became popular in the 1930s (according to the University of Illinois Extension)?

that the largest recorded zucchini measured 69.5 inches long (that's almost 7 feet!) and weighed 65 pounds?  It was grown by Bernard Lavery who was from Plymouth Devon, United Kingdom.

that the flower of the zucchini plant is edible?

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