candy roaster

[ kan-dee roh-ster ]

noun

1. a winter squash that is typically long, large, and tubular in shape, especially popular in the southeastern United States.

Word History and Origins

Origin of candy roaster¹

First recorded in 1925–30; originally bred by the Cherokee in the southern Appalachians in the 1800s and culturally important to the Cherokee Nation, which protects and disperses the seeds of this cultivar through a seed bank program

Example Sentences

The seeds chosen are Cherokee white eagle corn – the tribe’s most sacred corn, used for cultural ceremonies – Cherokee long greasy beans, Cherokee Trail of Tears beans, Cherokee turkey gizzard black and brown beans, Cherokee candy roaster squash and three other varieties of corn.

From The Guardian