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Table Queen
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Table Queen is the classic dark-green ribbed acorn—personal-size fruits, sweet orange flesh, and the shape that taught America what acorn squash looks like. Skin hardens for storage; flesh bakes moist and mild-nutty. Still a seed-catalogue and market reference cultivar. Halve, seed, oil, and roast cut-side down then up. Stuff with grains or sausage. Peel after cooking if skins toughen. Reliable weeknight winter squash. Seasonality and storage change how Table Queen tastes; peak lots underline why Classic Dark Green still earns a separate name in serious kitchens.
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Table Queen was introduced by the Iowa Seed Company as a defining acorn type.
American gardens and markets adopted Table Queen widely.
Table Queen remained the mental default for acorn squash shape and colour.
Heirloom lists still featured Table Queen among classic acorns.