{"product_id":"ga-courge-buttercup-burgess-buttercup-bio","title":"Organic buttercup squash 'Burgess Buttercup'","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"140\"\u003eOrganic 'Burgess Buttercup' buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima) from the seed company Gaia, a uniform, sweet and melting heirloom variety\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"173\"\u003eBurgess Buttercup\u003c\/strong\u003e squash is a heirloom variety prized for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"245\"\u003edark green skin\u003c\/strong\u003e , slightly turbaned shape, and especially its dense, sweet, \u003cstrong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"347\"\u003estring-free\u003c\/strong\u003e , \u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"311\"\u003egolden-orange flesh\u003c\/strong\u003e . 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