Respectfully point out that squashes were unknown in Eurasia before the conquest of N/S America. Perhaps in later editions references to their being served can be deleted.

Our book club is having trouble keeping your ample cast of players on track. We'll probably appreciate a way to get a grip on them, but without you list, we would be lost. Thanks for that list! I would love it if Hisda lived today....
See you in a few weeks.
lee

Joy - good call. The Talmud mentions vegetables that are translated as "squash" in English, obviously incorrectly, since this is supposed to refer to the genus Cucurbita. But they certainly had gourds from genus Lagenaria, and cucumbers, which came from Africa.