If you would like to try something in the garden that you won’t see in stores why not grow some cushaw. They are a type of pumpkin, they produce well so you get a lot of food for your time.
State of the Ozarks tells all about them and shares a recipe for cushaw custard.
Cushaws & Cushaw Custard
http://www.stateoftheozarks.net/Cultural/Cooking/Cushaw.html
Tricolored Striped Cushaw Pumpkin 15 Seeds
‘Cushaw Green Striped’ – Pumpkin Seeds – Jumbo Seed Packet (40)