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Another use for zucchini

Zucchini squash is a staple at local farmers' markets. (Kathryn Stevens / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Zucchini squash is a staple at local farmers' markets. (Kathryn Stevens / The Spokesman-Review)
Zucchini squash is a staple at local farmers' markets. (Kathryn Stevens / The Spokesman-Review)

FRENCHTOWN, Mont. — Police say a Montana woman used an unlikely weapon to fend off a charging bear — a zucchini.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Lt. Rich Maricelli says a 200-pound black bear attacked the woman’s 12-year-old collie just after midnight Wednesday on the back porch of her home about 15 miles west of Missoula.

When the woman, whom police did not name, screamed to draw the bear’s attention, it charged her and swiped at her leg.

Maricelli says the woman jumped back into the doorway and reached for the nearest object on her kitchen counter — a 12-inch zucchini from her garden.

What’s your favorite way to use zucchini?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog