Jack Wax (1898); Indian squash (1949); Italian Squash (1900)

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JACK WAX

   DARE has this from 1904 (DIALECT NOTES), "A confection made by pouring boiled-down maple syrup onto snow."


   MAKING MAPLE SUGAR.; How the Real Article So Rarely Found Is Produced.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 8, 1898; pg. 19, 1 pgs
("Gladly now would the city boy change places with his country cousin, for the highest skill of the confectioner cannot produce anything to equal the jack wax; the hot syrup, or the grained sugar of the bush.")

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INDIAN SQUASH

   DARE has 1967-68.


 A Prayer; By HAL BORLAND; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 20, 1949; pg. SM39, 1 pgs
("So they looked on the nubbin corn and beans and Indian squash,...")

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ITALIAN SQUASH

   DARE has 1926.


   2 July 1900, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, pg. 14:
   ...Italian squashes, 75c per bushel basket;...


   Italian Squash as a Part of the Summer Menu; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Jul 28, 1915; pg. 6, 1 pgs
("This is the name given by the market-men to the long, round, green squash, not unliked a cucumber in appearance except that its surface is smooth and it has delicate yellow gourd-like stripes running its length.")

   STRANGE SWEETS AND STEWS THAT THE SYRIANS DEMAND; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Apr 23, 1905; pg. M8, 1 pgs
("They use the little green Italian squashes, which resemble a rather fat cucumber.")