Pumpkins (merged threads)

Savvy_Sue

Done. It's here. But what I don't know how to do is add it to the index - squeaky?

If you search the index for pumpkin there are other recipes as well, or search for squash, they are very similar things ...

squeaky

I do a regular sweep every Sunday to add new recipes into the Index. Anything before the regular polite reminder has been indexed - everything after it hasn't yet. I use it as an easy marker

DSmiffy

Excellent thanks everyone, btw cath-w, just to make you feel better, I have just had to buy 150 pumpkins for the kids to carve for the halloween disco at school. Just a good job I didn't have to bring them home on the bus !!!! (Hope they compost !))

cath-w

DSmiffy wrote:

Excellent thanks everyone, btw cath-w, just to make you feel better, I have just had to buy 150 pumpkins for the kids to carve for the halloween disco at school. Just a good job I didn't have to bring them home on the bus !!!! (Hope they compost !))

*thunk* Cath hits floor in a dead faint

Savvy_Sue

cath-w wrote:

*thunk* Cath hits floor in a dead faint

My first introduction to pumpkin was when a friend at church had grown too many and was giving them away. Another friend provided the recipes - I suppose I should also add pumpkin bread to the recipe thread as it is very tasty, not so the pumpkin pie which is really not worth the trouble IMO.

But I remember transporting said pumpkin in my old-fashioned pram, it was huge and made a big bulge in the cover, my poor son had to curl up so as not to be squashed by it!

competitionscafe

Pumpkin fritters are yummy too - sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Used to love these when I was a kid, don't have the recipe, but I found this one which sounds similar: http://www.recipezaar.com/11123

freakshadow4

Heyder, I don't think this has been mentioned (apologies if it has) but I would seriously recommend putting the pumpkin seeds in the oven for 10 mins or so (till they're nicely toasted and maybe popping a wee bit)! They are gorgeous!

A wee bit pistachio-ey (ish), great on yer muesli etc.... Give it a try, just don't burn them, they go very bitter!

You could maybe try dry frying them to achieve the same result!

They compost down fine, btw

competitionscafe

Yes, I forgot abut pumpkin seeds - very tasty roasted and very good for you (high in zinc). You can add them to your bread dough too (pumpkin seed and sunflower seed bread is yummy)

bonnie_2

anyone got a receipe for pumpkin bread, pie or maybe soup saves wasting the inners when you carve them.

squeaky

Yep!

Check out the Cooking section of the MEGA Index sticky at the top of the forum. Look under soups and then under vegetables.