Pumpkin cooking info

[horrorvenus]

For wingedcorset and anyone else interested.
Ganked from the October issue of Better Homes & Gardens.

Comments

[wingedcorset]

You are rad.

[horrorvenus]

Have you decided what to make?

[wingedcorset]

Some sort of soup, certainly. Not sure what else. I have (or am going to have) lots of pumpkins.

[reboot_kid]

Let stand for 24 to 48 hours or until dry
Doh!
That's what I've been doing wrong all this time!

[horrorvenus]

:o)
Glad to be of help!

[isara]

does it say what kind of pumpkin?

(i actually have that issue in my recycling bin right now. heh. I guess I could go dig it out)

[horrorvenus]

They didn't mention any actual names, just types: round, carving, pie, and decorative white. I can't imagine there would be much of a difference in texture between them; especially if you're pulverizing them into a liquid-ish form anyway. I could be wrong though.
me = no help at all on this point

[isara]

I was doing some research last night and found some people swear by "Sugar Pie" while others use something else. Most recipies just say, "pumpkin."

I'm still on the fence as to making pumpkin pie this weekend, but if I do, I'll likely just cheap out and use canned