Pumpkin prep and recipes?

Vioxel <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I asked my friend to pick up some pumpkin for a recipe. I expected to see a tin can of pre-
processed pumpkin mush.

Instead, I am the proud owner of what must be 25-30 pounds of raw, whole pumpkin. This thing is
about 4 times the size of my head.

It was apparently cheaper than the can. :-)

So what do I do with this monstrous honking gourd? How do I turn it into the nice mush? And, since
I have way more of it than I expected, does anyone have any good recipes?

And where else can I use the phrase "monstrous honking gourd?" I like it.

Thanks and hugs all.

-Vioxel

[email hidden] Just remove all the spam and such.

I think I saw Monstrous Honking Gourd open for the Stone Temple Pilots at the Fillmore in the
mid '90s...

You can make your own pumpkin puree by following the instructions on this link:
pastrywiz.compumkpin.htmOpen ↗

I will also now repost a selection of pumpkin recipes for your amusement.

Mr.Falafel wrote: <snip>

Quoted message said:

You can make your own pumpkin puree by following the instructions on this link:
pastrywiz.compumkpin.htmOpen ↗

Good link! However, I find it easier (or maybe I should say safer ;-)) to de-seed/string pumpkin (or
any winter squash) by using a large-ish metal spoon rather than a knife.

You can also peel (pretty time consuming if it's large), dice & boil the pumpkin, then drain & puree
but this method requires a second draining after the processing for a really nice thick puree.

Cheers,

Fritz