We freeze the pulp in the fall and make cookies through the winter, especially Christmas.
Also, rhey can predict what kind of winter you're going to have. ;) Wait until they reach the right pucker (yes, this is the taste test, and it's usually best to have a younger sibling or unsuspecting neighbor kid do the first couple. You can also watch the deer and raccoons. If they eat them without spitting them out, they're probably ready, but it's more fun to have your little brother do it) Slice open the seeds.
spoon = heavy winter with lots of snow (spoon/shovel... get it?)
fork = light winter with only a dusting of snow
knife = cutting cold winter