Canned pumpkin may be hard to find after Oct.
10-12-2015, 04:16 AM
#21
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No pumpkin shortage here. People have hay wagons full of pumpkins for sale in their yards. They will never sell all of them.
For too much liquid in the pumpkin, bake as suggested instead of boiling in water. And when you make the pie, add about two tablespoons of flour to the filling. Takes care of the extra moisture.
And be sure to plant or buy "pie" or "sugar" pumpkins. They have less liquid.
For too much liquid in the pumpkin, bake as suggested instead of boiling in water. And when you make the pie, add about two tablespoons of flour to the filling. Takes care of the extra moisture.
And be sure to plant or buy "pie" or "sugar" pumpkins. They have less liquid.
Last edited by maviskw; 10-12-2015 at 04:18 AM.
10-12-2015, 09:50 AM
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I'm with Onebyone as far as stocking my pantry. And now is the time that I stock my second fridge freezer too. That is where all the single serve's go--chili, lasagne, chicken curry, dump soup, baked beans etc etc. So much easier to make double or triple batches and freeze. That way I have more time for quilting over the winter 
10-12-2015, 09:59 AM
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I have a friend who grows pumpkins for sale. One year she made a mistake and planted the wrong kind (they were a pale silver yellow instead of orange) so she was giving them away. Mother and I hated to see anything go to waste so we took 2 or 3. Ugh!!! Cooking pumpkin smells awful, plus peeling, cutting, etc is a BIG job. I couldn't cook it on the stove top without it sticking so ended up cooking it in the microwave. NEVER AGAIN! ! ! ! I'll eat pecan or coconut pies instead.
10-12-2015, 10:11 AM
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My neighbor uses her slow cooker for her pumpkin canning. She bought an ex-large roaster size. Another puts pumpkin in a roaster in the oven and cooks up like any other squash. She then freezes hers. She also dries the seeds and seasons them. Great for snacks and her grands love them.
10-12-2015, 12:15 PM
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Would love your recipe for the pumpkin custard, I freeze my pumpkin, never buy the can stuff, although may get couple of cans since crop here was terrible with just about everything, agree with you on that, lost more tomato planets then I got tomatoes off the vine
News reports in central PA showed almost all the crops suffered due weather issues. What we have seen local is much smaller pumpkins than normal. The corn crops were mostly harvested early this year as well & sweet corn was not near as good. Tomatoes did not fair well either. We did not have very many warm summer nights that help many crops grow. Some farmers could not get fields planted on time due to being too wet & ended up being a month behind. As our weather seems to be changing, & not for the better, crops are suffering. Wal-Mart only had 1 can of pumpkin on it's shelves. I did find some at another store. I make pumpkin muffins & pumpkin custard thru out the year. Leaves have fallen off the trees without changing color. First is was too wet, then too dry. We haven't had a frost yet. I also stock up & keep a good 6 months or more of canned goods on my shelves. I also have 2 freezers full of meat/frozen fruits/veggies & berries. We put everything in brown paper bags, which keeps stuff from getting freezer burnt. I try to buy in bulk to save on costs.
10-12-2015, 01:25 PM
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I often pick up pumpkins for free after Halloween. I use it instead of oil in zucchini bread and with dark colored caked mixes.( chocolate,, spice etc) The best way to cook it is to wash it and cut it into 1/4. Clean out the seeds and bake it at 350 for about an hour or so. Cool it and the skin will fall off. Then I run it thru thr food mill or the blender. I usually freeze it.
10-12-2015, 05:03 PM
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I'll have to let my sister know about this. She also gives it to her dogs. As for making your own pumpkin puree - my Mother did when we were kids, but after a while she decided it just wasn't worth the trouble. Way too much work and entirely too messy. She really only ever made pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving and for Christmas. My father always said he thoroughly enjoyed the pies at that time of the year.
10-13-2015, 02:39 AM
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I did pumpkin down one year I cut it up into chunks...did not peel it and roasted it slowly. When done I put the chunks ,yes peel too in a blender and pureed it. If you look at canned pumpkin you will see that there is peel in theirs also..they do no peel, plus some also has squash in it too. I washed the seeds and roasted them to snack on...yummy!
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