pumpkin

On September 29 I shopped at Waitrose in Kenilworth.  One of the employees told me that their canned pumpkin comes in around mid-October when the Halloween items go on sale.  The canned pumpkin sells fast.

I bought a pie pumpkin in the winter squash section. It made a superb pie.  I used Libby's recipe.

Cut up the pumpkin into chunks. Scrape out the seeds and as much of the stringy stuff as you can.  Put in a roasting pan with just enough water to barely cover the bottom of the pan.  Roast at 180C for up to an hour - until the flesh is soft.  Scrape flesh from skin, put through a food processor, food mill or sieve to combine and smooth out the flesh. 

This pumpkin was superior to the pie pumpkins I used for years in Ohio.  Can't wait to buy more.

My husband bought me a pumpkin at Tesco today I won't actually arrive until next Tue, but he's all prepped for making pumpkin bread when I get there 'cause I said something about it a couple weeks ago. Love that guy.

I'm so going to miss pumpkin pie this yr along with all the other pumpkin goodies. I'll have to search for canned pumpkin. I'm at Uni and I don't have all the  things needed to make a pie with fresh pumkin.

I'm so going to miss pumpkin pie this yr along with all the other pumpkin goodies. I'll have to search for canned pumpkin. I'm at Uni and I don't have all the  things needed to make a pie with fresh pumkin.

PM me your address and I'll send you some pumpkin cookies from the next batch.

Our local shop (4thofjuly.co.uk) has it for £3.20. website offers free shipping if you spend £50

Just got a call from American Soda and they are getting Libby's Pumpkin Pie Filling 425g back in stock!!!! £2.87 a can!!!!
I preordered.

Quote Code for a 10 % discount: USA10
0161 359 3655

www.americansoda.co.uk

That reminds me to buy a few cans of libby's while I'm here.

This is perhaps a bit of a long shot, but my DH has been talking about pumpkin pudding for a while, I wonder if anyone has a recipe so I can attempt to make it for him?
Apparently it's the kind that goes in the fridge and is not baked or steamed - which I, in my English ignorance assumed pudding would be! Any help or suggestions would be very gratefully received!

This is perhaps a bit of a long shot, but my DH has been talking about pumpkin pudding for a while, I wonder if anyone has a recipe so I can attempt to make it for him?
Apparently it's the kind that goes in the fridge and is not baked or steamed - which I, in my English ignorance assumed pudding would be! Any help or suggestions would be very gratefully received!

Like this?
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/366836_pumpkin-pudding

I assume he means pudding in the instant mix with milk and you get weird custard slop kind of sense

This is perhaps a bit of a long shot, but my DH has been talking about pumpkin pudding for a while, I wonder if anyone has a recipe so I can attempt to make it for him?
Apparently it's the kind that goes in the fridge and is not baked or steamed - which I, in my English ignorance assumed pudding would be! Any help or suggestions would be very gratefully received!

I've never seen a recipe for pumpkin pudding that didn't involve some stovetop cooking when from scratch, so I'm not much help.

I can understand the confusion though.  Pudding in the US and pudding in the UK are TOTALLY different things.

Like this?
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/366836_pumpkin-pudding

I assume he means pudding in the instant mix with milk and you get weird custard slop kind of sense

Thanks! I'll run this by him and we'll see how we get on. By the way, I loved your description of pudding... Now that I know more about what it is, weird custard slop seems to sum it up perfectly!

I can understand the confusion though.  Pudding in the US and pudding in the UK are TOTALLY different things.

Yes! Funny how often its the little things that cause mass confusion!

Finally getting around to those pumpkin cookies today!  We did a test batch of butternut squash puree a couple of weeks ago, and a test batch of just plain oatmeal cookies on Friday.  Currently roasting a pumpkin in the oven and the seeds will soon follow! 

Finally getting around to those pumpkin cookies today!  We did a test batch of butternut squash puree a couple of weeks ago, and a test batch of just plain oatmeal cookies on Friday.  Currently roasting a pumpkin in the oven and the seeds will soon follow! 

I roasted three pumpkins yesterday!  Made about twelve cups of pumpkin puree (it would have been more, but these pumpkins were a bit too ripe so the flesh was very watery and I had to strain all of it down to make it thicker) and I have a few cups of seeds to toast today so I can munch them while watching the X-Factor tonight.  I decided to try drying them out a bit before toasting them this time to see if they come out better... last year's were a bit chewy, from what I remember.

I roasted three pumpkins yesterday!  Made about twelve cups of pumpkin puree (it would have been more, but these pumpkins were a bit too ripe so the flesh was very watery and I had to strain all of it down to make it thicker) and I have a few cups of seeds to toast today so I can munch them while watching the X-Factor tonight.  I decided to try drying them out a bit before toasting them this time to see if they come out better... last year's were a bit chewy, from what I remember.

Sounds like you're swimming in pumpkin!  I'm not sure about the one I have.  It's about medium size, at least relative to what you can find here as opposed to the monsters back in the US, but there doesn't seem to be much flesh and it also seems a bit dry.  Just have to wait and see I guess!  Could you let me know how it goes with the seeds?  It's been ages since I've made them, and I do like them with a bit of a crunch to them! 

Sounds like you're swimming in pumpkin!  I'm not sure about the one I have.  It's about medium size, at least relative to what you can find here as opposed to the monsters back in the US, but there doesn't seem to be much flesh and it also seems a bit dry.  Just have to wait and see I guess!  Could you let me know how it goes with the seeds?  It's been ages since I've made them, and I do like them with a bit of a crunch to them! 

You are lucky if yours are dry! Mine were a nightmare, it took ages to strain all of the flesh down. But, yes, I will be swimming in yummy pumpkin goodness all fall and winter now... I'm all set for pumpkin cupcakes, bread, muffins, pumpkin butter, pumpkin cheesecake... whatever my heart desires! 

I just rinsed the seeds off really well to remove all the pulp and everything, then dried them on a tea towel for a while, then spread them out on a cookie sheet overnight to dry them out a bit more and they seem to be drying up a bit. Will probably toss them with sea salt and toast them soon and see how they come out.