"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT"
"BUY LOCAL, BUY SEASONAL, BUY FRESH"
COME ON DOWN TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH,"LET'S GO PUMPKIN"
Don't' forget to bring the whole family and cameras
TO COOK PUMPKIN.WASH AND CUT IT IN HALF CROSSWISE. PLACE IN A PAN SHELL SIDE UP. Remove seeds and strings. Place in a deep pan depending on the size of the pumpkin. Bake in an oven 325 degrees for approximately 1 hour or more depending on the size until it is tender and falling apart. Scrape the pulp and put into a blender or ricer. NOW WE HAVE FRESH PUMPKIN PUREE' OR FILLING.
"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT" SAVE THE PUMKIN SEEDS, WASH AND CLEAN OFF STRINGS FOR LATER USE.
SIDE DISHES
SAVORY CHUNCKED PUMPKIN
1 pound pumpkin, cut into chunks
� tsp, cinnamon
1 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp. sweet butter or margarine
Steam pumpkin until tender about 8 minutes.
Drain and peel pumpkin, then place in a medium bowl along with cinnamon, thyme and butter. Toss well to combine, but, take care not to crush chunks. Serve hot over rice. It is fantastic with smoked turkey.
SPICY PUMPKIN SIDE DISH
Peel bottom of a pumpkin and slice like a dinner plate
1 tsp. curry powder
� tsp dried thyme
3 bay leaves
� tsp salt
� tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. butter or olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pumpkin in a glass pie plate with about � cup water. Sprinkle with other ingredients. Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes or until water evaporated and pumpkin is tender. Remove foil for last 10 minutes if there is still some water.
Slice like you would a pie and serve as accompaniment to meats.
PUMPKIN SOUP
1 large onion
� cup butter or margarine
� tsp curry powder
1 (16 ounces of fresh pumpkin puree or 1-16 ounces can pumpkin)
1 � tsp. salt
2 cups half-half
2 � cups chicken broth
Fresh chopped parsley, sour cream or ground cinnamon for garnish.
Saut� onion in butter until tender, sprinkle with curry powder and saut� another 2
Minutes. Stir in pumpkin and salt; add half & half, stirring constantly. Whisk in or stir in broth and heat thoroughly.
Garnish if with desired, parsley, sour cream or ground spices of choice.
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE
1 3/4 ground pumpkin flesh
2 cups flour
6 tsp. baking powder
1 � tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
� tsp nutmeg
� tsp ground cloves
2/3 cup shortening
1 � cup honey
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
Combine pumpkin, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves and mix well.
Cream shortening, honey, eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix well.
Bake at 350 degrees in a 9"x13" pan for 50-60 minutes.
MAKE YOUR FAVORITE MUFFINS WITH FRESH PUMPKIN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE RECIPES, LOOKING FOR AND OLD FAMILY FAVORITE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO E-MAIL WITH A RECIPE FROM PRODUCE AT THE FARM OR YOUR SYSTEMS, afreebody@verizon.net.
RECIPES COURTESY OF ANDREA FREEBODY, APOLLO BEACH, FL
