Hallowe'en Food

No wastage here! The dogs eat pumpkin, it has nutritional benefits raw or cooked.
Personally I dislike the flavour in any form.

I did make pumpkin pie one year but we weren't overly impressed with that.

We do like it roasted or in soups.

We make delicious pumpkin soup, bread, arme ritter - made soup Tuesday.

Pumpkins in the UK are grown just for the Hallowe'en lantern market, they are not grown for food but for easy carving and size.

They don't cook well and have little flavour, texture or nutrional value.

keepingquiet

Pumpkins in the UK are grown just for the Hallowe'en lantern market, they are not grown for food but for easy carving and size.

They don't cook well and have little flavour, texture or nutrional value.

We grow pumpkins from seed, not lantern pumpkins.

They can be carved as well - just a bit smaller.

Never knew that keepingquiet. That's where I've been going wrong!

We adore pumpkin pie. Someone gave me a recipe after she'd made it for us all - yummy.

I disagree, pumpkins are high in nutrients; high in fibre, potassium, and vitamins just like any other in the squash family.

While the carving pumpkins are larger and not as sweet, they still can be cooked. I will bake one, then mash the flesh to use in baking and to add to the dog's food. She loves it.

While I'm not a fan of pumpkin pie, I have several cake and muffin recipes.

keepingquiet

Pumpkins in the UK are grown just for the Hallowe'en lantern market, they are not grown for food but for easy carving and size.

They don't cook well and have little flavour, texture or nutrional value.

You can still eat them and they are nutritious.
It's such a waste to throw them away.

There are many varieties of pumpkin.

Chardy

We adore pumpkin pie. Someone gave me a recipe after she'd made it for us all - yummy.

What's your recipe, Chardy?

A friend and I made them like an open flan, an egg custard tart but with puréed pumpkin added, nutmeg etc. It was ok but I've never made another one.

I love marrow but not overly enamoured of pumpkins but I've learned from this thread that dogs like them.

I only know not to put them out for hedgehogs. It gives them diarrhœa which makes them dehydrated and may kill them.

I don’t mind pumpkin and apple soup, but I use the pumpkin my neighbour gives me from their allotment.

I use the Halloween pumpkin the day after, to make a Thai style soup - onion, garlic, ginger and red chilli pastes, coconut milk. Maybe some potato and/or swede added, blitzed in the pan. Delish!

Allira

Chardy

We adore pumpkin pie. Someone gave me a recipe after she'd made it for us all - yummy.

What's your recipe, Chardy?

A friend and I made them like an open flan, an egg custard tart but with puréed pumpkin added, nutmeg etc. It was ok but I've never made another one.

Got to own up, and say my daughter is the cook. The recipe was photocopied out of a book - no idea which one!
It's very similar to
preppykitchen.com/pumpkin-pie-2/
Enjoy

Thank you Chardy

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I might try it again.

I was referring mostly to cheap supermarket pumpkins. If you grow your own or buy from an ethical/organic farmer you will notice a difference.

You can still cook or bake with the cheap ones but they won't be as good. Most pumpkin sales are purely for lantern carving, not many people buy them for cooking with. Any small squash would be better for this purpose.

In my local supermarket people are buying trolleys full of them- you can't tell me they are using them for cooking!

It's all getting a little out of hand.

Perhaps they're going to do a Hallowe'en trail 🙂

Does anyone do apple bobbing nowadays?
Much more simple pleasures years ago before all the plastic tat flooded the shops!

Pumpkin roll is quite easy, delicious, gorgeous.

foodnetwork.co.uk/recipes/pumpkin-roll

Before pumpkins invaded Halloween here in the UK, here in Scotland we used to carve our lanterns out of turnip or neeps, think it’s called swede in other parts of the UK. It was a tough job, grown ups usually helped, but we ate the “innards”, boiled then mashed with lots of butter and black pepper… delicious!

Tish my DD and I were just talking about this the other day my late DH always did this when my girls were young. She wants to continue the tradition as it's much more sustainable. So many pumpkins just end up in the bin.

Norah

Pumpkin roll is quite easy, delicious, gorgeous.

foodnetwork.co.uk/recipes/pumpkin-roll

That look good!

Allira

Norah

Pumpkin roll is quite easy, delicious, gorgeous.

foodnetwork.co.uk/recipes/pumpkin-roll

That look good!

It is. Lovely on pretty crockery.

I use pumpkin and winter squash as frequently as other seasonal vegetables.

So, this year (actually for bonfire night) it will be chicken, sausage and roast pumpkin bake, a green vegetable as side. Parkin (vegan) or sticky toffee pudding with ice cream.