I asked my friend to pick up some pumpkin for a recipe. I expected to see a tin can of pre-processed pumpkin mush.
Instead, I am the proud owner of what must be 25-30 pounds of raw, whole pumpkin. This thing is about 4 times the size of my head.
It was apparently cheaper than the can. :-)
So what do I do with this monstrous honking gourd? How do I turn it into the nice mush? And, since I have way more of it than I expected, does anyone have any good recipes?
And where else can I use the phrase "monstrous honking gourd?" I like it.
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I asked my friend to pick up some pumpkin for a recipe. I expected to see a tin can of pre- processed pumpkin mush.
Instead, I am the proud owner of what must be 25-30 pounds of raw, whole pumpkin. This thing is about 4 times the size of my head.
It was apparently cheaper than the can. :-)
So what do I do with this monstrous honking gourd? How do I turn it into the nice mush? And, since I have way more of it than I expected, does anyone have any good recipes?
And where else can I use the phrase "monstrous honking gourd?" I like it.
Thanks and hugs all.
-Vioxel
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I think I saw Monstrous Honking Gourd open for the Stone Temple Pilots at the Fillmore in the mid '90s...
Good link! However, I find it easier (or maybe I should say safer ;-)) to de-seed/string pumpkin (or any winter squash) by using a large-ish metal spoon rather than a knife.
You can also peel (pretty time consuming if it's large), dice & boil the pumpkin, then drain & puree but this method requires a second draining after the processing for a really nice thick puree.
