Pumpkin Recipes
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- Pumpkin Cream Dessert
1 8oz pkg cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup pumpkin 1 container cool whip chopped nuts - optional 1 prepared graham cracker crust - Harvest Pumpkin Custard Crunch Cake
1 can (30oz.) Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix (I use Libby Brand) 2/3 cup (5fl.-oz. can) evaporated milk 2 large eggs, slightly beaten 1 pkg. (18.25oz.) yellow cake mix (I use Pillsbury) 1/2 cup - Pumpkin Pie
1 cup pumpkin, strained 1 cup milk 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon Pinch of nutmeg 1 egg - Pumpkin Pie, No.1 | 1 quart milk
1 quart milk 3 cups pumpkin, boiled and strained 1 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses 4 eggs, separated Pinch of salt 1 Tbsp ginger 1Tbsp cinnamon - Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin Boiling water Salt Butter Cream Salt and pepper Flour Yolk of an egg - Pumpkin or Squash Pie Filling
1/2 cup milk 1 cup canned pumpkin or squash 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup molasses 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp allspice 1 egg, slightly beaten - Pumpkin Pie | 2 eggs, beaten
2 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour Pinch salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup cooked pumpkin 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons melted butter - Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
1/2 recipe pastry 1 tablespoon gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 1 1/2 cups cooked pumpkin 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 2 eggs, separated 1 cup milk 1 - Pumpkin Pie | 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon Few grains salt 1 cup cooked pumpkin 1 cup scalded milk 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1/2 te - Pumpkin Butter
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About Pumpkin
- Field pumpkins are harder to bake with because they are large and stringy
- Sugar pie pumpkins are popular for baking and soups
- If you intend to grow pumpkins, keep in mind that they require a lot of water and fertilizer
- Pumpkins actually have more potassium than bananas
- Pumpkins are high in beta-carotene which is linked to cancer prevention
- Pumpkins are loaded with vitamin A which helps to promote good eyesight
- It is rumored that Christopher Columbus brought pumpkin seeds to Europe upon his return from America
- Most evidence indicates that pumpkins originated in the Ancient Americas
- Native American farmers often grew pumpkins/squash with corn and string beans because they had a symbiotic growing effect
- Pumpkins are in the gourd family which includes watermelon, zucchini, and cantaloupe
- The heaviest pumpkin ever recorded was presented at a festival in Minnesota (in 2010) weighing in at 1800 lbs.
- The Jack-o-lantern originated from an Irish legend based on a character named "Stingy Jack" who tricked the Devil and upon his death was blocked from both Heaven and Hell
- The word "pumpkin" evolved from the Greek word "pepon" which translates to "large melon"
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