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Old 10-11-2008, 07:43 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Pumpkin?

I posted this in rec.food.cooking. Later realized that I should have
crossposted it to r.g.e (and maybe r.f.p):

I grew green striped cushaws in my garden this year (a long-necked
pumpkin) and instead of getting a bunch of small pumpkins like I
planned, I got 2 or 3 small ones and two big ones. I just baked the
smaller of the big ones, then ran the cooked flesh thru a food mill. I
ended up with 8 cups of puree. It's yellow rather than orange, and my
dog says it tastes delicious (I gave him a piece of the cooked skin, and
let him lick the roaster.)

Now what? Do I need to put it in a cheesecloth bag and let it drip?

There's enough here for 4 pies, and the other big pumpkin weighs at
least 25 pounds (probably twice as big as this one.) What else do you
do with pumpkin besides make pies?

I know it freezes really well, so I plan on freezing it in 2-cup containers.

Bob