Halloween Pumpkins.

[sandyRoe]

I saw some mums with their children buying pumpkins in Tescos today. Apart from making lanterns what are they used for?

[janbee]

Lovely pumpkin soup. Yummy.

[janbee]

I'll make some and send you a batch, Sandy x

[janbee]

Could be cut into small cubes and used in a curry.

[slinky.kate]

do to them what you do to turnip.????????

[BlackadderV]

Pumpkins weren't around when I was a kid. We used turnips (Swedes) and it took my dad ages to hollow it out, cut out the face and tie the lid back on with string. The turnip pulp would figure largely on next day's dinner plate.

[Slapshot]

Pumpkin pie.......

[sandyRoe]

Turnips are solid things. I've always thought a pumpkin would be watery.

[janbee]

OMG Kate, what do you do to a turnip ? Is it legal?

[woofgang]

they are softer and wetter than turnips. They do make lovely soup though, especially if you bake the pumpkin in the oven before using the flesh. You can also make pies, cakes and biscuits with pumpkin in

[janbee]

Yes, growing up in Scotland we always used turnips as we never even SAW a pumpkin (they were mostly American I think). I used to get a blister on my hand howkin' out the interior.

[sandyRoe]

Slice the top (head) off, hollow out the insides, and eat. Sounds like cannibalism. But nice with lots of pepper.
That's for turnips ^

[janbee]

Mashed neeps and tatties. Lovely on a cold winter's night.

[sandyRoe]

Add a haggis and a wee dram and you've culinary heaven on a plate ☺

[janbee]

Oh Sandy, you know how to wine and dine a lady don't you?

[sandyRoe]

Och aye. And deep fried Mars Bars for afters.

[janbee]

Ah yes, my arteries are slamming shut at the thought of it all.

[sandyRoe]

Maybe the deep fried Mars Bars are a bit much. A shared box of Tunnocks Tea cakes, then?
We used to call them marshmallows.

[janbee]

I prefer Tunnocks caramel wafers and a bottle of Irn Bru. Ye cannae whack it

[BlackadderV]

Marshmallows, yes. To me a teacake was a bun with currants, suitable for toasting.

[TonyV]

With the pumpkin soup don't forget to roast some seeds and use like croutons mmm. Got one in the garden and it's days are numbered lol