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11 Ways to Use a Pumpkin (photos)
So many uses for pumpkin–eating, decorating, body care, fulfilling a fairy godmother’s quirky sense of curfew, you name it. As one of the most popular crops in the United States, there are a whopping 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins produced each year–no wonder we have found so many ways to use this orange wonder of the fruit kingdom. If you’ve been reading my posts for a few autumns, you know I have a particular penchant for pumpkins–one that includes heart palpitations and weak knees. (Hello pumpkin bread pudding. And by the way, this is the best pumpkin for pies, in case you were wondering–and, ha! just like that, I managed to sneak two more uses for pumpkin into this slideshow!) So as the mercury starts its succession of dips and bows, and the fake cobwebs get their turn on suburban porches and in city windows…let’s talk pumpkins.
Robyn
Melissa
Deepak
Eric
Dave
Dr. Brent
Isha
Susan
Delia
Michelle
Wendy
Megan
Hilary
Ann
Judi
Ronnie
Kelly
Lily
Terri
Betsy
Cait
Andrew
Jana
Annie B.
Veronica
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add your comment »Great recipes & ideas.......pumpkin seeds (& peanuts) are reckoned to be beneficial to men's prostate health, so we eat them with most of our lunch salads, roasted with soy sauce.
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I have always loved pumpkins! It is great to be hearing about all the wonderful new things that they can be used for to enrich our lives with. Thank You
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Thanks for sharing the tips. Now I will try to make something of myself and let you know.
brennessel
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Wonderful Article, can't wait to try these recipes, Thanks so much!!
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what good ideas i going to start useing pumpkin and one never know i might turn into one
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Oh my goodness! I wish I had known about these 10 years ago when I still had my organic garden. I had so many pumpkins I did not know what to do! I was making all kinds of weird things with it all really good including pumpkin cheesecake. Now I would have to substitute eggs and dairy for vegan alternatives. The pumpkin pecan pie is out of this world I use to make that one for all my neighbors and friends. Now I will have to try the vegan alternative, but I bet it will be just as good. I always used real maple syrup in the recipes and always whole wheat flour. I think you can do just about anything with fresh pumpkin. It is not hard to cook or prepare either. Thank you so much for this!
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Thanks :)
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Great Reading and lots of great info. Thank You.
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Terrific article, Melissa!! We Garey girls LOVE pumpkins - even have a ginger kitty by that name - and find this particular gourd to be a wonderful example of the circle of life: every year we grow our own little patch, use some as seasonal decorations, others for table use, including pies, butters, "chips", jam, bread, sauce and my special pumpkin lasagna, then either toast the seeds or save them for next year's crop, as well as include them in the little homemade "gardens-in-eggshell cartons" we give to our friends as DIY gifts. (I'll tell you more about about the homemade, earth-friendly presents we give to folks on every occasion if you're interested). All the leftover fibers and shells go into our compost bin and come planting time, we have rich, healthy mulch (and very happy, fat worms) to naturally feed the soil for our next garden. Pumpkins are way cool in so many ways! Hugs from the Kitten Smittens
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love is a pumpkin. i am the pumpkin coo coo ca choo. wrong song. sorry.
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