BYC Café

[getaclue]

Your pies look good, and the colors are fine. Yes, you can cube the pumpkin, and put it in a big pyrex dish with a little water, then microwave it until it's tender, but not mushy. Then you can EITHER put it in the food processor, and measure the amount needed per pie, and put it in freezer bags, then freeze it. OR you can just put enough chunks needed per pie, in freezer bags, and freeze them. When you go ahead and put it in the food processor, then bag it, you have the advantage of it being ready to use. Putting it in the food processor also cuts all the strings, so it's tender, in case you get one that's a bit on the stringy side.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Your pies look good, and the colors are fine. Yes, you can cube the pumpkin, and put it in a big pyrex dish with a little water, then microwave it until it's tender, but not mushy. Then you can EITHER put it in the food processor, and measure the amount needed per pie, and put it in freezer bags, then freeze it. OR you can just put enough chunks needed per pie, in freezer bags, and freeze them. When you go ahead and put it in the food processor, then bag it, you have the advantage of it being ready to use. Putting it in the food processor also cuts all the strings, so it's tender, in case you get one that's a bit on the stringy side.

Thank you, I appreciate that. And thanks for the help!!

 

[007Sean]

I am 58 no one ever told me that before

Yeah, those people that grow those 800 to 1000 lbs. pumpkins, do that, except they only grow 1 pumpkin per plant. They prune everything back to 1 vine runner with 1 developing pumpkin. All the energy of the plant goes into growing that 1 pumpkin. Not 3 or 5 pumpkins per plant.

 

[drumstick diva]

but, but, what if something happens to the one pumpkin per plant- maybe full scale predator attacks (prowling raccoons)

 

[007Sean]

but, but, what if something happens to the one pumpkin per plant- maybe full scale predator attacks (prowling raccoons)

That's also why they pamper and guard them with their lives. It's also big money involved in raising huge pumpkins, not just bragging rights.

 

[drumstick diva]

Do you grow any giant pumpkins?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think I heard the one pumpkin per plant thing but never heard of the one vine runner part. Will try that next year.

 

[007Sean]

Do you grow any giant pumpkins?

I have, except mine only got to 70lbs.

 

[drumstick diva]

Turning in early - have to study for my "lab tests," tomorrow. Not sure if I was supposed to fast - so I am anyway. It would help if I knew what "lab tests."

 

[drumstick diva]

Sean - "ONLY" 70 lbs. gee whiz. what did you do with it?