Most people think they are just for decoration. . .
@GardenGerty (169479)
United States
December 16, 2023 7:33pm CST
I am talking about the miniature pumpkins the stores have in the fall.
For one of our classroom projects we bought some. I did not get around to decorating the one they gave me. So today I cooked it.
I had heard of doing this, so I did.
I cut the little white pumpkin in half. It was less than three inches across. After scooping out the strings and seeds, I put in a pat of butter. Then a shake of cinnamon and nutmeg. Spoonful of sugar. I was out of brown so I used white. Then I finished stuffing the halves with raisins.
Using a microwave safe dish, I put the pumpkin in the microwave. I did put about an inch of water in the dish. Microwaved for four minutes. It was tender, moist and sweet. A pretty healthy dessert.
There are other things people assume are for decoration. Things like a parsley sprig on the plate, or a thin orange slice. I eat them all.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
I never had purchased one. This was given to me and it seemed "lonely", plus fall decorating is past. I hate to waste things and basically I fixed it the way we sometimes fix acorn squash.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Dec 23
I do too!! I love parsley. Maybe the other things are not so much. I gag as I try to swallow pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and squash. I don't care for oranges much.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
Hmmm. All these orange foods that you cannot eat. Maybe you have too much vitamin A. Parsley is supposed to help digestion and freshen your breath.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
@celticeagle That is why they always told us to eat dark orange foods, to get our Vitamin A. Parsley is a good flavoring.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Dec 23
@GardenGerty ........And make certain foods tastier. I don't know about the Vitamin A.
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@BarBaraPrz (51823)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Dec 23
I eat them, too. Why waste food?
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
Exactly. It had been sitting here all lonely, so I ate it.
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@BarBaraPrz (51823)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Dec 23
@GardenGerty I have a little acorn squash sitting in the foyer that I should eat (the squah, not the foyer).
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
Either you should eat them or the wildlife should. I saved the seeds from my mini pumpkin and my acorn squash. Maybe I will have a garden this year.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
17 Dec 23
A good reminder for those that have pumpkins. Have a great day.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
We had a squash and pumpkin meal basically, last night.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
Oh, the big ones are good too, for lots of things besides pumpkin pie. Pumpkin soup is good and so is roasted pumpkin. To me winter squash and pumpkin taste about the same.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
18 Dec 23
@GardenGerty I always heard the big ones were not good for pie at all. Like I said, I could be wrong. I am not a pumpkin expert. lol
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
I like butternut squash and acorn squash and many others. The all taste about the same and you can fix them many ways.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 Dec 23
Almost too small to deal with, but very tasty.
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