Comments on: A Dozen Pumpkins

By: Nikky

Nikky — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:46:25 +0000

Oh how Jack Skellington warms my holiday season :)

By: Eric Luper

Eric Luper — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:55:00 +0000

Manganese? Isn’t he a regular contributor to Mental Floss? I had no idea he lived in a pumpkin!

By: Korin

Korin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000

*gasp* You forgot about the most modern of pumpkin fiction… Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King!

I have a desire to go buy a couple pumpkins now… make a pie and some toasted seeds!

By: Pumpkin Eater

Pumpkin Eater — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:57:49 +0000

from masterstech-home website. I make this every year. Yumm!!

Pumpkin Pie sans Shell

1 5-8 lb. pumpkin
6 eggs
2 1/2 C whipping cream
3/4 C brown sugar
2 tbsp. molasses
1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. unsalted butter

Cut the lid from pumpkin as you would for making a jack-o-lantern. Remove pulp and
seeds from pumpkin, scraping quite clean. Save seeds for toasting later, if desired. In a
large bowl, beat the eggs and add the cream, sugar, molasses, and spices. Beat smooth
and pour into the pumpkin shell. Dot with butter and replace lid. Set pumpkin on a
cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil and place in a 350 degree oven for 2 hours or
until the mixture has set up like a custard pie. Time will vary with size of pumpkin.
Serve directly from the pumpkin and instruct dinners to be sure to take a bit of the shell
with each scoop. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.
Serves 6-12, depending on size of pumpkin.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:47:40 +0000

Donna, the best way I know is to grow way more than you need, since some ARE going to rot. Also, sometimes I place a pile of pine needles underneath them before they get big, which will provide a little air and drainage. When the vines wither, cut the stem and set the pumpkin upright somewhere where it won’t get too wet, like the porch.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:30:07 +0000

I am growing pumpkins for my daughters wedding in October. How do I keep they from rotting in the garden?

By: FourthRow

FourthRow — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:30:22 +0000

I have seen recipes for home-brewed beer done right in the pumpkin shell . . . cut the top, pour in your mash, replace the lid and seal, then pop in an airlock.

By: Poiny-Hatted Geek

Poiny-Hatted Geek — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:27:57 +0000

My sister had a halloween party once, and the pumpkins we bought for decorations rotted in the yard. 3 1/2 years later, we’re still getting “volunteer pumpkins,” as we call them. Although we call them annoying more often, as this year they sprung up in the middle of our tomatoes.

By: Jason!

Jason! — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:58:29 +0000

I’d figure you’d just roast the pumpkin like you would if you were making pumpkin pie, but instead of roasting it alone, you’d stuff it like you were making stuffed roasted apples…

The exact ratio of what to put in would be hit or miss, but with 12 pumpkins you’d be bound to get one right.

I decided to look around online to see if there were any pie-in-shell type recipes… here’s a couple:

http://www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/Roasted-Pumpkins/Detail.aspx

http://www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Stuffed-Pumpkin/Detail.aspx

By: JaneM

JaneM — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:36:32 +0000

Yes, please please. If anyone has the particulars for baking a pumpkin pie in the shell please pass it along!