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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
Notice:	Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
Moderator:	FUTURE::DDESMAISONSec.com::winalski

Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
Total number of notes:	31160

3264.0. "Yellow Pumpkins vs. Orange Pumpkins" by GYPSC::MCCRILLIS () Tue Oct 15 1991 10:21

    Hello,
    
    I want to make a pumpkin pie but I have a yellow pumpkin
    (instead of an orange one).  Is there any difference in the
    amount of sugar and what not ?  Are yellow ones sweeter than
    orange ones?
    
    Tom

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3264.1		TRUCKS::GKE	Gailann Keville-Evans, SBP, UK	`Wed Oct 16 1991 11:05`	4
	no difference at all.. I buy yellow pumpkins here every year (mostly because they are easier to get than their orange counterparts).. you won't notice any difference at all..
3264.2	cooking vs decoration pumpkins	ATLEAD::PSS_MGR	name	`Wed Oct 16 1991 12:27`	22
	I thought that there are different kinds of pumpkins and what I mean is that some you can cook with and others are more for decoration. I never knew for sure....I was told to not use Jack O Lantern pumpkins for cooking. If it is true that some are for cooking and some are not, how can you tell the difference if there is no label? or can you at tell all? As far as making a pumpkin pie....be wary when you use fresh pumpkin because it is very watery. Do you know how to prepare it for cooking?...I cut my pumpkin in chunks and throw them in boiling water for a few minutes. Strain and cool and peel off the pumpkin peel. I then let it sit in a strainer for several hours to get out as much water as I can...still comes out rather watery but ok...I've resorted to the canned for more flavor... and less hassle... Kristen
3264.3	Sugar Pumpkins	ASDG::HARRIS	Brian Harris	`Wed Oct 16 1991 12:39`	10
	I occasionally see 'Sugar Pumpkins' available specifically for cooking. They're smaller (6-10" diameter) than their Jack-o-Lantern cousins. Also, I'm told that if you prepare your pumpkin by baking it (cut in quarters, remove seeds, bake skin side down until tender) you won't have a problem with watery pies.
3264.4		CHIEFF::MACNEAL	ruck `n' roll	`Wed Oct 16 1991 14:57`	8
	� I never knew for sure....I was told to not use Jack O Lantern � pumpkins for cooking. Probably because the one that are cut up to use for Jack O'Lanterns usually turn moldy. The boiling technique you use to precook pumpkin might have more to do with the wateryness of your pies than the type of pumpkin used.