Heavy going already, even with the dry weather we have been getting. Not being touched all summer as the pumpkins were covering a big area it is full of weeds as well. But now the crop has been stored somewhere dry ready or the kids at the end of the month. Creeping buttercup is the worst weed of all so it is a very slow job . Normally I would have rough dug it and let the weather deal with the tender weeds, but the buttercup has to come out so it is a fine fork type dig. It will be the last time as the area is gradually being turned over to raised beds which should be drier and easier to maintain.
We did try the pumpkin pie as you do. Too sweet for me, but we also dehydrated a load and then put it through the electric coffee grinder to make a powder which will be used for thickening soups etc. Also I caught a glimpse on the telly of somebody frying a slice in olive oil. Has anybody tried this and what was it like?