Can I eat the 4 pumpkins I grew? ( stupid question? )

[PeterVV]

I have ripe orange pumpkins of the type that you see every year in supermarkets, and apart from halloween lanterns, am wondering what to do with them. I have read some recipes which state that this type is not good for eating? any ideas please/recipes?

[PeterVV]

[PAULW]

Look on the recipes page there are lots of ideas there.

[Digeroo]

I just cut into cubes and fry in butter and oil until they are brown.  Very tasty.  There are some nice soup recipes as well.

[Melbourne12]

Roasted with Sunday lunch

Pumpkin soup

Or may I recommend:

Pumpkin marmalade (this year's second pumpkin discovery for us), which I've got a recipe for at http://bit.ly/t8KHHI

Pumpkin purée with goats cheese (the earlier pumpkin discovery).  See http://bit.ly/faJITl

[BarriedaleNick]

darn - that pumpkin puree with goats cheese looks great.  

[Digeroo]

Then there is also american pumpkin pie. 

[pumkinlover]

Hi PeterVV,
all the above are true, but the orange halloween type pumpkins are not as tasty as some of the other squashes. I think this is what the recipes meant. they are usually grown for size, but are still edible, and homegrown ones will be better than shop bought ;D ;D ;D

[PeterVV]

thanks everyone, when the kids come to carve them I will save the flesh...

[lottie lou]

Never realised how hard pumpkin flesh was until the first time I scooped it out to carve a pumpkin.  It took me all day with a spoon.