Give thanks for the flesh of pumpkin
Posted on October 9th, 2009 –
I’m going north to visit the folks for the Thanksgiving weekend (Canada has it in the correct month). When I say north, I mean black bears and moose in the backyard kinda north. Logging trucks on logging roads kinda north.
I’m hitching a ride with my younger sister in her familymobile; two boys and the “fun” uncle (me). Yay!
To compound matters, I also decided to volunteer my services in the dessert department. Pumpkin pie and crème brûlée. Something healthy, I thought.
Here’s the stash, ready for packing:
Oh no! A perfectly good pie shell ruined! Guess I’ll Have to make a pie right now :)
The part I hate is the killing of the pumpkin. Gruesome business, no matter how it’s done.
I admit, sometimes I feel a little remorse.
But not for too long. The pie won’t make itself! (and how long had the cream been sitting on the table?!)
Pumpkin mush, milk, eggs, and spices into crust and into oven. Now the hard part.
Okay, I know, it might seem like a lot of bother, especially since I haven’t started packing yet, but it tastes better from scratch. And, it gave me the opportunity to share an evening with you before I make the great escape. I’ll be gone Monday and Tuesday, and the interweb wiring up north isn’t always reliable, so who knows when we’ll get to chat again.
Probably Wednesday.
In the meantime, how about a slice of pie?
... with pictures
... with sounds
... with videos
... with opinions
... that's shorter
... that's longer
October 10th, 2009 1:41 am
I am so impressed that you made pumpkin pie from real pumpkins! We just buy pumpkin in a can. Have a happy Thanksgiving weekend.
October 14th, 2009 8:40 am
I was thinking of doing that too, Daisy. But once the pumpkins are diced, the recipe's really simple. So as long as you have a good knife, the whole thing's pretty easy. Thanks for the well-wishes! (I do give thanks :) )
October 10th, 2009 4:43 pm
Hope you have a blast with the kids and the North
Happy Thanksgiving!
October 14th, 2009 8:38 am
Thanks, Mom. When I'm not squeezed into a car with them for 7 hours, they're a lot more fun to hang out with :)
October 11th, 2009 5:44 am
Have a wonderful time up north! I generally go for the canned pumpkin and let others carve the pumpkins around here, as I am also unhappy with the task of eviscerating them.
Squash I can deal with – I don't know why.
October 14th, 2009 8:37 am
Pumpkins are pretty messy, Lidian. It's all the sinewy bits, I think. And thanks for the well-wishing; I did have a good time (very restful and rustic!)
October 13th, 2009 7:14 pm
wowza! you got talent. how was it? do you have any leftovers? I didn't get a turkey dinner ;)
October 14th, 2009 8:36 am
Actually, Casie, this one wasn't that great :( But that just means I have to try another! (I'll make sure you get a hunk)
October 14th, 2009 11:17 am
Patrick,, you are so funny.
you know that very pumpkin is gonna come back and gettttt youuuuuu..
I can see it now. you get to the side of the familymobile and voila ! there it issss,, waiting for you – only now it's a full grown jack o lantern, and it's got a chain sawwwww..
bet you'll use those safe pre killed canned pumpkins nexttime.
this is a fabulous post. hope you had a fabulous thanksgiving monday.
October 14th, 2009 12:23 pm
Thanks, Gal :) You know, if that thing's capable of rising from the dead like that, who's to say that the canned mush won't be equally capable of zombification? I don't know if I should take any chances.
Regarding the fruit, those are just regular Bartlett pears. Same family (and looks very similar), but not nearly as exciting. Or maybe it's the lemons?
October 14th, 2009 11:21 am
Heyyyyyyyy is that a Quince we see there in the fruit bowl ?
making mince are we ? I'll have a lil pie please, thank you.
oooooooo delicious !
October 14th, 2009 1:24 pm
giggle….I hope you had a lovely holiday :-)
October 14th, 2009 8:28 pm
I did, Katherine. Thank you.
October 14th, 2009 5:58 pm
Oh my gosh. I love pumpkin pie. I would so love to have a slice of that fresh from scratch pie.
October 14th, 2009 8:29 pm
I could mail you a piece, Mom :F