Not all pumpkins are equal and those orange monsters sold cheaply for Halloween are best avoided I fear ! Even roasted I find them pappy and tasteless. Many smaller ones and the grey skinned Crown Prince make much better eating …
I was in Seabra, the Portuguese supermarket chain here in the US…and was delighted to see small tubs of mermelada in the cheese aisle…and I know what they are for because I just read your post…and now regretting I didn’t buy one. Love your writings and your drawings. Still don’t like to cook though😁.
I have a bottle of dark green Styrian pumpkin seed oil lurking at the back of my fridge, probably well past its use by date. Too much in my fridge to keep an eye on.
Give it a sniff and if it's okay, it's good in a potato salad with spring onion and walnuts. If it smells rancid, give it a boil up and see if that's an improvement...
Yr absolutely right, course you are, Jacky! My fave is the Turban because of looks rath than flavour. and texture Butternut for firmness and sweetness.
Not all pumpkins are equal and those orange monsters sold cheaply for Halloween are best avoided I fear ! Even roasted I find them pappy and tasteless. Many smaller ones and the grey skinned Crown Prince make much better eating …
I was in Seabra, the Portuguese supermarket chain here in the US…and was delighted to see small tubs of mermelada in the cheese aisle…and I know what they are for because I just read your post…and now regretting I didn’t buy one. Love your writings and your drawings. Still don’t like to cook though😁.
Never mind the cooking - you're obvs a great shopper!
Nice read on pumpkin beyond the New World!
Marvellous, thank you
I have a bottle of dark green Styrian pumpkin seed oil lurking at the back of my fridge, probably well past its use by date. Too much in my fridge to keep an eye on.
Give it a sniff and if it's okay, it's good in a potato salad with spring onion and walnuts. If it smells rancid, give it a boil up and see if that's an improvement...
I didn't know that there was any saving rancid oil. That's a great tip!
Yr absolutely right, course you are, Jacky! My fave is the Turban because of looks rath than flavour. and texture Butternut for firmness and sweetness.
Hooray!
And now, inspired by you, dear Elisabeth, I'm rushing out to buy pumpkin oil for the Thanksgiving feast. Imagine that on a cabbagey seasonal salad!!!