Comment on plump pumkins
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 21 hours agowaste of resources, i thinks it mostly water+ all the plants diverting all its energy to the pumpkin, and no flowering too. the edible ones tend to be sugar pumpkins(pies,cakes,etc) which are the nice small spherical ones. i think you can eat ornamental pumpkins(not the fairy tail) they arnt that good.
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
You have to gut the inside to make a jack-o-lantern, and I think I remember my mom cooking with that gunk from inside at least once or twice.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
bro you can make an amazing snack out of those pumpkin seeds. every year I try to do 2-3 jack-o-lantern pumpkins and end up with ~2l of seeds after scooping out all the innards. Dump them into a colander, rinse and scrub until all the pumpkin guts are washed out, and then roast them in your oven. I prep mine with a bit of olive oil then sprinkle with some hawaiian seasoning or garlic salt - spread it out on a baking sheet, 325f for an hour or so until thoroughly dry.
chrizzowski@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
Such a good snack. Works for any gourds really. Just did a butternut squash soup and fried up the seeds to sprinkle on top of each bowl.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
never thought to gut other gourds, will try that!