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Winter Squash and Pumpkin Varieties
Butternut Squash Winter squashes are best from early fall through winter. Winter squashes are drier, more fibrous, and much sweeter than summer squashes. Their thick, hard shells can not be eaten—like...
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Piloncillo and Pumpkin
Calabaza en Jarabe is pumpkin in syrup. This is a tasty old-fashioned Mexican dessert that you can serve for Halloween. Piloncillo is the traditional cone shape of unrefined sugar commonly used in...
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How to Grow Pumpkins
Sow pumpkins in the garden in spring when all danger of frost has passed and the soil temperature has reached 65°F. Pumpkins are a warm-season annual that require from 90 to 120 frost-free days to...
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Pumpkin Varieties: Best Bets and Easy-to-Grow
Pumpkins for pies. Pumpkins for Jack-o-lanterns. Pumpkins for the little ones. Pumpkins for the “Biggest Pumpkin Contest.” Pumpkins are not difficult to grow. Grow them just like any other winter...
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Squash and Pumpkin Growing Tips
Make sure squashes are large and strong before the end of June when squash beetles hit the garden. The larger and stronger the plant the better it will resist attack. Squash Planting and Growing Facts:...
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Pumpkin with Coconut Curry
Pumpkin with curry combines the sweetness of the winter squash with the savory-spiced flavor of curry. It is a warming match appropriate for the crisp days when pumpkins and other winter squashes come...
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How to Make Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Make pumpkin soup with sweet, sugar, pie, or cheese pumpkins (small baking pumpkins). Add onions and potatoes for a sweet-savory flavor or substitute tart apples for the potatoes for a sweet-tart soup....
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How to Make Pumpkin Ice Cream
Here is a tasty pumpkin ice cream that is easy to make: it is simply sweetened pumpkin purée, milk, and whipping cream, frozen. Because this recipe use a purée of just harvested pumpkin, you will need...
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How to Harvest and Store Pumpkins
A mature pumpkin will have a hard, shiny shell that is not easily dented or punctured by a fingernail. The stem of a mature pumpkin will be whard and shriveled. When to Harvest Pumpkins: • Harvest...
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Pumpkin Seed Starting Tips
Sow pumpkins in the garden in spring when all danger of frost has passed and the soil temperature has reached 65°F. Pumpkins are a tender, warm-weather crop. Pumpkins are a type of winter squash—grown...
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Pumpkin with Coconut Curry
Pumpkin with curry combines the sweetness of the winter squash with the savory-spiced flavor of curry. It is a warming match appropriate for the crisp days when pumpkins and other winter squashes come...
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How to Make Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Make pumpkin soup with sweet, sugar, pie, or cheese pumpkins (small baking pumpkins). Add onions and potatoes for a sweet-savory flavor or substitute tart apples for the potatoes for a sweet-tart soup....
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How to Make Pumpkin Ice Cream
Here is a tasty pumpkin ice cream that is easy to make: it is simply sweetened pumpkin purée, milk, and whipping cream, frozen. Because this recipe use a purée of just harvested pumpkin, you will need...
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How to Harvest and Store Pumpkins
Harvest Pumpkins: A mature pumpkin will have a hard, shiny shell that is not easily dented or punctured by a fingernail. The stem of a mature pumpkin will be whard and shriveled. When to Harvest...
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Pumpkin Seed Starting Tips
Pumpkin Seed Starting: Sow pumpkins in the garden in spring when all danger of frost has passed and the soil temperature has reached 65°F. Pumpkins are a tender, warm-weather crop. Pumpkins are a type...
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Five Ways to Cook Pumpkin
Pumpkins can be cooked and served as a hot vegetable. Pumpkin is a term that can be applied to almost hard-skinned squash. In the United States, the name pumpkin commonly means a large rounded orange...
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