Comments on: 6 Ways to Reuse Pumpkins at the End of the Season http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/ Real Deals for Real Moms Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:38:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Allen http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-146110 Allen Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:27 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-146110 Last year I put the complete pumpkins in our cleaned out garden and let nature take its course. By spring time, the seeds started to grow and we had many vines growing across the ground. As you may have heard, it was not a good growing season but we did get decent results. We did the same with watermelons. This fall we are adding cucumbers to the "naturally planting cycle" as well. We live in RI and the snow will cover them and naturally provide moist soil when mother nature "wakes the seeds up" come spring time. One draw back would be animals (in my area, squirrels) that are hungry over the winter time. Last year I put the complete pumpkins in our cleaned out garden and let nature take its course. By spring time, the seeds started to grow and we had many vines growing across the ground. As you may have heard, it was not a good growing season but we did get decent results. We did the same with watermelons. This fall we are adding cucumbers to the “naturally planting cycle” as well. We live in RI and the snow will cover them and naturally provide moist soil when mother nature “wakes the seeds up” come spring time. One draw back would be animals (in my area, squirrels) that are hungry over the winter time.

]]> By: deb http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-145275 deb Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:55 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-145275 I feed ours to the chickens after we have enjoyed the seeds and carved funny faces. Or, with the uncarved whole pumpkins, they can be cut into sections and laid it cut side down on foil to roast it in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes for later use. I have no clean up, as the foil gets thrown away and the skin just peels right off so easily after it cools. I either cube it or mash it and put it into zipper bags for the frrezer to use when I need it. Way easy!!!!! I feed ours to the chickens after we have enjoyed the seeds and carved funny faces. Or, with the uncarved whole pumpkins, they can be cut into sections and laid it cut side down on foil to roast it in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes for later use. I have no clean up, as the foil gets thrown away and the skin just peels right off so easily after it cools. I either cube it or mash it and put it into zipper bags for the frrezer to use when I need it. Way easy!!!!!

]]> By: Rebecca L. http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-145029 Rebecca L. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:07 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-145029 The quickest way I have EVER found to cook a pumpkin is to bathe your pumpkin really good--make it nice and clean, cut it into either half or fourth it, clean out the pumpkin seeds (can save for roasting), scrape out all the stringy stuff, smooth that baby up,stick it into a pressure cooker with about 4 or 5 inches of water in the bottom and cook it for about 20-25 mins. at about 15 lbs. of pressure. Actually, it's hard to maintain low pressure on my pressure cooker so I just try to keep an eye on it for about 20mins. After it cooks, then cools, the skin practically slides off and the pumpkin is so soft, I don't even blend it. Also for Rebecca---I bought 3 pumpkins about the same time as you did and they have stayed outside the whole time (actually, I have already cooked 2 of them and froze them), and my 3rd pumpkin is outside on my back porch, waiting to be cooked when I have a little more freezer room. As long as it stays in a cool dry place, it will be fine for several more weeks. The quickest way I have EVER found to cook a pumpkin is to bathe your pumpkin really good–make it nice and clean, cut it into either half or fourth it, clean out the pumpkin seeds (can save for roasting), scrape out all the stringy stuff, smooth that baby up,stick it into a pressure cooker with about 4 or 5 inches of water in the bottom and cook it for about 20-25 mins. at about 15 lbs. of pressure. Actually, it’s hard to maintain low pressure on my pressure cooker so I just try to keep an eye on it for about 20mins. After it cooks, then cools, the skin practically slides off and the pumpkin is so soft, I don’t even blend it. Also for Rebecca—I bought 3 pumpkins about the same time as you did and they have stayed outside the whole time (actually, I have already cooked 2 of them and froze them), and my 3rd pumpkin is outside on my back porch, waiting to be cooked when I have a little more freezer room. As long as it stays in a cool dry place, it will be fine for several more weeks.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-144806 Rebecca Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:26:10 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-144806 How do you know if a pumpkin is still good? I got one for my soon on October 14th or so and has been sitting inside the house this whole time? Will I know when I open it if it is still good? How do you know if a pumpkin is still good? I got one for my soon on October 14th or so and has been sitting inside the house this whole time? Will I know when I open it if it is still good?

]]> By: Teresa http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-144793 Teresa Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:15:30 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-144793 Great! I have 2 HUGE pumpkins that my mom brought over. Must use them! Great! I have 2 HUGE pumpkins that my mom brought over. Must use them!

]]> By: JDaniel4's Mom http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-144753 JDaniel4's Mom Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:12 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-144753 These are great tips. We still have pumpkins in front of your house. I am going to add a beak and some feathers to them for Thanksgiving. These are great tips. We still have pumpkins in front of your house. I am going to add a beak and some feathers to them for Thanksgiving.

]]> By: Claire at Saving Money Plan http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-144694 Claire at Saving Money Plan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:30 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-144694 The natural planter idea is really, really cool and I totally like it!! The natural planter idea is really, really cool and I totally like it!!

]]> By: Cherity http://www.dealseekingmom.com/6-ways-to-reuse-pumpkins/comment-page-1/#comment-144691 Cherity Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:48 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=18325#comment-144691 MSM had a guest post on making pumpkin puree...it was super simple and only took about 40 minutes from pumpkin to freezer! http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2009/10/guest-post-making-your-own-pumpkin-puree.html MSM had a guest post on making pumpkin puree…it was super simple and only took about 40 minutes from pumpkin to freezer!

http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2009/10/guest-post-making-your-own-pumpkin-puree.html

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