Jenny Adventures For the love of Pumpkins
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
1100 blog hits for the month of Oct.
1100 blog hits for the month of Oct, becoming the highest per month than Feb of last year. Feb was the month I eat 29 days of pumpkin and sweet potatoes. Also, Coconut Curry Soup with in a week was view on the blog over 100 times. Thank you for supporting my love of pumpkins.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Ambercup Squash
Ambercup Squash
Ambercup squash is a dry and sweet squash. Great for soups and most baking purposes.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Kakai pumpkin
Kakai
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
Kakai pumpkin is Austrian pumpkin known for it large dark green hull-less seeds which are delicious roasted. It has a very hard orange and green stripped outside and beautiful think green seeds.
From the Exotic Pumpkins Patch
Remove seeds from kakai pumpkin and soak overnight. In a mixture of 2 teaspoons of salt to 1 cup of water. Spread seeds on cookie sheet and bake in an oven at 300 degree for about 1 hour.
Golden Hubbard
Golden Hubbard
Orange Hubbard also called a Golden Hubbard
Orange hubbard squash exterior flesh is bright orange. The interior flesh is yellow/orange with a very hard rind. It's finely texture is medium sweet to medium dry flesh. Great for cooking. This squash was popular squash. Also see Blue Hubbard Squash.
This squash was popular around the turn of the century, and is was a staple for the fall and winter pantry. Very similar to a Blue Hubbard. It is finely textured and has a yellow-orange flesh that is medium sweet and medium dry with very hard rind.
Turks Turban Squash
Turks Turban Squash
Turks Turban flavor is a mild and great for any recipe. Not a lot of flesh as other squash varieties. Flesh inside is light orange with firm flesh and very little strings. Seeds are fat and great for roasting. Very hard outside with many surfaces, not great for peeling or cutting. Cooking suggestion is to cook it whole and then remove outside peel.
Turk's turban, also known as "French turban", a heirloom predating 1820, and closely related to the buttercup squash.
Black Futsu Squash
Black Futsu Squash
This is a very rare black Japanese heirloom squash. The fruit is flattened and round. The flesh is a golden color and has a rich taste of hazelnut. A very unique gem to find. When first harvested they are almost black in color. As the black futsu mature it will turn a rich chestnut color in storage. Popular with European market growers.
Buckskin Pumpkin
Buckskin Pumpkin
Buff colored pumpkin skin with a fine textured and deep golden orange flesh is ideal for pumpkin pie and baking. Pumpkin seeds are very compact. It is also very heavy and compact, meaning not a lot of open space inside the pumpkin.
Cinderella Pumpkin
Cinderella Pumpkin
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
Cinderella
Pumpkins are a unique French heirloom whose correct
name is "Rouge vif D'Etampes".
The source of their nickname it that they
resemble the pumpkin that Cinderella's
fairy godmother transformed into a
carriage. This pumpkin is recorded as
having been the variety cultivated by the Pilgrims
and served at the second Thanksgiving dinner.
Cinderellas
make a delightful decorative accent
for the fall season, but additionally
their flavor is good for any pie or
winter squash recipes.
Long Island Cheese Pumpkin
Long Island Cheese Pumpkin
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
Delicata Squash
Delicata
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
Delicata squash has a distinctive longitudinal dark green stripes on a yellow or cream colored background and sweet, orange-yellow flesh. It is also known as a bohemian squash or a sweet potato squash or a peanut squash. It is also a summer squash. You can bake,
saute or steam this squash. Stuff it like an acorn squash with your favorite recipe. You can eat the seed, just roast them before eating them. Great source of fiber and potassium, also small amounts Vit C, B, magnesium.
Goose Bump Pumpkin
Goosebumps Pumpkin
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
This pumpkin was developed for it's bumpy, warty surface. The pumpkin ripens from a forest green to a solid deep orange. This pumpkin is ready to harvest in 95 days weighing in at 8-12 pounds each.
derived from "Knuckleheads" A website I found about Knucklehead pumpkins
derived from "Knuckleheads" A website I found about Knucklehead pumpkins
Fairytale Pumpkin
Musque De Provence or in the US it is called Fairytale Pumpkin
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Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
Fairytale pumpkin is flat smooth ribbed hard surface, bigger than the long Island cheese pumpkin. Average wieght is 8-15 pounds. The flesh is a deep orange moderately sweet. The outside flesh is green in color and once matures turns to a smooth shade of pumpkin, like a long Island Cheese pumpkin. Great for cooking because the grain is very fine and smooth.
This pumpkin originated from France. Supermarkets and farmer's markets sell it cut as wedges for cooking.
A nice artical on Musque De Provence pumpkin read here.
Queensland Pumpkin
Queensland Pumpkin
An Australian variety introduced to the U.S. in 1932. It has a deep ribbing with a buttercup shape. It is very similar to a Jarrahdale. Wonderful for baking with. Can store up to 5 to 6 months. Use it whole as a decoration now and bake it later to eat
Pumpkin from Exotic Pumpkins in Andover, MN
An Australian variety introduced to the U.S. in 1932. It has a deep ribbing with a buttercup shape. It is very similar to a Jarrahdale. Wonderful for baking with. Can store up to 5 to 6 months. Use it whole as a decoration now and bake it later to eat
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