Ever Cooked Pumpkin?

I planted, it grew, I picked, I steamed, I canned, I ate!!!

It took one full year to brew, 5 gallons of homemade Pumpkin Wine. Saturday, we capped off 16 wine bottles of the Pumpkin Wine! Got a little kick to it! Had a party Saturday night, everyone liked it!

I NEVER use canned pumpkin. Cook it in the steamer. Cut into quarters. Scrape the seeds and strings out. Layer in a steamer pot. Steam until tender. Cool enough to handle it, then scrape the meat out of the skins into a strainer. Mash up the pulp and let the extra water strain into a bowl (you can use that for soup stock if you want). Use in any recipe that calls for canned pumpkin. You'll NEVER go back to canned!! If you don't use it all, freeze in in 1 1/2 cup quantities, which is the same amount as one can.