Make one for every guest, festive and tasty. Debbi Raffalli A beautiful whole baked pumpkin provides an impressive presentation in this versatile dish. Use as an accompaniment to a turkey dinner, or spoon over home baked pumpkin bread with a dollop of whipped cream to end a meal. Here is an easy method for cooking fresh pumpkin to use in pies, soups or other recipes calling for puree of pumpkin.
Diced pumpkin is pickled overnight in vinegar with sugar, cinnamon and cloves.
Use 1 cup of water along with the vinegar for a milder flavor. The longer the pickled pumpkin is stored before serving, the better it tastes. This is super easy, something different and tastes great with the main course. This is a simple method for preparing pureed pumpkin. The pumpkin may be stored in the freezer for later usage in pies, muffins, etc.