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Posted: Sep/13/2005 9:14 PM PST
I grew this for the first time this year and I read somewhere that they could be ate just like a squash. If you have, how did you do it? Do you need to wait to harvest when the vines die or are they more edible picked sooner? Oh and one more: How long do they store? Thanks, Vera |
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Posted: Sep/13/2005 10:54 PM PST
I've grown those too, Vera. But we only grew them to have as decorations for Halloween. They look great with our gourd mixture on the bale of hay we get every year. Just to make sure, you are talking about the miniature ones, right? And they're white (pic below)? Not the Lumina, which is the regular sized white pumpkins. I never thought of eating them because they're so small. I'm interested to know more about them as a food too. I was thinking of growing them again next year. [IMG]http://images.andale.com/f2/117/117/8919072/c lick2enlarge/1074802189722_pumpkin_baby_boo.jpg[/I MG] |
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Posted: Sep/13/2005 11:35 PM PST
Don't like pumpkins for anything. Pumpkin pie is only good because of the additives. They are only good for Halloween as far as I am concerned. My mother, however, made pineapple jam using pineapple and pumpkin as, I guess, the pumpkin takes on the flavour of whatever you add to it. 
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Posted: Sep/13/2005 11:51 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by sashweezy Don't like pumpkins for anything. Pumpkin pie is only good because of the additives. They are only good for Halloween as far as I am concerned. My mother, however, made pineapple jam using pineapple and pumpkin as, I guess, the pumpkin takes on the flavour of whatever you add to it. But do you like squash, Sash? The miniatures are types of gourds but not true pumpkins, so I'm wondering whether they taste more like squash? |
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Posted: Sep/14/2005 12:08 AM PST
Martha Stewart hollowed them out and put pumpkin mousse in them. that's funny Sash...my kids would rather die than eat squash but love pumpkin pie. you're right...must be all the spices i put in it.
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Posted: Sep/14/2005 5:03 AM PST
Yes, Blue Belle 'Baby Boo' is the minature Ok so you saying C. pepo are really a gourd and not pumpkins?? Vera |
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Posted: Sep/14/2005 5:18 AM PST
Well, if I'm getting this right... gourd is a general term, the family for pumpkins, cucumbers, squash, melons. I don't think the miniatures are actually pumpkins. |
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Posted: Sep/14/2005 1:45 PM PST
Ok...I'm confused easily LOL! I'm going to pick off some of the younger ones and cook'em up...then I'll let you all know, if I don't kill over first  The oldest ones that I've harvested seem like they'd be kinda woody Vera |
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Posted: Sep/14/2005 2:13 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Blue Belle But do you like squash, Sash? The miniatures are types of gourds but not true pumpkins, so I'm wondering whether they taste more like squash?I like all squash except Spaghetti Squash.
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