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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Pumpkins - how to put up?
  • Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:45:44 -0800

Can it. You can can pumpkin (pressure can) but you can't make puree or butter. You need to cube it and can in water or, for a savory dish later, chicken broth.

The universities that work with the Dept of Ag to check safety issues of things we can have done several tests at different universities and it seems that pumpkin doesn't heat evenly when it is pureed or made into pumpkin butter.

O.K., I know, I know, people have done it forever and no one has died . . . that you know of personally. People have died and that is why the testing was done. To find out why.

So, puree and pumpkin butter are Russian roulette. Cubed and PC'd is safe.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Kae Van Meter Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>

So... let's bring it back little by little.

The last several mornings we've been enjoying watching our chickens eat
pumpkins that
we grew for decoration. Had them on our porch and the chickens took a
liking to them
almost right away so we moved them into the yard/field where they turned
into 'food.'

We harvested several long pie pumpkins--a new variety to me--and they're
nearly ripe and
ready to put up. Have read that most people do not put up pumpkin in
canning jars
(not even to pressure can) but our freezer space is fairly limited (even if
I stack flat in
pint or quart bags). I don't want to waste the pumpkins if I decide to
pressure can and then
the seal fails. We love pumpkin--made a great pumpkin soup w/ coconut milk,
onions & black
beans several days ago--but also pumpkin bread, muffins & pancakes.

How do you guys keep/store pumpkins or what's been your experience? Thanks!





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