I saw some vegetables at the farm shop which I hadn't tried before so in =
a moment of madness I just bought them. I now have no idea what to do =
with them or what they are exactly.

I know that they are gourds, which can be called pumpkins in some =
countries, but they aren't the big orange pumpkins popular at Halloween.

I've got four different varieties.
The first is a cream egg shaped one which is around the size of a =
grapefruit.
Another looks like the top half of a normal pumpkin, and the botton half =
resembling an alien made from 4 equal bumps.
The next is a small tennis ball shape with green and yellow stripes and =
can be seen at http://www.being.com/gourd.jpg
And the last is an cream coloured globular alien being with a row of =
pointy bobbles in a circle around the top a little like =
http://www.jeffspirit.com/gourd.jpg

Does anyone know what they are called? Or how to use them?

Do I just use them like pumpkins or do I need any special recipes?

Sarah
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