On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:04:01 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 10/29/2014 12:18 AM, sf wrote:
> >
> > Without reading what the label clearly said what was inside, I grabbed
> > a bag of precut vegetables that looked like the butternut squash that
> > I usually buy. It turned out to be pumpkin, "sugar" pumpkin to be
> > specific. I decided that since I see so many UK recipes that call for
> > an unspecified "pumpkin", I would soldier on. News flash: Sugar
> > pumpkin turned out to be anything but sweet. OMG, it was truly awful!
> >
> (snippage)
>
> I thought the term "sugar pumpkin" simply referred to smaller pumpkins
> more commonly used in cooking? This would be opposed to the larger,
> stringy, decorative Jack-o-Lantern type pumpkins. (No need for anyone
> to get into specific genus. I'm not a gardener.)
>
I have seen certain small pumpkins labeled specifically as "sugar"
pumpkin and I didn't expect it to be so bitter. Roasting would not
have improved the flavor and it didn't work the way I tried to use it
either. It is definitely not good for any savory use I can think of.
http://bakingbites.com/2011/11/what-is-a-sugar-pumpkin/
http://chefdanielangerer.typepad.com...mg_0336-2.html



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