On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:02:09 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 03:49:10 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 7:05:15 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:56:09 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 12:12:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Haven't seen any Libby's on my local store shelf for months, and this
> >> >> is a store that carries canned pumpkin year round.
> >> >> My wife checked another store, which confirmed there is a shortage.
> >> >> Anybody know what's up?
> >> >
> >> >I haven't noticed a shortage, but this isn't the time of year people
> >> >normally shop for canned pumpkin.
> >>
> >> Do y'all only eat pumpkin during Thanksgiving?
> >
> >Canned pumpkin is generally used only for pumpkin pie, which is traditionally
> >associated with Thanksgiving. It is also used for quick breads or other
> >desserts flavored with pumpkin, but pie is the characteristic dish.
>
> Using them for pies, breads or deserts is new to me.
>
> >"Pumpkin" is a particular type of squash:
> >
> ><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin>
> >
> >Let's set aside for a moment the fact that the stuff in the cans is not
> >pumpkin as depicted above, but another winter squash that is more suitable
> >for commercial growing and canning.
> >
> >We have other winter squashes:
> >
> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_squash
> >
> >These are generally purchased fresh and cooked at home. A popular
> >one is acorn squash, split in two, seeded, and baked with a sprinkling
> >of cinnamon. I can't say as I particularly care for the cinnamon on it,
> >but if someone serves it to me I don't fuss. Any road, acorn squash
> >is a smaller variety, more suited to today's small families.
>
> I think that's all called pumpkin/pompoen where I'm from.

Which confuses Americans, because we separate our squashes by
category. If we buy an Acorn, Butternut, Hub bard or Delicata, we
call it by name - not simply "squash".
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recip...squash/pumpkin

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sf