On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 16:16:22 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 23:04:48 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 15:55:15 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:33:18 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >> >On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:39:07 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:19:34 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:59:58 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 03:53:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:59:15 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> >> >> >> On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 23:33:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:15:44 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
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> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 21:32:19 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >> >> >> >> >> >On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:03:43 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
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> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:24:51 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
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> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Just did some googling, and there are many results where Australians
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >are asking where it can be bought. So it's a fairly exotic item here.
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Then there is the small matter of definitions of 'pumpkin', because I
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >know what we call 'butternut pumpkins' you guys call it 'squash', for
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >example. Pumpkin pie also sounds strange to us too
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Maybe it's a cultural difference. Maybe when an American wants to eat
> >> >> >> >> >> >> an apple, they order one canned, from Amazon.com.
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >Do you cook an apple down every time you want apple sauce?
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> I never eat apple sauce, but I think I would.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >I was wondering what you'd do if you were using it as an ingredient
> >> >> >> >> >for something else, the way we use canned "pumpkin" for pie or a quick
> >> >> >> >> >bread.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I think I'd start with a fresh pumpkin or apples.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I'm not sure why I find canned pumpkin strange. But everybody would
> >> >> >> >> probably find canned apple or orange or cabbage strange. Maybe because
> >> >> >> >> they're so cheap and easily available fresh that they don't seem worth
> >> >> >> >> canning?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Convenience. Canned pumpkin provides a smooth puree suitable for
> >> >> >> >pies with no effort. Use of canned pumpkin predates food processors.
> >> >> >> >If you want a really smooth pumpkin puree, why not canned? Plus, the
> >> >> >> >cans are sized expressly so that one can makes one pie.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Ok, I had never heard of using pumpkin puree for pies.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > You can't get that kind of precision with whole pumpkins.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> A pair of scales and a unit of measure for weight should get you
> >> >> >> pretty close.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >What are you going to do with the excess or how will you make up a
> >> >> >lack of weight? That's more work for the cook.
> >> >>
> >> >> How is making the right amount more work for the cook? I don't see the
> >> >> problem.
> >> >
> >> >How do you propose to make the exact amount needed for a recipe?
> >>
> >> Make a bit too much so you're safe.
> >
> >I don't want leftovers and there's enough to do without adding another
> >step to the recipe.
>
> Since making pumpkin puree is so much work -what I didn't know- I can
> understand why people want to buy it canned. Not knowing that, it
> sounded strange to just have a chunk of pumpkin in a can.

Oh! Yes, that does sound strange.

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