One time on Usenet, Steve Calvin > said:
> Scott wrote:
>> Steve wrote:

> >>And if you really want to go "old fashioned" and cook your own pumpkin
> >>here's a site with reasonably good information on one way to do it.
> >>Doing it yourself gives it a more "personal" touch for the holidays.
> >>At least I think so.

> > Um, what's the site?

> oops.... I forgot to paste it in, sorry. <blush>

And blush you should -- no one else here has ever done such a
thing. ;-)

> http://www.camellia.org/kitchen/basi...pkin-prep.html

That's just how my mother used to do it. And when she didn't have
pumpkin, she used Libby's canned pumpkin, which makes a great pie
too. Here is their recipe, in case the OP is interested:

http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipe....aspx?ID=18470



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