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Tales From The Pumpkin Patch And Pumpkin Chutney

After the first frost, it is time to pick up the pumpkins around these parts. So one afternoon we rugged up, took the wheel barrow down to the patch and started collecting them up. It didn’t take long to fill up the barrow, and we still had oodles of pumpkins left.

In the end we piled them all up on the ground, and Country Boy hitched the trailer up to the ute, and took it down. We now have a trailer load of pumpkins sitting in the shed. Ironically, Country Boy doesn’t like pumpkin.

Before we even started picking the big pumpkins, we already had a whole box of little nugget pumpkins sitting there, waiting to be used. So I just cut them in half, scooped out the seeds and roasted them skin and all. Once they were roasted I then scooped the flesh out and chopped it.



Ingredients
1 small knob ginger
5 garlic cloves
1 onion
1T oil
1kg pumpkin flesh – dice into cubes and roast in the oven until tender.
1/4t cinnamon
2 green apples – peeled, cored, and diced
500ml cider vinegar
1c brown sugar
1c white sugar
1/2t mustard powder
12 peppercorns
1t salt

Method
1. Peel the ginger, garlic and onion. Process until they make a paste.
2. In a large saucepan, heat the oil on a gentle heat, and cook the onion paste for several minutes. Do not allow it to go brown.
3. Add in the  remaining ingredients.
4. Stir gently and bring to the simmer, making sure that all the sugar has dissolved.
5. Simmer for 45 minutes until the vegetables are all mushy (that IS the technical term!). I used my hand blender to puree the mix up a little, because I hate big chunks of chutney.
6. Pour into some sterilized bottles. Label and store.
Chutney is best left for a couple of weeks before using. It lets the flavours all combine and mellow.

I’ve got a trailer load of pumpkins to get rid of this year. Suggestions please! Go!!!

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  1. Bron Maxabella says

    May 17, 2014 at 1:10 am

    Pumpkin is Autumn all over for me, just so delicious and bloody good looking too. We're having pumpkin soup for lunch! x

    Reply
  2. Jacana says

    May 12, 2014 at 8:25 am

    Pumpkin soup on a cold winters day – yum

    Reply
  3. Lyn Head says

    May 12, 2014 at 8:05 am

    would you like my Mum's pumpkin fruit cake recipe??? it is really delicious, and most people never know there is pumpkin in it!

    Reply
    • Jo says

      May 12, 2014 at 10:45 am

      Sounds yummy – I'd love it!

      Reply
    • Lyn Head says

      May 13, 2014 at 4:15 am

      1 cup warm mashed pumpkin
      1 small cup sugar
      1/4 lb softened butter
      2 eggs
      12 ozs mixed fruit
      2 cups SR flour

      place all ingredients except flour, into bowl (warm pumpkin with melt the butter), mix well. Add flour and mix. Bake in moderate oven approx 1 hour

      yes the recipe is very vague, I don't know where it comes from but it's about the only thing my Mum is good at cooking…my siblings that don't eat pumpkin LOVE this cake, actually all 7 of us do! I use a 20cm round tin lightly greased. Depending on the type of pumpkin you use will depend on the moistness of the cake, if it is a little dry, just warm in microwave and serve with custard, or even spread with a little butter alongside a cup of tea makes a great morning tea!

      Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    May 12, 2014 at 7:59 am

    They're a complete weekend indulgence or a special treat, but we loved these Dutch Baby Pancakes with pureed pumpkin… so yummy! http://www.easypeasyorganic.com/2013/06/pumpkin-dutch-baby-with-blackberries.html
    Jeannie

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  5. Kylie says

    May 12, 2014 at 6:46 am

    Veggie lasagne? Pumpkin soup? Pumpkin scones? Cube and freeze ready for steaming later in the year? Cubed and roasted and tossed through a salad? Pumpkin risotto? Chicken & pumpkin & cream tossed through cooked pasta?

    Reply
  6. Jan says

    May 12, 2014 at 3:34 am

    I really should proof read more carefully. That would be "one son now makes…" Auto correct is becoming ridiculous.

    Reply
  7. Jan says

    May 12, 2014 at 3:32 am

    I was never a fan of pumpkin either, but quite enjoy it now. When my three sons were small, I made pumpkin pie a few times and called it sunshine pie. They enjoyed that.

    On exon now makes pumpkin pie after cooking a big ham. He leaves the juices in the pan and then roasts pumpkin adding eggs, spices etc later after the roasting to make a pie. I know this sounds gross, but it is really delicious.

    Pumpkin scones for school lunches will use some and I wonder what pancakes would be like with mashed pumpkin in them? Or muffins perhaps?

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    • Jo says

      May 12, 2014 at 10:46 am

      I thought about putting pumpkin into pancakes too – I bet it would be great!

      Reply

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