How do you prep a pumpkin?

Table of Contents:

1. How do you prep a pumpkin?
2. How do you prepare pumpkin for soup?
3. How can pumpkins be prepared for Thanksgiving?
4. What can you do with pumpkin giblets?
5. What is the local name for pumpkin?
6. What kind of fertilizer do pumpkins like?

How do you prep a pumpkin?

Scoop out the seeds and any stringy parts. If the pumpkin is particularly big, cut it into quarters then, using a small, sharp knife, pare off the skin (unless you plan to roast it, in which case the skin can stay on). Then cut into chunks or wedges as required.

How do you prepare pumpkin for soup?

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How can pumpkins be prepared for Thanksgiving?

To Boil: Halve the pumpkin; remove seeds, pulp, and stringy portion. Cut into small pieces and peel. Cover with lightly salted water and boil for about 25 minutes, or until tender. Mash, purée in a blender or food processor or put through a food mill.

What can you do with pumpkin giblets?

What to do with the pumpkin guts after you carve your jack-o-...

1. Make pumpkin juice and pretend you're in Harry Potter. Pumpkin juice, that stalwart of the Hogwarts Great Hall, is actually easy to make—you don't even need a juicer. ...
2. Toast the pumpkin seeds. ...
3. Make a pumpkin guts face mask. ...
4. Try a new pumpkin recipe. ...
5. Throw the pumpkin guts at stuff.

What is the local name for pumpkin?

Common names for the plant include fluted gourd, fluted pumpkin, ugu (in the Igbo language), and ikong-ubong (in the Efik and Ibibio languages)....

Telfairia occidentalis
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Telfairia
Species:	T. occidentalis
Binomial name

What kind of fertilizer do pumpkins like?

The fertilizer you use should be low in nitrogen and high in phosphate and potassium. 5-15-15 or 8-24-24 fertilizer ratios work best. If you use a fertilizer with too much nitrogen, your pumpkin plants will become very large but won't produce much fruit.