Pumpkin Prayer- Choosing and Cooking a Pumpkin
October 28, 2008
Thank you for sharing all your pumpkin ideas and stories yesterday!
For those of you that commented yesterday about cooking your pumpkins, you can not use a Jack-O-Lantern. If you want pumpkin to eat/freeze you need the small 'pie pumpkins'.
Here is one of my favorite sites demonstrating how to cook a pumpkin. I figure they explain it so well no since in me re-inventing the wheel:
Although our family does not get into the spooky Halloween stuff, we do enjoy the blessings of the harvest season. Personally, I like my pumpkins un-carved (they last much longer), but I know a lot of people have fun carving their pumpkins. Here is a little devotion/poem to do with your little ones if you carve.
Lord open my mind and fill me with your wisdom and guidance.
Scoop Out the Yukies:
Lord, take out all my fussies and frownies and fill me with Your love.
Carve Out the Eyes:
Lord, open my eyes to see all of the beautiful things You have made.
Carve Out the Nose:
Lord, help me to be a sweet fragrance for You.
Carve Out the Mouth:
Lord, help me to always speak Your words of love and kindness.
Place in a Candle:
Lord, let me be a light to others for You have filled me with Your light.
- Pumpkins are gourds and are in the family that also includes squash and cucumbers.
- Choose pumpkins that are firm and have a rich color.
- Pumpkins should resist scratching, test this with your scraping your fingernail on it.
- Be sure they have no cracks or soft spots.
- Small pumpkins are for pies and other dishes.
- An un-carved pumpkin will last about two months.
- Rub clove oil on your pumpkins to keep the gnats and bees away from them.
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