Winter Squash: Cooking and Freezing Photo Essay
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Turning the left photo into the right: read on! |
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Cut the pumpkin in half with a large knife.
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As it is cut in half |
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Remove the strings.
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Bake at 350 degrees or 400 degrees until a fork goes smoothly through, like baking a potato. (usually 30 minutes - an hour or more: depends on the size of the squash, the type of the squash, and the heat in the oven.) Oh! I just called the pumpkin a squash! well... pumpkins are a type of winter squash. |
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Out of the oven, read to remove the pumpkin meat into the food processor. (I find that blenders don't do the job. borrow a friend's food processor if you don't have one. or search Craig's List!)
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Into the food processor |
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Ready to measure and jar up |
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16+ cups of puree |
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Into freezer jars: I used 1.5 cups for mine. |
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