PUMPKIN

Pumkins are also known as winter squash and are a really versatile vegetable . Pumpkins can be baked , pureed and boiled . Pumpkins take on the flavours of spices and can be cooked in a curry or baked in the sweetest desert . The flesh of the pumpkin can also be candied and made into jams and preserves . There is one thing you can't do with pumpkin and that is serve it raw . You can add pumpkin to a gratin , a mash , a warm salad or in a cake . There are so many varieties of pumpkin , and they come in all shapes , sizes , colours from miniatures to 45 kg monsters . The skin of the pumpkin can be smooth , segmented , ridged or warty and can range in colour from blue/ grey to green , yellow striped to cream tan .

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