Okay, I'll give - it's now autumn, time to drag out the pictures
of pumpkins and their kin. I took these photos a month ago
when the weather was still warm and I was more
interested in lemonade than in cider.
interested in lemonade than in cider.
With Thanksgiving now about three weeks away,
it's time to get my punkin' on, to get my supplies together for
pumpkin custard and squash soup. Last year this time, there was
a nationwide shortage of pumpkin pulp; there was none to be found,
the grocery shelves were bare, bereft of pumpkin.
Along with everyone else who hadn't shopped well ahead
of the holiday, I had to do without my favorite
pumpkin delicacies. I suffered from a severe
lack of squash-based food.
lack of squash-based food.
Not this year. The pumpkin, nutmeg, brown sugar, and vanilla
have been stockpiled, awaiting the eggs, cream and broth
that will turn them into my favorite treats.
But while the men retire to the family room to watch
football games, and the women participate in our annual crafts event,
I will be eagerly awaiting the Discovery Channel
telecast of the 25th Annual World Championship Punkin' Chunkin'.
While the competition itself will be held this coming weekend at
Bridgeville, Delaware, the highlights and finals will be televised
Thanksgiving evening. I am all a-tingle.
FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!
