Monday, October 24, 2005
I've wanted to make pumpkin pie from scratch for quite some time now. Mom said it wasn't worth the work and I believed her. . . for a little while. But lately, the realities of another baby in our home have been setting in and the kids have been, let's just say, a little attention deprived. And of course, preschool hasn't been happening and Noah has been suffering. So, today I woke up and decided we were going to make a pumpkin pie from scratch, no matter how much work was involved. So I bundled up the kids and we hit the pavement, brown paper bags (for leaves and rocks and other assorted treasures)and wagon in tow. We were off to find our pie pumpkins. The boys ran ahead of me for awhile, happy to be out of the house and free, stuffing leaves and pinecones into their bags with wreckless abandon. When they got tired of looking for leaves, they hopped in the wagon. Just around the corner from the grocery store we came across a mini excavator/front-end loader digging up tree roots and stumps. So we stopped and watched for awhile. Then I noticed a farm store across the street that had what looked like perfect pie pumpkins right out front. So, we bought our pumpkins there and the lady there loved the boys so much she gave them each a painted pumpkin for free (another treasure for their paper bags.) We hit the grocery store for some apple cider and then stopped at McDonald's for lunch with Mark. Noah fell in love with their new interior design and decided he wants to live there forever and invited Denver to join him. After lunch we returned home and turned one of our pie pumpkins into a real pie. The boys washed the pumpkins, scraped out the pulp and seeds, scraped out the meat of the pumpkin after I cooked it, and Noah mixed up the pumpkin with the eggs, spices and sugar. It was one of the funnest experiments we've ever done and I think it was well worth all the work. And may I add, it was one of the most delicious pies I've ever tasted in all my life. Anyway, if you're looking for something fun to do I highly reccommend making a pumpkin pie out of a real pumpkin. For help just visit Pumkin Patches and More--they've got pictures and everything you need to make it as painless as possible.
 
 
 
posted by Shana # 8:42 PM 
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