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Cincinnati,OH

I was at another site where someone found out the pumpkin pie she ate was actually made from squash. So lets say hypothetically from a legal standpoint is there any difference. Is the latin name different? So whats up with summer vs. winter squash. I told her if there was squash in it there could be damn near anything in it. What do you think???

10/22/2001 5:28:41 PM

Greencastle, PA

in australia pumpkin means squash

10/22/2001 5:53:07 PM

Western Pa.

Sasquash,
I have been told on several occasions, that when you buy "Pumpkin Pie" filling in a can, more often than not it is a squash, like a blue hubbard.Only way you can be sure is to grow and process your own. Sugar and Cinderella pumpkins are "excellent!"
kilr

10/22/2001 7:12:54 PM

Greencastle, PA

sugar are considered the best pie pumpkins, and like kilr said ciderella are great too

10/22/2001 7:24:35 PM

Connecticut, USA

Invest in a good food processor too. Makes short work of mashing the pumpkin.

10/22/2001 7:28:14 PM

Greencastle, PA

make a primitive pumpkin pie, hollow it out and fill it with milk, bake until the milk is absorbed

10/22/2001 11:22:30 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Surfed over to this site and this is what I found from the cucurbitologists at http://www.cucurbit.org/index.html

The Cucurbitaceae or cucurbit family (also commonly referred to as the gourd or pumpkin family) is a medium-sized plant family, comprising some 118 genera and 825 species of wide distribution in the warmer regions of the world. It is a major family for economically important domesticated species, particularly those with edible fruits including: cucumber (Cucumis sativus), melon (Cucumis melo), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), squash and pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.), bitter melon (Momordica charantia), chayote (Sechium edule), loofah (Luffa spp.), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), snake gourd (Trichosanthes spp.), and wax gourd (Benincasa hispida).
Cucurbita maxima
VERNACULAR NAME: squash
OTHER VERNACULAR NAMES: pumpkin
DESCRIPTION: Fruit size ranges from 6cm in diameter to the largest fruit in the plant kingdom (the record as of the year 2000 is 1140 lb!).
I suppose AG would be Cucurbita maxima var Atlantic Giant

10/23/2001 5:19:06 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

i would like to get a sugar pumpkin.. do any of yall grow them??

10/24/2001 9:07:48 PM

Western Pa.

Yes I grow sugar pumpkins, but it's hard to get one over 100#!
Email me, got plenty of seeds from these and Cinderella pumpkins!

kilr

10/24/2001 10:13:00 PM

Greencastle, PA

my sugars died, cinderella's are also called e' tamples for those who don't know.
Tom

10/25/2001 5:18:40 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Are the Cinderella's considered a pumpkin or squash? Tom

10/25/2001 8:48:43 PM

western Kentucky

i heard somewhere that most of the "pumpkin filling" that u buy in the cans comes from the crooked-necked cushaws, whether this is true or not i do not know, but i thought that if i mentioned it, it might jump-start someone's memory ...so to speak.. neway... that is just my 2 pennies worth.

JUSTIN

10/26/2001 12:12:50 AM

Western Pa.

Cinderellas are a French pumpkin,low and round like a wheel, with brilliant deep orange color. This pumpkin was used to fashion Cinderella's coach, thus the name. I've read that they are the #1 choice in Europe for pies and baking!

10/26/2001 7:23:01 AM

Tipp City, Ohio

I raised a few Cinderella's. Thought they were just for decoration. My kids and I are going to make some pies today and use the cinderella's. What about cooking smaller AG? I have heard that they do not taste as well. Tom

10/26/2001 10:58:31 AM