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Pumpkin Now Mashed/Pureed, Ready for Storage

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:46:11 +0000

We were gifted with a couple of nice, small pumpkins from a friend's farm.

We will make pumpkin pie soon, but in the meantime, we had to at least prepare the pumpkin for pie-making. While mashing seemed nice, the hand-blender (on right) was the best tool for the job.

So, here is a series of photos of the process.

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Pumpkin Halves Now Baked

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:46:08 +0000

Robert Swanson has posted:

We were gifted with a couple of nice, small pumpkins from a friend's farm.

We will make pumpkin pie soon, but in the meantime, we had to at least prepare the pumpkin for pie-making. Here they are, coming out of the oven.

So, here is a series of photos of the process.

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Cooked Pumpkin Ready to Mash

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:46:10 +0000

Robert Swanson has posted:

We were gifted with a couple of nice, small pumpkins from a friend's farm.

We will make pumpkin pie soon, but in the meantime, we had to at least prepare the pumpkin for pie-making. This was taken before I tried to mash the cooked pumpkin. No go. Later I had more success with the hand-blender.

So, here is a series of photos of the process.

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Pumpkin Halves Ready to Bake

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:46:05 +0000

Robert Swanson has posted:

We were gifted with a couple of nice, small pumpkins from a friend's farm.

We will make pumpkin pie soon, but in the meantime, we had to at least prepare the pumpkin for pie-making.

So, here is a series of photos of the process.

Image processed with GIMP.

Work Table Full of Blenders (HTT)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:18:32 +0000

Robert Swanson has posted:

Rather than a dinner table, this is a WORK table. These volunteers are using blenders to crush up flower petals and other botanicals. For dinner? Nope, to use as float decoration for the Pasadena Rose Parade.

The rules of the Parade competition require that all of the float decoration be natural plant products.

During our visit to this float preparation facility, we helped glue pistachio shells to a small part of one float. The amount of manual work required is astounding!

Should you happen to attend, or just watch the Rose Parade on TV, keep in mind the army of volunteers who do these types of jobs, usually in the last 48 hours before the Parade.

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