Knowing what pumpkin you should use for cooking, baking, painting, carving, and decorating will make the season a lot more enjoyable. These helpful tips make pies taste better, make carving easier, and make your home more festive.
Not all pumpkins are created equal. There are several varieties of pumpkins, some are grown specifically for carving, while others are grown for their shapes, sizes, tastes, and textures. It’s a good idea to know ahead of time what you’ll be using your pumpkin for so that you choose one that is just right.
Will you be using the pumpkin to cook up something amazing? Will you be painting it? Carving it? or just creating an amazing display with it? These are the questions you should ask yourself before you head out to the pumpkin patch.
Once you know what you will use it for, you’ll want to know what type of pumpkin will be best. Since there are so many varieties of pumpkins, I’ve put together a list of suggestions for some of the more popular varieties and a few of my favorites.
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Knowing what pumpkin you should use for cooking, baking, painting, carving and decorating will make the season a lot more enjoyable. Pies will taste better, carving will be easier and your home will look more festive.
originally posted: 09/12/2018 updated
Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. We usually ask that all posts have recipes in them, but there is such great info here!! I’m glad you shared it.
I was a little unsure whether I should share it or not, but obviously I chose to share it. I thought that there was some good information for those wanting to use pumpkin in their recipes.
Thank you so much for sharing your tips with us at #MMBH. Pinning your post to our board. 🙂
Thanks for the pin and for the great party!
Hi.Robin, Thanks for sharing all the information on choosing a pumpkin with the folks at Firsts Friday. I have made pumpkin pie form scratch and it does taste really better than from a can.
Thanks for the information on choosing pumpkins for the Fiesta Friday folks. I have made pumpkin pie from scratch and does taste much better to me.
Thank you for the useful information and for sharing at Sew It Cook It Craft It Link Party.
You have some outstanding pumpkins here and a great post! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Love the air freshener tip!!!
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Thanks so much for the feature, I will definitely be back!
I just love pumpkin season! Thanks for sharing this post at the Friday Frenzy!
Great explanation! I didn’t know all those details. Pinning for later!
Thanks for sharing your tips with us at the Snickerdoodle Party last week, Robin. I will be featuring you this weekend!
Thank you Marie!
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Thank you so much!