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Author: | marygott [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Pumpkin Math... HELP |
I am going to make, for my big French Table dinner the spiced pumpkin/pear/fennel soup. It calls for roasting a 3 lb squash (unpeeled weight). I already have some roasted pumpkin puree in my freezer and want to use that up and make Kathy proud of me. Any guesses how many cups that is??? Thanks Mary |
Author: | jeanf [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pumpkin Math... HELP |
This may confuse matters even more, but I have a 2lb container of cubed butternut squash (1 inch cubes or slightly smaller) and there is about 6 cups in that. Figuring that it would reduce by at least half, my guess is you use 3 cups. Or just weigh out 2 pounds of it, since my guess is that 1 lb would be seeds and such. |
Author: | marygott [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pumpkin Math... HELP |
I think she said peeled would be about half that weight and then maybe half that for water loss??? I can't remember how big the pumpkin was. I may just add all the other ingredients first and do the pumpkin by taste. Mary |
Author: | jeanf [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pumpkin Math... HELP |
i think you'll be fine, since I'm sure not everyone can find a pumpkin that weighed exactly 3 pounds. |
Author: | BeckyH [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:47 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pumpkin Math... HELP |
Sometimes they give you the weight of an ingredient and it doesn't help at all. But I bet that The Chef's Guide to Weights and Measures would tell you how much loss there was in cooking squash. My copy alas, is in Chicago, whilst I am in NY. Perhaps someone has it and could look? |
Author: | TheFuzzy [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:55 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pumpkin Math... HELP |
Mary, I'd go with a pound and a half. |
Author: | marygott [ Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pumpkin Math... HELP |
Thanks so much. I added 3 cups 1lb 9 oz. The soup is pretty good and I imagine it will be better tomorrow. My pumpkin was a bit blah, I bet with a heftier squash it would be a good deal better. It should pass with my pumpkin hating husband though (and no I am not telling him what it is, I am just serving the damn soup). Mary |
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