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Sason:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 23, 2011, 09:05:20 pm ---I'm surprised pumpkin pies aren't popular where you live. Pumpkins are definitely a cold-climate crop, and since they're kind of sweetish, so to speak, you'd think they'd be a natural for pies in every culture.
I'm going to a friend's gathering and bringing roasted cranberry sauce from Saveur: . A friend of mine had Thanksgiving a week early, made this, and she and her daughter both said it was really good. So I'm counting on their expertise.
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Pumpkins are a fairly new phenomenon in Sweden. There were starting to make an appearance at the same time as Halloween stuff about 10 years ago. A cultural import for commercial reasons entirely.
Since then I've seen several recipes with pumpkin, soups among others. I don't recall any pie recipes, though.
I think pie has another cultural significance in the US than in Sweden.
I once made a cake with pumpkin in it. It was no big hit.
southendmd:
Here's the menu for Christmas in the South End this year:
Breakfast
Tangerine juice mimosas
Buttermilk waffles from scratch
Extra-thick country bacon from the Ozarks--a special Christmas present
Wicked strong lattes
Dinner
My friend Laurence's world-famous chopped liver with whole wheat toasts and cornichons
A very ripe and gorgeous Brillat-Savarin triple creme cheese that is like buttah
Manhattans with Woodford Reserve bourbon
Roast rack of lamb, very rare, with juniper berry, garlic, rosemary, dijon mustard crust
Joey's Cape Cod Eastham turnip and potato puree
Little haricots verts sauteed with shallots
For wine, a Cotes de Ventoux from Provence
Lynne will join us for dessert:
My mom's homemade mincemeat pies infused with brandy
Joey's homemade fruitcake
Espresso
Dark chocolate-covered figs
Meryl:
Booking my flight now....! :P :D
southendmd:
I'll gladly set an extra place for the Priestess!
Sason:
Your menu sounds out-of-this-world YUMMY, Paul!!!
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