Soon family and friends will be gathering for Thanksgiving. The following recipe is an early American recipe. It is a very interesting way to serve a pumpkin. In the old days it was called a "pie". When I have served it I have called it a pudding because it has turned out more like a pudding than a pie.
Try it and see what you think!
Ingredients:
1 cooking pumpkin, 5-7 pounds
6 eggs
2 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
2 tablespoons butter
Cut the lid off the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Mix the remaining ingredients together except the butter. Fill the pumpkin with this mixture and top with the butter. Cover with the lid and place on a baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1 1/2 hours or until the mixture is like a custard.
When serving, scrape some of the meat from the pumpkin with each serving.
