gave up on it, as for me, it's only the extra ingredients that make it worth eating, which is a solid testimony i think and thousands of Halloween worshippers seem to agree. Maybe i ought to give it another try.. https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a11184/make-your-own-pumpkin-puree/
After mashing, put it into a pan that bacon had been previously fried in, and allow it to fry gently and soak up all that flavour…lovely.
