“Martha Washington’s” Pumpkin Recipe

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

As I ramble along from topic to topic on this blog, I sometimes forget to circle back and elaborate, or add information that should have been included in the first place.

Writing about pumpkin bread recently, I linked back to an older post about cooking pumpkin dishes. Joanna, a reader, suggested I include a recipe of Martha Washington’s that I had alluded to in the older post.

Charles Wysocki’s Thanksgiving Dinner Music. Notice the pumpkin dish in the center of the table! (c. 1982 AMCAL)

But, nothing’s ever quite what it seems, is it? The recipe I remembered is not really for pumpkin soup, but a pumpkin pie. Continue reading →

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Homemade Pumpkin Bread for Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

Tomorrow night is Halloween. Come the next morning, where will your Jack-o-lanterns be? Shattered on the street, in the garbage, or in the kitchen? I have strongly advocated eating pumpkins after their “big night.” One of our favorite uses for pumpkin is pumpkin bread.

It’s a traditional treat in my family. When I married Michelle, pumpkin bread became yet another “two-recipe treat.” I think the recipe below is my mother’s.

Aly's 2012 Jack-o-lantern

Aly’s Harvest Festival Jack-o-lantern, minimally carved to maximize edible pumpkin when she got it home (Photo: Aly Zeiger).

Here’s our family’s recipe for pumpkin bread: Continue reading →

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