As part of our Hallowe’en celebration, our class made a giant pot of delicious Pumpkin Soup. We read the book, “Pumpkin Soup” by Helen Cooper, about three friends trying their best to cooperate to make the soup. This was a new food for many of our students, and those of us who liked it, really liked it!
Here is the recipe:
3-4 cups mashed cooked pumpkin (local pumpkin is available at Fosters)
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1 large mild onion, chopped
6 carrots
3 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
1 pint half-and-half
1 teaspoon thyme
4 Tablespoons chopped parsley
2 stalks of celery (not 2 bunches!)
1. Cook the pumpkin by boiling, steaming, or frying. Mash it with a potato masher, blender, or food processor.
2. Chop the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in a food processor or by hand into very small pieces.
3. Saute the onion, celery and garlic in the butter over medium heat, until tender.
4. Add the carrots and spices, and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add the mashed pumpkin, and simmer, covered, for 10 more minutes.
6. Just before serving, add the half and half, and heat till heated through.
Bon appetit, you may eat!
