regarding pumpkins. My children think so.

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I have bought two culinary pumpkins instead of those really huge things.

This way, the kids can do a pumpkin each, and I can make a pie and roast the seeds, because those giant pumpkins don't appear fit for anything.

However, I apparently just don't get it.

I agree. I don't. ok, they are small, but at least nothing's wasted. right?

YABU. Huge pumpkins to carve only. You then let them rot and listen to children cry because they don't last forever.

Spoilsport! you need a big pumpkin!

I usually make soup, pie etc from the large pumpkins. I don't waste food but I do love a giant pumpkin!

Huh? Are you planning to eat it after it's been carved, had grubby mitts all over it, dragged around for a couple of days, and generally manhandled?

Oooh you need a huge pumpkin (I am wondering when they're going to reduced the price though)

I love getting my hand in there to pull out the seeds and the stringey bits

I think you use the insides parakeet?

Can't see your profile, preciousbane.

I had a feeling you lot would side with the kids

Can you really use the flesh of the giant pumpkins? I always thought that it was vile.

70isaLimite noooooo thats awful!

I have a phobia (trypophobia) and I literally can't look at the seeds and stringy bits. DP was doing one earlier and I felt sick even though I couldn't see it.... made the mistake of putting something in the bin and all the seeds were on top. Queue me bursting into tears and shaking. Feel like a right gobshite but I can't help it. It's making me feel funny describing it yakkkk. I wish I were like you!

No.

I scoop it all out, they use the outside and I make stuff with the innards.

" Culinary pumpkins "

YABU. Small pumpkins?? How could you do that to them. Poor kids. Someone call SS.

xpost, sorry to hear that, strumptron, that can't be very nice for you.

YANBU. I am designated pumpkin gutter in my home. A reasonable sized gourd is what we get. When my children reach gutting and carving age, they can buy a big assed pumpkin and go to town.

Tis only once a year so it's okay, its a shame because I love pumpkins all carved and looking cool!

We now have a Jack The Pumpkin King one sitting on our table, it's dead good.

Is that poncy? I only called them that cos that's how tesco described them. You had giant pumpkins, large pumpkins and culinary pumpkins.

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they are yellow rather than bright orange too.

Have I really shortchanged the kids then?

I have 2 enormous pumpkins sitting grinning evilly at me, at the moment. Size isn't everything but with pumpkins, it most definitely is. I feed the pumpkins to the chickens when we're done with them, which they love.

Those poor children will be scarred for life

Yes, 'culinary' pumpkins are a different variety that are good to eat. Carving pumpkins get really big but aren't great for eating.

DPs effort

YABU!

Ive cooked with a big orange pumpkins entrails. It went in soup and was lovely.

Orange ones are also easier to carve.

Just HOW small are they?

I didn't get huge pumpkins this year, ds4's has been made to look like a vampire, we even made it a cape. Its not big but looks cool.

I still have another to carve...

I carved oranges too one year...

They're a reasonable size, about the size of a melon. Not a watermelon, maybe a galia.

I like the small ones too

I always buy 3 and line them up