Pumpkin Puree

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It's a bit late in the year for the pumpkin craze, but better late than never. Americans generally love pumpkin. Norwegians are a bit skeptical. It is possible to find Libby's pumpkin puree here, but unless you're wanting to purchase an imported can for 65 kroner at your local Meny you may be out of luck. However, this year, I decided to make my own pumpkin puree and it worked out just fine. In fact, I made 4 or more times as much pumpkin puree for only 50 kroner.

I don't like blogs that tell a story when all I want is the darn recipe so I will keep this short and simple.

Here's what you do:
1) Grab a pumpkin.
2) Slice it in half. Vertically, not horizontally.
3) Get an ice cream scoop or a large spoon.
4) Gut the pumpkin.
5) Place both halves of the pumpkin skin up in the oven at 220 degrees (Celsius) for 45 minutes.
6) The skin of the pumpkin should be brown and a bubbly.
7) Peel off the skin and throw it away. It's very easy to peel off after baking.
8) Place chunks of the pumpkin meat into a food processor or blender with water. I also added a bit of pumpkin spice.
9) Grab some zip lock bags and place the puree in there.
10) Label the date and you're done.




Enjoy! 

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Anonymous said…
Hello! My name is Kyle Tennant I'm from Colorado over here in the US. For an English project we are to correspond with someone who lives in a country of our choosing (mine being Norway) to get an insight into life there. You seem like an interesting candidate for this because of the fact you are originally American, but after moving over time have acclimated toward Norwegian culture. If you find the time to answer some of these questions it would help immensely, I would love to hear from you! There is absolutely no pressure to answer these and it is entirely up to you!

1) As an American, how well received do you feel in Norway?
2) Which major differences in culture, if any, did you experience when moving to Norway?
3) What is the feeling towards refugees and the Middle East in Norway currently?
4) Compared to the US what is the state of Norway's renewable energy advancements/implementations?
5) How do Norwegians feel (if at all) about the current state of American politics?
6) What is one thing Norway, as a country, doing right now that you think the U.S. should implement?

Thank you!
January 25, 2017 at 4:07 AM
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