dsi1 wrote:

> On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 5:27:06 PM UTC-10, Jinx the Minx wrote:
> > dsi1 > wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 9:18:56 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I've had very nice pumpkin dips.
> > >
> > > Most Americans won't have anything to do with pumpkins except eat
> > > their pumpkin pies with Cool Whip during the holidays. Beats the
> > > heck out of me what the rest of the world thinks/does about/with
> > > these large, freaky, hollow, squashes.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Seriously? From September through November each year its pumpkin
> > everything. Its damn hard not to find pumpkin something-or-other,
> > or hear about pumpkin this pumpkin that. Quite frankly, its
> > pumpkin overload.
> >
> > Most Americans love pumpkin. There wouldnt be pumpkin lattes and
> > pumpkin flavored Oreos if they didnt. Here in middle America, at
> > least.
>
> I can make a pumpkin smoothie with pumpkin/squash and most people
> will think it tastes kinda shitty. I can make a smoothie with a
> banana or mashed potatoes with the correct amount of cinnamon,
> cloves, and ginger, and some appropriate food coloring and people
> will think it's a great pumpkin pie smoothie. If you think that
> people love pumpkins, try making a pie/lattes/Oreos with just pumpkin
> in it and see how much people love that.

In other words, you do not know what to do with Pumpkin and mess up.

Got it.