Custard in a Pumpkin
 

I baked Bob's recipe for custard in a pumpkin Friday night to serve on
Saturday, along with three brined, roasted turkeys. The custard took
quite a bit of time to set up--I baked it for about two hours, but I
think my pumpkin was a little too big.

Anyway, everyone (adults, that is) loved it. Thanks for posting the
recipe!

Amy

A Ross wrote:
> I baked Bob's recipe for custard in a pumpkin Friday night to serve on
> Saturday, along with three brined, roasted turkeys. The custard took
> quite a bit of time to set up--I baked it for about two hours, but I
> think my pumpkin was a little too big.
>
> Anyway, everyone (adults, that is) loved it. Thanks for posting the
> recipe!
>

Amy,
I'm glad that you liked it! I've had trouble a few times with the setting up,
and I haven't figure out what the problem is, but I'm still trying. I seem to
remember that most of the problems do come when the pumpkin is too big, and the
recipe is more than doubled. I do seem to have best results with the smaller
(like the recipe calls for, when I can find them!) pumpkins, but the pumpkin in
the posted article was almost double, and it set up OK.

BOB
who gives *all* the credit for the successful "pies" to the "Frug" and his
recipe

In article > , " BOB"
> wrote:

> A Ross wrote:
> > I baked Bob's recipe for custard in a pumpkin Friday night to serve on
> > Saturday, along with three brined, roasted turkeys. The custard took
> > quite a bit of time to set up--I baked it for about two hours, but I
> > think my pumpkin was a little too big.
> >
> > Anyway, everyone (adults, that is) loved it. Thanks for posting the
> > recipe!
> >
>
> Amy,
> I'm glad that you liked it! I've had trouble a few times with the
> setting up,
> and I haven't figure out what the problem is, but I'm still trying. I
> seem to
> remember that most of the problems do come when the pumpkin is too big,
> and the
> recipe is more than doubled. I do seem to have best results with the
> smaller
> (like the recipe calls for, when I can find them!) pumpkins, but the
> pumpkin in
> the posted article was almost double, and it set up OK.
>
> BOB
> who gives *all* the credit for the successful "pies" to the "Frug" and
> his
> recipe
>
>

Yes, I saw the origin of the recipe, but you adapted it for outdoor
cookery...Oh, I substitued maple syrup for the molassas, which I didn't
have, and it was fine.

Thanks again,

Amy