I am trying a new Frugal Trick today...

The other day I stopped by a fruit stand and bought 6 pumpkins (they actually look like green and white squash, but the man declared fervently that they make the most sublime pumpkin pies you can imagine, so I trusted him).  They were only $1 each!!!

This morning I am splitting them in half, laying them face down in a pan, and cooking them until tender at 350*.  I then am scraping the pumpkin out and sticking it in the blender to be nice and smooth.  Then we'll freeze it to use in pumpkin muffins and pies through the winter.

Hope that works for you!

(I also got 2 bushels of apples for $18 to make into applesauce and eat, but that's for next week's post since I haven't made them yet!)