Pumpkin...

So, time to do something with the 3/4 of a pumpkin that is currently freezing in the back of the fridge.
Diced up and stewing as we speak.
Part is intended for pumpkin pie, but there is only so much pumpkin pie you can eat. I am laying bets of around 5-10 cups of pumpkin total being made, of which 2-4 (?) will be used for the pie. I plan on freeing it and dragging it out when appropriate, but I only make pumpkin pie about every 4-6 months, so not high odds that it will get used up in the next 1 1/2.

Any other recipes involving stewed pumpkin people can recommend?

Bearing in mind the fact that appart from pumpkin pie, I really don't like pumpkin... Willing to try stuff as long as there are good odds it doesn't taste too pumpkinish. Otherwise, Z gets it for lunches for the rest of the week... which might not be a bad thing but...

Edit: And that should read "freezing it", but I'll leave it as is cause the mental image of gamboling pumpkin frolicking in fields, waiting to be called in and used is just too...

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Well, sides of caftan are now attached and it is in a wearable enough state to be able to see how things hang and look. Gores are fine but the sleeves are a little on the large side ie Z started saying you could fit 2-3 of my arms in, but on closer inspection decided it was 4... So, really need to taiper the sleeves. I would do the "finish the seams as I go", which means more unpicking. Not that it takes long, from the time taken to switch 1 side gore around - it didn't look bad, just had the diagonals making a v, rather than following through, so needed to be turned over to match the other side gore. Very fine diagonals, so probably only I would have noticed.

It is probably only a Hornblower's episode worth of work...

Then finish the lining and seam that in. Will do smooth neckline, rather than keyhole, so the jacket can sit properly open under formal circumstances (need the right broach) or pin shut with slight overlap against definitely cold. Will do a silk edging after round the neck and front and may be cuffs, and if things go really well, a fur edging around the collar.

Sits a bit loose over the current viking apron dress and linen tunic layers, but I think that is fine and allows extra tunics should it be necessary.

Now I am looking at the current apron dress and thinking it could definitely be improved on. The static while sewing meant definitely not pure wool. Also think that while the strap width is good, really should go with loops as that is the most archeologically documentable bit. Will stick with the panel combo I have though, as I like that construction (3 panel + gores, rather than 4, but that is something I can get away with shapewise, rather than something I would argue definitely from the evidence available). Or could go completely out there and look at the recent Russian Viking finding, though I can't say I particularly like that look...

But that is a project for later I think... Still have the blackworked chemise to go...