Halloween is over. Now what to do with all those pumpkins?

Preserving Pumpkin For Later Use

Dehydrated Pumpkin on left from one about the size of pumpkin on the right. Image by author

Most people think of using pumpkin for desserts like pumpkin pie. Some people will carve a pumpkin for Halloween and then purchase canned pumpkin puree to make pumpkin pie after having tossed out the Halloween pumpkin. They are available in abundance at this time of year. With a little bit of effort you can…