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Can you believe my neighbor was just throwing it away?!

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It's in 2 lb cans, not as throwable as soup

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I should return to my modded Create world

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago

Lmao that's exactly what I was going to say

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago

Pumpkin soup always hits right at this time of year (presuming you live somewhere it's currently autumn)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

give it to the birds the birds will enjoy it yum yum canned pumpkin

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)
[–] Travelator 14 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It's compost at this point.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Some sources are saying that canned pumpkin can be safe to eat up to 10 years past the expiration date, although it might not taste as good.

According to the USDA, if your canned food is stored in a cool, dry place and is in good condition, then the contents inside should be perfectly fine to eat. This means that there are no dents, swelling or rust on the can. So if your unopened can of pumpkin puree looks spotless, it should be safe to eat regardless of its expiration date. Keep in mind: this doesn't mean that the taste, texture or nutrition will be the same as a non-expired can, as these are qualities that decline over time. If your pumpkin puree smells or looks off, it's best to trust your gut and throw it away. Bacteria may have entered the can through unnoticed abrasions, causing the contents inside to spoil.

[–] Travelator 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Good info. You eat it, I'm not going to.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

I've eaten many, many canned goods that were years past their expiration date, and would never have been able to tell. Obviously depends on storage conditions, but I suspect it's perfectly good.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

I second this. Add some red wiggler worms. They will quickly digest it into usable castings for plant food.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago

Make Pumpkin Spice latte with real pumpkin PSL

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago

Hide on an overpass and throw the cans at cop cars driving by

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago

bathe in it

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

Throw it at other pumpkins

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

pumpkin ice cream; pumpkin soup; pumpkin bread; pumpkin cake; pumpkin donuts; pumpkin candy/taffy.

smell it immediately after you open it to make sure it hasn't gone bad and; unless the can was dented badly it's likely to be edible.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So many pumpkin ideas I'd never considered tbh. All of these sound delicious. stalin-comical-spoon

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

the donuts are my favorite; especially if you create a pumpkin custard filled donut.

credit goes to my mom; she had a family of 7 people to feed on a wage of 25 cents per hour (back in late 70's/early 80's). i'm convinced that i've consumed multiple times my weight in beans, rice, potatoes, tortillas, pumpkin, yams & other canned vegetables. (why tf is there so much canned pumpkin & yams?!)

i think working 2 jobs and always visiting community food pantries & the good will of neighbors/family made her extremely clever at cooking; i never cease to be amazed at the lengths that mexican women go through to give their entitled af american childred (aka me) a decent childhood.

if she were fully literate and still alive she could fill an encyclopedia on culinary know-how; who tf has had the wherewithal and the culinary experience to use snow as a means to effectively feed a family?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll have to try making something like the donut sometime, personally while I almost never eat pumpkin I like it and should see about getting cans.

Your mom sounds like she was an absolutely lovely person. As for snow- don't think I'd trust it in the city, but I have good memories as a kid of enjoying it, also of us setting jello outside during the winter. Such things are very cozy :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

the donut is crazy easy if you do it like a fritter: just mash together the pumpkin, sweetener, some kind of flour/meal; some kind of oil/fat and maybe some eggs or diary if you like then fry it and five minutes after you've started, you've created a core memory for your children or a pleasant afternoon for yourself.

i think it tastes best with nixtamal (mexican cornmeal they use for tamales and tortillas) and, if you do, you can steam it & use zero calorie sweetener for a significantly healthier alternative to frying & sugar. (make them SMALL if you want try baking it instead)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Pie pie pie pie pie pie

Or dump cake

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

dump cake

hehehe you said dump

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago

if it's good to eat you can make a baked pumpkin polenta