Reading that over a million pumpkins were sold last year solely to carve up for Halloween lanterns, and as 90% of the flesh was binned, we are now being advised to put it on the compost heap instead! My advice (for what it is worth) is COOK WITH IT, so, during this week I will be posting up several great pumpkin recipes.
We are also being encouraged to recycle almost everything and it made me smile when I saw on breakfast TV how a family are dusting down virtually unused presents such as pasta makers and yogurt making machines which they will start using to avoid unwanted packaging to dispose of. Any excuse to get the nation being more self-sufficient and starting to cook again gets the thumbs up from me.