Fresh Pumpkin

Fresh pumpkin, cut into chunks
Water
Brown sugar

· Cut fresh pumpkin from shell, as close to rind as desired.
· Cover pumpkin in stewing pot with half as much water as pumpkin to keep from sticking.
· Bring to a boil and simmer until pumpkin is very soft and tender. Add more water to keep from sticking, if necessary.
· When done, drain excess water.
· Add 2 tbsp.brown sugar for every cup of pumpkin and continue to simmer until thoroughly mixed and sugar is dissolved.

submitted by Myrna Witherington
My grandma Dona taught me to cook pumpkin when I was a little girl because it was one of my favorite foods. She would cook fresh pumpkin for me at all times of the year, so I know she must have preserved it.