pumpkin purée

Recipe in Chronicling America
Printable Recipe (PDF)

Ingredients

  • 6 cups broth
  • 1/2 pound split pumpkin in pieces
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

  1. Boil the pumpkin in the broth.
  2. Strain and mash the pumpkin, mix the flour with a little cold broth, add the butter and put on the fire, stirring constantly and add the rest of the broth.
  3. Season to taste and serve warm.
newspaper recipe of pumpkin purée