**Am I Going To Have Babies??**

[Freedom]

Oh my, I am DROOLING here!! You are several weeks ahead of us.

The flowers come in male and female. Here is a web site which will help you identify the difference:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senio...l/pumpkin4.htm

So now you are wondering why you would want to know the difference, aren't you? the reason is: you can EAT the flowers! But you only want to pick the male flowers, so you will get all your pumpkins.

Here are some recipes. The first one is the one I have used many times. The flowers are an appetizers, a delicacy, a real treat, and quite expensive.

The only difference in this recipe, they are suggesting that you can pick the female flowers too. I never do. I just use the male flowers.
http://pumpkinnook.com/cookbook/recipe52.htm

http://www.deliciousitaly.com/Liguriarecipes9.htm


We also eat the flowers on zucchini plants.

If you google
pumpkin flower recipe
you will get recipes from Italy, Mexico, Greece, and other areas!

We can (but don't) buy the flowers in the Italian grocers in Little Italy in Providence. They run $1.00 to $1.25 EACH. To buy them in a restaurant, already cooked, they are usually $2.50 EACH.

Enjoy!

(Can I come over and join you)