What can you do with leftover pumpkins. A post popped up in my email by Theo Ellin Balle of OZY Magazine that had several suggestions like pumpkin bowling, pumpkin relish, and pumpkin face masks. And if there is a farm near you, pigs like to eat pumpkins too.
We have a lot of left over candy and I wondered what I can do with it besides my husband and I eating it. So I did some quick research and found:
25 Things to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy
Some suggestions from research were: freeze it, add it to deserts or brownies and cupcake recipes, put it in a piñata, use it for Christmas decorations, science experiments, and a post from Mommy Poppins suggested charitable organizations with links you can donate it to like our troops and Nursing Homes.
I like the idea of giving it away to a Nursing Home for the staff and/or residents.
Video of Pigs Eating Pumpkins as seen on OZY magazine from FarmSanctuary.org Featured image of Halloween Candy by Luke Jones on Flickr.
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I guess we can now say “happy as a pig in pumpkin” – good ideas all around.
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Ha, Ha. Yes, that is a nicer expression than some others. Some good and cute information out there about how to use the leftovers, too. Thank you, Dan. 🙂
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I overheard my husband talking with his friend – apparently they have leftover candy – hubby volunteered to take it off his hands. Generous of him, don’t you think? 😉
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Yes very generous. 😀 Maybe you could secretly pass it on. 😉
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We passed out over two thousand pieces of candy at my house. No left overs!!!! Our street is kinda crazy…
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That is amazing. Our neighborhood has changed and all the kids have grown up or are doing other activities for Halloween. I was grumbling a bit about having to answer the door a lot, even though the kids are cute, but it did not turn out to be a problem.
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I love the video! It’s so nice to see happy pigs having fun. You can also make a pie. 🙂 It’s a lot of work, but only once a year.
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It is nice that some animals enjoy raw pumpkins. I saw a video of a squirrel eating part of one. I tried making a pumpkin pie with fresh pumpkin years ago. Have you had success with it? Now I thinking about pumpkin pie. 🙂
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When I made pie from the pumpkin, I didn’t use the stringy stuff, but I’ve heard some people do. Most use the “flesh” after cutting the skin away. I cut it up like potatoes and boiled the chunks. It did take a while. Then I mashed them before adding the other ingredients. A blender of food processor would be easier and make the pumpkin smoother. It did take a while. I”ve heard of people baking the pumpkin, but when I tried that, it got really dry and hard to mash. I wonder if you could roast the pumpkin pieces in olive oil. Hmmmmm. I love roasted veggies. And pumpkin pie.
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I remember boiling the chunks. Roasted pumpkin sounds interesting. I like olive oil on roasted vegetables. I really like baked squash, different kinds. 🙂
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Roasted veggies with rosemary when almost done is great. If you add it in the beginning, it burns up.
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Well when I roast potatoes or peppers I sprinkle a little on top with salt and pepper. I’m getting hungry. 🙂
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Me, too! And I just ate. 🙂
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🙂
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