Workin’ for Pumpkin Pie | Homestead Vlog | November 6, 2024

[@picklehead68]

I just can't get over what amazing little humans you two have raised. They're already more mature than most young adults. You must be so proud ❤️

[@MarkSullivan-n6e]

I get a blessing watching your family work together. Amen

[@johnreed9214]

My great grandmother would cut the hard pumpkins in half and put them on a pan with skin faced up and placed in oven until soft so she could scoop out the “meat”.

[@LouisianaHomestead-vc5nx]

I know how to make that pumpkin cuttng and peeling go easy. Cut it in half and put it in the oven, cut side down on the pan. Cook it at 350 for about 30 minutes or so and it will peel and cut like a dream. My mother-in-law let me in on that little tip. It works for any kind of hard to peel winter squash or pumpkins. We watch all of your episodes. So relaxing.

[@KathrynRose-schultz-qs6qw]

That’s what I do too! Easy!

[@brendaduignan5961]

First time I've seen your husband without a hat on😊

[@kdavis7525]

You guys traded brawn today. You needed Andy’s to help with the pumpkins and he needed yours for the tractor tires! That’s what it’s all about!

[@cliffordberkley-mf6kv]

Megan, you need to get you one of them electric knives that go through like butter.

[@PollyLufkin]

Love watching the kids helping their mama and daddy they are adorable ❤😊

[@jvin248]

That "Porcelain Doll" pumpkin looks like a long keeping squash, if you have more I'd store them. If not damaged you can keep quite a few squash and pumpkins in your cellar. I have a few Trombocino squash here in Nov 24 that I harvested Oct 23.

[@brandygaddy7429]

Looks like we know what to get Meagan for Christmas….pumpkin cutting sawzall blades😁😁

[@toneyjohnson8910]

Those new tires and wheels really made that tractor look much better.

[@lisacornett9364]

This pumpkin struggle is the reason I love your videos. Real life. Most people don't show the struggles.

[@johnmoore2555]

Them pigs has sure come along. Love the new tires. Finally, I want some pie.

[@dianevandenberg959]

Cook the pumpkin whole in the BBQ- works great and the skin falls off

[@lindabyrne1645]

Always Enjoy watching the channel!

[@stevenjones1757]

Put your whole pumpkin on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven. Cuts like butter.

[@rowan2u380]

We always cut ours in half, put them on a baking sheet with water underneath and bake, on low, until soft

[@angelaambrose2326]

You taught me something! To fold the storage bag down so the food don’t get on the zipper part. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️. I wondered if the pumpkin skins were going to cook soft. Neat way to peel them, so much easier! Enjoyed you and your family today❣️❣️ 🧡🧡 🎃

[@JeanBrowne-u9y]

I feel your pain trying to get the pumpkin cut up. I cut it in half or quarters then 5-10 minutes in the microwave. Let it cool then proceed on. Or as Steven or Carolyn said bake in the oven. It’s a real trip to cut up the big or little ones. A new experience.

[@patsyhelms1102]

Boy I’m glad that pumpkin cutting is over I was so afraid that one of you was going to get cut. You guys are awesome. What a team and such good parents. Would love a slice of pumpkin pie. ❤

[@debbielombard5178]

a machete, razor sharp. my hubby got it for me for Christmas as a joke. still got it 10 years later.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us, my ears really perked up when you mentioned Pumpkin Butter. Sure would like to have that recipe and do you have one for Tomato Butter. I have not been able to find a recipe for either. You and Maggie did a great job on the pumpkin cooking for the freezer. Glad you got a great deal on the tires and wheels for your Ford Tractor Andy. Should be set now for the work in the gardens and fields. Glad you had your helper Jacob with you too and then you had your main helper with you also. Keep up the great jobs around there, stay safe and keep having fun too. Fred.

[@glynhewitt441]

The wife said it was beautiful to see those new wheels on that cute little Ford!!! Blessings Mid Wales xx😊

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I don't know what looks better, the pumpkin, the Ford with those great looking tires or the hogs. Y'all have a great evening.

[@Connie-TN]

My mother had a few Old Hickory knives and all 6 of us kids knew they were the best. One in particular had been sharpened so many years that the blade was thin and had the perfect curve for tater peeling. Evidently she took that knife to heaven with her so we wouldn’t fight over it 😂 she’s been gone since 2008 and that old hickory has never turned up.

[@lisagrafton2529]

You could make a big batch of pumpkin pancakes, and bake them on a rimmed cookie sheet. Cut them into portions; then freeze them for your hubby and the kids to have a quick and delicious homemade breakfast!

[@karenfrankland7763]

I love the flavor of the Pumpkin Doll Pumpkins. My neighbor buys 3 or 4 every year to decorate her front porch for Halloween, and then tosses them to the curb. I pick them up as soon as I see her do that. I'm just happy to save them for my use. Hubby cuts them in Half with a very large sharp knife. Once I scoop any seeds out, I coat the skin with some olive oil and lay them skin side up onto a baking rack and roast them at 350 degrees for about 40 mins. Scoop out the insides and use for making the best pumpkin pies ever. I also freeze some to make waffles, pancakes or pumpkin bread throughout the winter. They last a good two years uncut.

[@annettedecroix4147]

Those Doll pumpkins look like they are from the hubbard variety of pumpkins, which can be stored for months in your pantry. I love the Blue Hubbard variety and have had them store for 8 months and they only get better with age. The only down side is that they are very hard and cutting them up can be a chore. Best way is to cut them in half and roast them in the oven, they taste divine. Congratulations on getting those tractor tires exchanged, can't say I miss that part of the tractor upkeep, although I do miss the tractors.

[@timmyfields6159]

Buddy you got a good woman there holding that tire. Love yalls post.

[@sandrawyrick]

Enjoyed seeing Andy do that tractor work. The pumpkin looked Delish!!!

[@powerofloveism]

I have arthritis and find it hard to cut turnip at times so I joke with my husband and say " get the chain saw honey so I can cut this turnip". LOL

[@workingkelpie]

Cut the pumpkins in half, put of a baking tray, bake them with the skin on and seeds in, cool them down, scoop the seeds out and feed to chooks or pigs, scoop the flesh out and you can freeze or use it in soups or baking. Amazingly easy and wonderful flavour from the baking

[@stevenwilson991]

Suggestion: place a towel folded in half beneath the pumpkin when cutting, it won't move (you can also dampen it). Also, wet a towel, place under the cutting board, it won't move. The method that you're using to cut these pumpkins is dangerous. Love your videos! Chef Steve New Orleans

[@JoyceFrye-vx3nl]

That lighter colored pumpkin is what my parents always used for cooking, never the orange ones.

[@carolsabo187]

You both worked hard today.👍❤️

[@sandypayne463]

I was struggling with you all to get that tire on! This is such a good video. Thanks.

[@denisemusicnut]

I thought you might have to break out the chainsaw to cut that big pumpkin! I’m glad you got the tractor tires changed, even though you don’t expect to need to use the tractor until spring. That’s one project you won’t have to tackle when you’re busy in the springtime! You will thank yourselves come spring!

[@fredfeldt5329]

I am a subscriber, and i absolutely love your channel. Pumpkin Guts ! 😂 😂😂 I never thought of it like that 😂😂😂 thank you for that.

[@cletenorris3558]

First thing I thought of when you said come over here Jacob and you can hold these nuts for me, was a scene from a Christmas story and Ralphie says “oh fudge”…..

[@GinaPitzer-tp3cc]

I love watching you and your family. It’s like just sitting in your kitchen learning things! Blessings 🤎🧡💛

[@brendawoods554]

Pumpkin soup is also delicious. Great. Video.

[@joeanderson3648]

Such cool things to do on the farm. Wish I could come help you with chores. Building sheds, roads water storage. I do great building projects plus other wood work

[@kymburriss4260]

One year, we raised a bunch of pumpkins at my parents. My dad weighed them as he brought them in, andxwe had a total of 310 pounds before cleaning them. It took 2 days, with 3 of us working, and we wound up with 60 qts and 29 pints of pumpkin puree. Made the best desserts over the next year.... 😊

[@debrastone3879]

You have taught me something about cooking pumpkin. Thanks 😊

[@stacycrowder640]

Pumpkin deworm, cows, chickens, pigs and goats.

[@tammielawson6543]

I still have my two cups left over from last year's pumpkin and they look just like they did when I put them in there so I'm ready for this Thanksgiving and Christmas also

[@bartsexton1652]

You need a reciprocator saw to cut the pumpkin with. Lol

[@bartsexton1652]

Or try a turkey carving knife

[@mindysworld7675]

I like roasting my pumpkin in the oven and scoop the flesh out❤

[@barbaraterry3060]

Gotta love that Maggie.

[@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852]

Very nice 👍🤓. Tractor looks sweeeeeet 👍🤠👍. Pumpkin looks scrumptious 👍😋👍. Those pumpkins sure are a lot meatier. Great job y'all

[@jerrymoore7669]

Need a small hand saw for that pumpkin. When my dad passed i got all of his hickory knives he aquired over the years.

[@michaelmullen8153]

Fattened a lot of hogs on pumpkin alway grow extra just fo pig food makes grate feed ,and any pumpkin or squash makes a pumpkin pie😊

[@lindacoats2347]

My Aunt always canned pumpkin and she would take a cast iron skillet and heat some lard in it and put the pint of pumpkin in it add sugar and fry it. I could nearly make my stomach hurt eating so much of it. I didn't get it often.

[@LuellaLane-d6n]

Lots of pumpkin pie's , bread , cookies !! ❤

[@carolyncooper2535]

I got my pumpkin in half and place cut side down on making pan and bake til soft let it cool and peal and put in 2 cup baggies. Baking them makes them like a puree and takes the water out of them

[@paulabrown5685]

The worst part is fear of cutting yourself because of the forc you need to cut them.

[@tammiestafford3471]

As always I really enjoyed yalls video. God bless and have a wonderful blessed week ❤

[@ranns160]

I was clapping when that first tire went on.

[@glendabenard3772]

I can't say it enough. I love your videos.

[@paccur1252]

Great work on the tyres..looks much better on the tractor.. it certainly is hard work.. them is heavy suckers..lol

[@BulletproofPastor]

MEGAN: We dehydrate our pumpkin puree and turn it to powder. It rehydrates in minutes and makes a pie you can't tell from one made from fresh pumpkin. We had a great year with a super crop, that was two years ago and I'm still making great pies from the dehydrated pumpkin powder. I vacuum seal the jars of pumpkin powder but even after opening the jar, the dry powder seems to last unsealed for a long time with no caking. Great video.... as always.

[@tomjernigan3010]

Andy do not sit down by the tire until you get two nuts on. Use a bar to work the tire in or to turn so bolts line up a good stout board will work in a pinch. I love good pumpkin bread and pie. Good show thank you.

[@jamesswick7534]

One of my favorite videos of yall's

[@peggetennant]

I use pumpkins like that and they long crooked neck pumpkins to make pies. But, I bake the whole pumpkin at 325’ for an hour or until tender and then peel. The meat is delicious and I do not have to cut them when hard.

[@markwedlock8808]

The Jack-o-Lantern pumpkins can be eaten, but don't expect a pumpkin taste. It's been breed out of it. They are really just for decoration .

[@JoyceFrye-vx3nl]

Going back to my comment about the lighter colored pumpkins, after my mom passed my dad and I cooked the pumpkin, after he cut it up I baked it in the oven. He had to cut it up cause I could not. They are very tough but very good after cooked.

[@kimstone103]

Good morning y'all. Great video watching you prepare your pumpkins for the freezer & Andy putting new tires on his tractor. Lil' Maggie is learning her way around the kitchen is a hoot, her helping mama, & Jacob helping daddy. They're learning so much about farm life...I am too🤣 & enjoy every minute of it. I so look forward to each & every one of your videos & love 'em all. The pigs loved their pumpkin treat. Pumpkin pies this fall/winter & pumpkin bread...yum yum. Megan, Tipper from Celebrating Appalachia stores her pumpkins on her porch/kitchen to use. You may try storing some of them that way. Just a suggestion. Hope y'all have a great week & until the next video..."Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD ONE!!"

[@garyelliott2670]

Great video! Love y'all

[@lizmiller2341]

Another productive day! Enjoyed your video teamwork is what it is all about!

[@Brandon-Carter]

Love your title in this video

[@lanettedavis8688]

Y’all got quite a workout on this video between the tractor tires and the pumpkin cutting! I’ve been freezing pumpkin lately too for pumpkin cake roll, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin pie.

[@hawkrose8403]

Y’all were scaring me to death cutting up that pretty pumpkin. I get it though, what do you do lol I have an electric knife but I don’t think that would even saw through it. I’m glad you were able to get it cut up❤ oh and that Tractor looks so much better with those new tires!

[@claylueckemeyer6591]

Megan, you might try a meat cleaver on those tough pumpkins, you can use either a rubber or wood hammer to drive it in.....😊

[@anitacloer9518]

Porcelain Doll are dry pumpkins and can well. I’ve made pumpkin pies out of mine and they are delicious, you will love them

[@judydaffron5472]

My best advise for cutting up the pumpkins (it's the only way I can cut up a rutabaga) is to use an Old Hickory meat cleaver and a rubber mallet or a hammer. Also, put down an old dish towel to keep it from sliding on the cutting board.

[@h.sinclair]

"I don't like to put warm or hot things in plastic it just freaks me out"

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

I sure did and if I’d known you could do pumpkin like you did I wouldn’t have cut my hand and had to go get it sewed up

[@cecilvinson1213]

😂😂 yall crack me up but you work so well together. I think you can let them sit.

[@normamccomas9272]

Love the pumpkins!! ❤❤🙏🙏xxoo

[@JayBane-n9l]

I know it’s too late to give you any advice but you need a piece of plywood and some grease on it. It helps you line up and spin the tires.(Jay from Mississippi)

[@karriemb4184]

Great video!! I need to freeze some pumpkin!!! That’s on my list for next year !! I have enough in my basement pantry for this year!!

[@barbaraguthrie5107]

I prefer to roast my pumpkin. I like that the flesh becomes less watery and the natural sugars concentrate. Yummy!

[@LaurelBulson]

Great show!

[@fredfeldt5329]

Pumpkin seeds are good for men’s health also. Check it out

[@TeresaEdwards-kw3np]

Thanks for the video !

[@pmartin6759]

👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️you guys always being a smile to my heart and life. ❤️

[@toniatalley1977]

Laying the pumpkin flat like that also makes it thaw so much faster or at least it does for me. Thats how i do my hamburger meat and everything else really.

[@jackg.1759]

Put a fresh blade in the sawzall and us that to cut it. Be careful, things can go out of control fast with power tools.

[@submarinechef5140]

We made a pumpkin pie out of that big meaty one and it was really good also some pumpkin soup

[@frankevans9949]

Now it looks like a Ford tractor Andy 😅

[@kathyhaymore1213]

I was pretty nervous 😓 watching you two but it turned out good 👍

[@PaulaFischer-rj8bc]

Run that pumpkin through the band saw!😂

[@lisagrafton2529]

Next time you’ll need to use an electric knife to cut those hard pumpkins. If that doesn’t work, get out the reciprocating saw!! LOL!

[@studerje]

Chainsaw

[@barbaraweber3084]

I use my husband and the oven for gourds.

[@kingscairn]

Pumpkin bread - sooo good

[@ursulastevens8093]

Electric knife? We use ours for the Thanksgiving turkey. But that might work better than a regular knife.

[@ceciliacrist5761]

Do you have a video where you make pumpkin muffins and pumpkin cookies? I've got my pumpkin cooked now I just have to put them up. Thank you for the videos. I'm learning alot.

[@lesterwicklein717]

Good Morning!

[@RedLloyd-r4i]

Well I tell you what cuttin them punkins up built yalls muscles up and that why Andy and you was handling them tractor tires so well 😂lol but all jokes aside looks like everythang turned out good enjoyed the video God bless yall until the next one have a good night now

[@buckreynolds7475]

There are about ready to eat