Pumpkin tacos are very popular along the Eastern Shore.
Yes, last years rains and cold temps depleted the pumpkin crop and Thanksgiving wiped out the canned supplies that were in stock. I would suggest getting winter squash of other varieties and baking and pureeing them to add to his dinner.
I remember reading several stories last year about a pumpkin shortage and I even bought several cans of pumpkin before Thanksgiving in fear of them running out. I can’t remember why there was a shortage, but there was one.
0b0z0dummy decided to put them in yer gas tank. Lookit the pump next time ya fill up.
I would think that canned pumpkin is seasonal - they probably don’t keep a big stockpile. (something like those fruitcakes)
I have used green beans - canned - to help with fiber. I make homemade dog food at times.
I don’t have a shortage of corn tortillas here. Athens, TN
You can make them though - Masa Harena - next to the flour in the grocery store and the recipe is on the bag. Need a rolling pin or broom stick.
95% of all pumpkins that are grown for processing (like canned pumpkin) are grown in the Peoria region of Illinois. A couple of years ago, a series of ill-timed rains devastated the pumpkin season leading to a serious shortage of canned pumpkin in the shelves.
At the holidays there was talk of an upcoming pumpkin shortage. Was in the store this last week, and noticed no canned pumpkin, so its just not in your area.
A damp spell this past year caused the majority of the crop to rot before ripe. Seriously. Here in SE Wisconsin, you could drive by the pumpkin farms and see the orange, but the bottoms were rotted out a month before Halloween in many spots.
#8 has part of the answer. The problem was the wet fall last year. Last year’s crop is still out in the fields. You won’t see any more until next fall, unless you can import some from China.
Wouldn’t carrots work just as well?
The corn that should be going into the tortillas is being turned into ethanol which is used to contaminate our gasoline. This is raising the price of basic food for many people around the world. The environmentalists, in league with farmers and politicians, refuse to lower their gaze and absorb the reality of the human cost to another one of their Utopian schemes.
Here you go: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/18/business/fi-pumpkin18
You might try getting a butternut squash, slicing it from top to bottom into two halves, and place them flat side down onto a pan brushed with oil. Bake them at 350 for 20-30 minutes, or until a fork will go through them easily. Once they cool, just scoop a serving of flesh into a plastic bag and freeze it until you need it. My Mom used to freeze them in ice cube trays, for baby food.
In the frozen vegetable section of the grocery store there is frozen squash which is similar to pumpkin.
Due to dietary needs, I make dog snacks for my dogs using whole wheat flour, rolled oats and baby food. Would there be any baby food you could add, like the sweet potatoes but without the syrup