In Autumn, the good folks here at Windmill start thinking about PUMPKINS! We are still learning how to grow them really well, but we are very good at cooking with them, and starting to get really good at carving them. Carving is great because you can scoop out lots of lovely pumpkin flesh to cook into delicious dishes.
Volunteers from our group did wonderful pumpkin carvings for the Pumpkin Day at the Dig In Community Allotment in Stapleford last week (have a look here and here for pictures), and we also had our own little event on Halloween itself. Have a look at the pictures to see what we got up to with the Nottingham University Samworth Academy transition group and some member of the Killisick young people's group. Every one also got to sample Tracey's famous pumpkin pancakes - and once again we proved that these taste great - even to folk who don't like pumpkin.
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| NUSA group members hollowing out pumpkins |
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| Carving the face with a special pumpkin saw (much safer than a knife) |
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| Yikes! |
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| Even better with a glow |
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| Another great design |
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| A hi-tech pumpkin face |
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| Eyebrows make all the difference! |
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| Lotsa teeth! |
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| The whole gang |
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| Killisick group carving in the dark, by candlelight |
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| A finished result - beautifully done |
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| Lighting the candle |
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| Finished design - very ghosty! |
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| Rudi tried carving one of our shark's fin melons, with great results |
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| A jack skellington face - brilliantly scary. |
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| Tracey shows how a fancy pattern can look |
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