AUTUMN CHESTNUTTY THINGS...

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A RHAPSODY IN ORANGE - PUMPKIN SOUP

Autumn, and the shops and markets are full of the most beautiful colourful pumpkins.  They come in so many shapes and sizes and are just so great to look at. And surprising to learn that apparently they are not vegetable but fruit...? It's strange as we tend to think of fruit as sweet, but it has to do with the fact that they are fleshy and grow around a plant seed. It would definitely explain their vibrant colours. I lately came across this so called 'turban pumpkin'. It is so unusual with the additional stripy part on top (or is it the bottom?). Still googling what to make with it, but I am in no rush, as it's nicely decorating our kitchen.