Pumpkin Salad Surprise Recipe
Ingredients
| Pumpkin | 8 Cup (16 tbs), peeled | |
| Sugar | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lemon | 1 | |
| Pineapple | 1 Can (10oz), diced | |
| 1 (6-oz) jar Maraschino cherries | ||
| Rum | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
Spread pumpkin cubes on a rack or wire netting; let dry in a good circulation of air for 24 hours.
Stir sugar and water together in a large saucepan over low heat, and when sugar is completely dissolved bring to a quick boil.
Add pumpkin and simmer gently until transparent.
Remove from heat; add juice and grated rind of lemon, diced pineapple with its juice, cherries halved, with some of their syrup if desired and rum.
Chill thoroughly.
Stir sugar and water together in a large saucepan over low heat, and when sugar is completely dissolved bring to a quick boil.
Add pumpkin and simmer gently until transparent.
Remove from heat; add juice and grated rind of lemon, diced pineapple with its juice, cherries halved, with some of their syrup if desired and rum.
Chill thoroughly.
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