PUMPKIN & SWEET POTATO FRITTERS

Ingredients:

1 cup raw pumpkin (grated)

½ cup cooked potatoes (crushed)

1 cup flour

¼ cup sugar

½ tsp. spice

½ tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. melted shortening

¼ tsp. salt

Milk to mix

Oil for frying

Instructions:

Sift flour, salt and baking powder. Add sugar, spice pumpkin, potatoes and shortening. Blend in milk to make a thick batter. Fry by spoonful in hot oil. Drain and serve hot.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

1 lb. pumpkin (peeled & cut into pieces)

2 onions (sliced)

1 tbsp. butter

1 sprig of thyme

½ cup split peas (soaked prior to cooking)

2 cabbage leaves (cut finely)

½ lb. beef (cut into pieces)

water to cover

Instructions: 
Lightly fry onions in butter. Add pumpkin and the rest of ingredients. Cover with water and simmer for about 1 hour. Serve hot.