Pumpkin help?

[pat]

Had anyone seen white pumpkins in markets near to them? They had them around Halloween, but I can't find them anywhere now. All I can find are orange pumpkins, and they aren't as rich as the white ones are for baking -- even the "Sugar Baby" pie pumpkins.

Most Safeways don't have any type of pumpkins (considering how traditional pumpkin pie is for Thanksgiving, you'd think they would have something), Milk Pail and the Draeger's in Los Altos have orange pumpkins but no white. Even De Martini Produce on San Antonio in Los Altos, where I've gotten white pumpkins as late as early December in past years, doesn't have any.

I'm willing to drive a bit to buy them, if people will just point me in the right direction. I may need to drive out to Half Moon Bay if nothing else closer appears.

Okay, yes, I'm obsessive, but it's attention to detail that makes the pumpkin-date bread so good. This last batch I made with Sugar Baby and it was good, it just wasn't as rich as usual.

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[p3aches.livejournal.com]

Albertsons at el paseo has some.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Great! Thanks! tenacious snail got me one, but I may go get more.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

considering how traditional pumpkin pie is for Thanksgiving, you'd think they would have something

That something may well be canned pumpkin.

I haven't seen any white pumpkins in my wanderings (but if it had, it would be of little use to you I'm afraid.)

Hope you find some.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I saw some at Whole Foods in Redwood City around Halloween, but I haven't been there since. You might give them a call.

My Safeway carries the sugar pie pumpkins because I'm a royal pain in the ass when they don't. :):) I went in a couple of weeks ago and knocked on the manager's door and made sure they were ordered.

I love having that kind of power :).

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

tenacious_snail found me one at a whole foods in Los Altos.

As far as the sugar pie pumpkins go, I can see where they'd make lovely pies. I'm glad your Safeway is so responsive : )

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

There were plenty of them yesterday at the Berkeley Bowl, but that place has amazing turnover, so I wouldn't guarantee you'd still find them.

[sojournscoffe.livejournal.com]

they had some yesterday

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I just said. :-)

[sojournscoffe.livejournal.com]

oh i read that as they have them there I did not see the yesterday, I am surpirsed we did not see each other. ;)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

We might've. :-) You don't happen to have lots of tattoos and a West Side Story purse, do you?

[sojournscoffe.livejournal.com]

nope :(

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

That was the clearest memory I had of someone at the Bowl yesterday. :-)

Are we neighbors? Don't you just love that store?

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Thanks! tenacious_snail found me a large one, but if I need more, I'll call Berkeley Bowl.