Product Description More than an oversized vegetable, ancient cu ltures considered the pumpkin a symbol of the whole world. P lay With Your Pumpkins offers a lively history of this veget able as well as 22 succulent recipes for all occasions. '
Amazon.com Review "Why must a pumpkin's face be carved on its side when there is a natural nose begging to be the center of an incredibly expressive face?" ask pumpkin artists Joost Elffers and Saxton Freymann at the beginning of their delightful mix of photography, folklore, and recipes, Play with Your Pumpkins. And indeed, the pair have turned the jack-o'-lantern on its side (literally) with the happy, sad, scary, and funny faces they carve around green stem noses. Fans of the fantastical vegetable animals in Elffers's Play with Your Food will love what he can do with a pumpkin head. In addition to the fabulous photographs in this pocket-sized treat, the pair have provided a cultural history of the pumpkin and a treatise on their approach to decorating it. Finally, Dutch food writer Johannes van Dam offers 24 recipes for sweet and savory pumpkin dishes from all over the world, including Persian Pumpkin Jam and Pumpkin Pickles from Germany, not to mention the quintessential American Pumpkin Pie, proving you can provide personality to your pumpkin both inside and out.
Great FacesOctober 28, 2002 frank starsinic(davis, ca USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Who would have thought that you could get so many different faces from a pumpkin. The faces are true art and are quite easily done yourself if you wish to create your own.
I bought this book last year, created my own pumpkins that look just like these quite quickly. This year, everyone's calling us asking how we created those pumpkins and where they can get the book.
Great book for creative people with a sense of humor.October 14, 1999 Emil W. Deeg(Lemoyne, PA USA) If you can hold a pumpkin and can handle a pocket knife the variations on the theme presented in the craft portion of this book will delight your children (up to 40+ years) and definitely your grandchildren. Giving titles of recipes in their orignal language but instructions in English is a delightful deviation from the conventional cookbook approach.
Spend your hard-earned bucks on a different pumpkin book.October 6, 1999 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Once you've seen the cover of this book, you've seen it all. All of the pumpkins throughout this book are simply variations of the same theme. If you're after recipes, you'll probably like the book okay, but if you're after carving inspiration, look elsewhere.
great idea but no "how to" insructions.October 17, 1998 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book shows a very creative ideas for carving pumpkins for Halloween. However, the book lacks any directions for carving, how to get the seeds out when neccesary, and what materials to use for the eyes. For example, if you use candy for eyes, it melts. If you experiment long enough though, you can creat some wonderful faces.
Great book my Grandkids want to make them allOctober 11, 1998 It's very gratifying to find the books that children as well as adults enjoy. We had a great time with the carving and it is true you never think to use the stem as a nose but also we use the other end and cut out the blossom end and insert a carrot to make a witch. Great book and full of ideas
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