Planning a slope garden/Dahlia Arrangements and Pumpkin Recipes

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I started a slope garden project in September and it will take months to complete; Hopalong Hollowscaping on a budget. We're using the Autumn blooms to create bouquets in our pumpkins, and we"re using the pumpkin innards to make "Finley's Pumpkin Soup" and "Pumpkin Patch Tea Bread".
0:00 Slope gardening from scratch
14:09 Gather autumn flowers for pumpkin vessels
20:31 Finley's Pumpkin Soup
26:00 Pumpkin bowls
26:46 Pumpkin Patch Tea Bread

Finley's Pumpkin Soup
3 to 4 Cups of Mashed Pumpkin
1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 to 1/2 Cup Brown sugar
1/4 tsp each of Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Cloves
1 Tbsp. Flour
4 cups Chicken Broth
1/2 cup Cream
salt and pepper to taste


Pumpkin Patch Tea Bread
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup water
1 cup Mashed Pumpkin ( canned or fresh)
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp each Nutmeg and Cinnamon
1 tsp Baking Soda and 1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup walnuts
1/3 cup raisins


Sleepytime Tea/ Porcelier Teapots/ Bordallo PInheiro dishes