Mashed pumpkin

Mashed pumpkin is a vegetable dish made by cooking or macerating the skinless flesh (pulp) of pumpkins and then mashing, straining, grinding, or puréeing until the desired consistency is achieved.

[4] Some Native Americans also spread mashed pumpkin over scrapes and cuts as a poultice.

[4] Mashed pumpkin was also added to various breads and cakes as a flavoring agent as well as a sweetener.

[4] In the New World Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (modern New York City), mashed pumpkin was mixed with corn meal and fried as a pancake.

[9] But well-seasoned mashed pumpkin goes well with cooked game birds such as quail,[10] and mashed pumpkin sweetened with dark maple syrup is a common New England side dish served alongside roast chicken or baked ham.