What to do with the pumpkin guts after you carve your jack-o-lantern

The most delightful of all Halloween crafts, jack-o’-lantern carving, has a less delightful side effect: an abundance of pumpkin guts. 

Luckily, there are quite a few things you can do with said guts—so many, in fact, that you won’t have to say the word “guts” for long. 

Here are a few of our favorites.

1. Make pumpkin juice and pretend you’re in Harry Potter.

Pumpkin juice, that stalwart of the Hogwarts Great Hall, is actually easy to make—you don’t even need a juicerPer The Kitchn, simply pour boiling water over your guts, mash the result, then strain. For something that’s actually drinkable (no offense, pumpkin juice), add the juice of an apple, a bit of lemon juice, and ice. Read more…

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