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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NUWAN BUWA" data-source="post: 14218882" data-attributes="member: 359616">1 1/2 lb. white pumpkin (before peeling) 1 lb. sugar1/2 wineglass rose-water1/4 pint water (1/2 cup)Thinly  peel the pumpkin.  Prick the pumpkin well with a fork.  Cut into two  halves, then cut each half into about 12 pieces.  Remove the seeds and  pulp.  The pumpkin pieces should weigh around 1 pound after peeling and  removing seeds and pulp.  Prick each  piece well again and squeeze water out from each piece, keeping the  pumpkin pieces whole and not broken.  Put the sugar and water into a  preserving pan, boil and keep stirring till very thick.  Then add the  pumpkin pieces and boil again, constantly stirring.  When the sugar  syrup is very thick again, add the rose-water.  As  the syrup thickens, reduce the heat and stir carefully so that all  pieces are well coated with sugar.  Take off of the fire and stir until  the sugar crystalizes.  Remove the pieces from the pan and place onto a  sheet of wax paper and allow to cool.  Store in a plastic zip-lock bag.   ***Use this pumpkin for love cake or it is good just for eating as a  candy.*** <a href="http://www.infolanka.com/recipes/mess4/84.html" target="_blank">http://www.infolanka.com/recipes/mess4/84.html</a></blockquote>

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