Unripened Pumpkin recipies

[1st time veg grower]

I have four unripe pumpkins of varying sizes - one is massive, one medium sized and two small. They have been green for ages and show no signs of ripening. I have looked on the internet to see if I could find anything that I could make with them and all that is suggested is pumpkin pie.

I did however find some pumpkin chutney recipies designed for ripened pumpkins - do you think these might work with upripened pumpkins - a bit like with green tomatoes?

Or any suggestions of anything else I could make - I particularly don't want the big pumpkin to go to waste!

Laura.x.

[gumbo]

Hi,

you could leave them in the window with plenty light as the warmth of the sun and being indoors should ripen them nicely. . .

[1st time veg grower]

I tried this with a semi-ripe one that snapped off its stem - the bit that wasn't ripe did ripen but the bit that was already ripe went mushy and I had to throw a lot of it away. Now a bit nervous they are just going to go bad rather than ripen.

Laura.x.

[Green Aura]

Do as above but put a ripe banana with them - gives off some chemical (ethylene oxide I think) that helps fruit to ripen. That's why you shouldn't keep bananas in your fruit bowl!

[gumbo]

ah yes the old banana trick!