Easy Pumpkin Soup for a Group

The microwave oven minimizes the time and labor required to prepare pumpkins—especially the slippery task of cutting them down to size and paring them. although squash texture is not usually enhanced by microwave cooking, the method is fine for pulp that will be pureed.

Moist, mild pumpkins make good soup subjects that produce their own natural broth: Pink Banana, calabaza, Cheese Pumpkin, Jarrahdale, and Rouge Vif d’Etampes are a few such. Pumpkins with dry flesh are also good cand