Canned pumpkin available in Galway?

Dave Van Ronk · 09-01-2010 1:26am #1

Had a taster of this beaut abroad & i've been seeking ever since...
Please someone HELP!

gandroid · 09-01-2010 4:09am

You making a pumpkin pie? I know someone who wanted the same in order to make it....sorry I can't help with locating the goods yet.....

biko · 09-01-2010 10:47am

Tesco probably. Maybe McCambridges or Mortons in Salthill?

WiseMona · 10-01-2010 9:43pm

No, no, and a big fat NO.

Canned Pumpkin is not available in good ole Galway.

None of the places mentioned have it, or have any intentions of buying any in. There is a place in Dublin (can't remember the name - sorry) that when 'phoned' said yes they carried canned pumpkin, but I was not convinced and did not drive all the way to check.
They were unwilling to ship it (thank god, the postage would have been ridiculous).

I have some coming from a friend in the US - I will PM you when my stash comes and give you a can. He posted in in November, I expect by Spring it will arrive

ON a side note, you can buy lovely sweet potatoes here. Peel them, cube them, steam them till soft. With an electric mixer add nutmeg, ginger, a can of condensed milk, a few eggs - and bake in a pastry shell - it will 'scratch that itch' as they say

Bon Appetit!

brianthebard · 10-01-2010 11:17pm

Is it important that it be the canned stuff? as mentioned you can use sweet potatoes to make the pumpkin mix, or butternut squashes. I read that a lot of the canned stuff is made from butternut anyways.

Dave Van Ronk · 11-01-2010 5:42pm

No not that important other than for the convienance of it.

Perhaps we could set up our own pumpkin import business.

I may have a look about some of Galway's Eastern European food stores... & report back if successful.

barefoot · 11-01-2010 7:37pm

I lived in Oz for many years and cooked Butternut pumpkin a few times a week. Chop it up and put in with your roast potatoes....yummy and sweet. Boil it and make pumpkin soup or pumpkin pie or muffins. Its full of nutrition.

legatti · 27-03-2010 2:15pm

Bump.. has anyone found any canned pumpkin in Galway city or even ireland:)

TheCosmicFrog · 27-03-2010 11:16pm

Hey. I've ordered stuff from this website plenty of times. They're based in Belfast and import food from the US and Canada. Always get myself Root Beer and American candy from here every summer and Xmas!

Here's canned pumpkin:
http://www.yankeesoda.co.uk/libbys-pumpkin-filling-15oz-p-190.html?osCsid=227995d38620bb664ba12d9a61692f8d

Canned pumpkin available in Galway?

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