Pumpkin Soup

THIS recipe for Pumpkin Soup comes from The Festive Food of America by Martina Nicolls published by Kyle Cathie with wonderful photographs by Will Heap.

It is a vibrant collection of both the traditional and more unusual foods that are cooked on festive occasions throughout the year. Be it Creole cooking in New Orleans where Mardi Gras is (still) celebrated in grand style to a warming feast at Halloween , and from Labour Day fare to Thanksgiving, the Americans know how to feast .

This is Martina’s description of Halloween festivities in America .