I have also found that draining is easy and really firms up the pumpkin. After running it through the food processor I just put it into the big colander. The thickness of the baked pumpkin keeps it from running out the holes. Well a little bit might leak out but spoon it in carefully and then set the whole thing into a really big bowl. I set the bowl in the garage overnight and into the next day. I'll drain off over a quart of liquid for a large pumpkin. When this is all over it's almost as thick as what comes in a can. I feel this is a lot easier that messing with coffee filters and other ways and better drains the liquid. Now if I can come up with something to do with that liquid... Thanks, John - great tips. How about using the liquid in yeast bread or rolls? Or vegetable or other soups, or stew? PJH

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