A few years ago we knew Halloween ( “The Night of the Spirits”) only through American films and series. In the meantime, this custom, which is celebrated on the eve of All Saints, also in Germany found more and more followers – a growing trend. Consequently, the celebration was the “night of the spirits” popular in this country from year to year and is especially very popular among children. For a successful Halloween party are of course in addition to the costumes and the decorations and appropriate food and beverages. These include many traditional dishes, which is used in pumpkin flesh, which among other, the delicious “Pumpkin Soup”. For this you need) to be about eight people: a pumpkin around 750g, 150g cooked ham, 1 liter of vegetable broth (or chicken broth), 200 ml cream, 1 teaspoon cinnamon (to taste, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon flour, salt, pepper, ginger (ground), 2 tablespoons sugar (preferably brown) If it is not aKabocha is (here the shell) can be eaten, once the pumpkin needs to be carefully peeled. After the pumpkin into two halves, free from the cores and cut into medium pieces. This in plenty of water to boil for about 15 minutes and then drain through a sieve. The pumpkin flesh is now in the (hot type) broth. Mix the butter with the flour, knead, mix with a little broth and add to the soup. The soup boil briefly, but must be stirred constantly to avoid forming lumps. The whole season now, with the spices and give the cut into strips cooked ham to it. Finally, the cream and the pumpkin soup is untergerhrt briefly (heated but not boiled).