I either do a quick boil or stir fry pumpkin flowers and stems with garlic and oil. Pumpkin leaves can also be used in a similar manner but I'm not crazy about the texture. The whole pumpkin plant is edible.
Both male and female flowers are used however the little 'fruit' at the bottom of female flowers should be cut up for more even cooking.
Some squash have bitter flowers.
Daren
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