2 tbsp. butter
1 large onion
2 large Granny apples, peeled and diced
1 tbsp. flour to thicken
2 c. chicken or vegetable stock
3 c. pumpkin
1 c. apple juice
1/2 c. half and half

Cook butter, onion and apples. Simmer flour, stock and pumpkin. Stir and cover 25 minutes. Cool (maybe overnight). Blend smooth. Heat up. Mix apple juice and half and half. Add your own spices. Put in hollow pumpkins.