Pumpkin potatoes

1. Pommes de terre a la citronuille the directions for this recipe are very loose; boil together equal parts of peeled potatoes and pumpkin.
2. When cooked, drain them, add 1 good sized onion, finely chopped and a piece of butter.
3. Mash all till creamy, season to taste and serve with golden sliced of fried salt pork or bacon.
4. To quote mme. Benoit, "grand-mere was a wizard with pumpkin.
5. Her mashed potatoes pumpkin french fried chips were super.
6. It"s amazing how most of what we enjoyed in our youth remains a pleasure as we grow older.
7. In the autumn of 1959 i made these on my television show.
8. The amount of mail requesting the recipe was unbelievable!".