Didja know?
Pumpkin Facts:
● Pumpkins
originated in Central America.
● The name pumpkin
originated from "pepon" – the Greek word for "large melon."
●
Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.
●
Pumpkins are fruit.
● Pumpkin
flowers are edible.
● Pumpkin
seeds can be roasted as a snack.
● Pumpkins are used to make soups, pies and breads.
● Pumpkins are used for feed for animals.
● Eighty
percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in
October.
● The
largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over
350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen
eggs and took six hours to bake.
● In
early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies,
not the filling.
●
Colonists sliced off pumpkin tips; removed seeds and filled the insides with
milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin
pie.
● Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake
bites.
● The
largest "official" pumpkin ever grown weighed 2,014 pounds
● The
Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin.
● Pumpkins are 90 percent water.
● Eighty
percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October.
● Native
Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.
● Native
Americans called pumpkins "isqoutm, or isquotersquash."
● Native
Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.
And...not all pumpkins are edible! You can make pumpkin pillows even (as above!). Vitamin-A rich pumpkin can be used in other products like SOAP! Yep...SOAP! Check out our Pumpkin Pazooties!
And...... I have it on good authority and from personal experience, that pumpkin patches are one of the most magical places on Earth, especially on a full moon night! Mwahahaha!
Bates Nut Farm, San Diego, CA
(Where my family goes for punks)
Happy Pumpkin-ing!!!!
~Carol
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