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Pumpkins are a variety of squash, typically orange or yellow, that can range in size from a few inches across to several yards. Most pumpkins used for cooking and Jack-o-Lanterns in North America are about 1-2 feet wide and weigh between 10 and 15 pounds.
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Fast Facts
- Is actually a Fruit
- High in Vitamin A
- Good source of beta carotene and low in saturated fat
- Pumpkin seeds are high in manganese and iron
- Pumpkins are members of the vine crops family called cucurbits.
- Total U.S. pumpkin production in 2006 was valued at $101.3 million.
- Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.
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Cooking Uses
Pumpkins are in season during the autumn months and dishes are prepared most often around Halloween and Thanksgiving. Though the inside of a pumpkin can be eaten raw, the pumpkin "meat" is most often baked into pumpkin pie or cooked alongside other vegetables as a side dish.Pumpkins are often mixed with cream and water and made into soup. The dish resembles tomato soup but will have a sweeter taste and is usually seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Pumpkin seeds can be roasted and eaten as a snack. The seeds are a good source of protein and zinc, and families usually have a surplus leftover after carving Jack-o-Lanterns.
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Pumpkin Carving
Most Jack-o-Lanterns have a frightening face on them, though professional artists can create vivid images on the countenance of a pumpkin. Common images include black cats, witches and the character Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. -
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Gib and I did some pumpkin rolling. That's where we roll the old Halloween pumpkins down the hill into the river. He wanted more!
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