Monday, October 22, 2007

Pumpkin Knowledge


The Great Pumpkin

Pumpkins are fruits. .

The largest pumpkin pie ever baked was in 2003 and weighed 418 pounds.

Pumpkins have been grown in North America for five thousand years. They are indigenous to the western hemisphere.

In 1584, after French explorer Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence region of North America, he reported finding “gros melons.” The name was translated into English as “pompions,” which has since evolved into the modern “pumpkin.”

Pumpkins are low in calories, fat, and sodium and high in fiber. They are good sources of vitamin A, B, potassium, protein, and iron.

The largest pumpkin ever grown was 1,337 pounds.
Happy October Fest ☺

photo by Pauline ©2007 information source local bulletin




7 comments:

Nessa said...

I love my father's pumpkin pie.

PJ van Zyl said...

love pumpkin

gP said...

man...pumpkin...all we have here is its smaller, not so orange cousin of its. love to try pumpkin pie sometime...

twilite said...

Hi Pauline. Strangely, pumpkin pie is one of my favorites.

Amazing that gardeners can grow such huge fruit! And cooks bake such big pie!

Thanks for posting interesting insights.

Pauline said...

Would you enjoy me sharing a new pumkin pie recipe? If yes I will post it ☺

mystic rose said...

pauline..
yes post the pumpkin pie recipe.

am craving some actually! :D

Charlene Amsden said...

Pumpkin. Yum.