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Pumpkin is gourd like squash and native to North America. They typically have a thick, orange or yellow shell, creased from the stem to the bottom, containing the seeds and pulp.

Where does the word Pumpkin Originates from?

According to Wikipedia, The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon which is Greek for “large melon”. The French adapted this word to pompon, which the British changed to pumpkion and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, “pumpkin.

Pumpkin is Versatile

Pumpkin is actually fruit as it has seeds. Pumpkin comes in variety of colors such as orange, red, white, yellow and there has been some pumpkin patches have shown also grey, and green color pumpkin as well. Pumpkin can be very small or very large weighing  over 75 lbs in some… Continue reading →