Pumpkins are 90 percent water
The largest pumpkin grown weighed 1,140 lbs
The largest pumpkin pie was more than five feet in diameter and weighed more than 350 lbs. It used 80 lbs of cooked pumpkin, 36 lbs of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake!
Pumpkin flowers are edible
Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites
The Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin
Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops, removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.
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