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Pumpkins
Pumpkins are a type of squash that contains seeds and pulp. In addition to being a prominent ingredient in soups, pies and baked goods, pumpkins are always a popular fall decoration for harvest and Halloween.
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It depends. The pulp is a solid but the juice is a liquid. The small pieces of pulp have the ability to mold.
What does 'green as a summer pumpkin' mean?
I think the simile 'Green as a summer pumpkin' describes the type of green in an object. Pumpkins are green when the grow in the summer. That type of green is used as a modifier specifying the certain type of green in an object.
Can you eat the pumpkin flower?
Yes! The last answer was totally incorrect, they are delicious. Try these recipes:
Crispy Squash Blossoms with Pork and Ricotta
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/crispy-squash-blossoms-filled-with-pulled-pork-and-ricotta-recipe/index.html
Fried Cheese-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms (you can use pumpkin flowers instead):
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/fried-cheese-stuffed-zucchini-blossoms-recipe/index.html
How much vitamin k is in a pumpkin?
Fresh pumpkin only has about 2.0 mcg of Vitamin K per cup (or 245g). However, the same serving of canned pumpkin has 39.2 mcg of Vitamin K.
So, if you're on a Vitamin K restricted diet, go for the fresh pumpkin, and be careful of breads, pastries and pies that are made using canned pumpkin.
It's hard to say how much is in a whole pumpkin just gotten from a garden or farm, because the different sizes and shapes of pumpkins mean different amounts of the vitamin in each.
What are three reasons why paw paw and pumpkin are considered an acceptable crop combination?
They are not an acceptable crop combination because the the pap paw can be infected with the ring spot virus by aphids from the pumpkin. Similarly don't grow cucumber, watermelon or zucchini.
What worm tracks on pumpkin leaves look like they are inside the leaves not on the surfaces?
These are the tunnels of leaf miner an insect grub that lives between the skin layers of the leaf and eats it's way around until it emerges as an adult.
Is a field of pumpkins a pumpkin patch?
Yes, It is where Pumpkins grow on a vine on the ground. This is called a Patch,by many people.
Why does the Headless Horseman carry a pumpkin?
That's his head. And he needs his head. Well... it's instead of his head, anyway.
What country did pumpkin carving tradtion come from?
The pumpkin is native to the continent of North America. The oldest evidence, pumpkin-related seeds dating between 7000 and 5500 BC, were found in Mexico. It was an early export to France; from there it was introduced to Tudor England, and the flesh of the "pompion" was quickly accepted as pie filler. The Pilgrims brought the pumpkin pie back to New England. while English method of cooking the pumpkin took a different course. In the 19th century, the English pumpkin pie was prepared by stuffing the pumpkin with apples, spices and sugar and then baking it whole.
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What are the strings inside the pumpkin called?
the strings inside a pumpkin do not really have a name but most of the time its called guck or goo
What part of the plant does the pumpkin grow from?
It grows off of a stem protruding from the main vine, which grows along the ground.
How do you say pumpkin in ojibwa?
The Ojibwa/Ojibwe/Chippewa word for pumpkin is agosimaan
Pumpkin pie is agosimaanibitisoojiganibakwezhigan - almost, but not quite, the longest word in the language (the longest means "blueberry pie").
Alternative words for pumpkin are ogsimaan and ogwisimaan; these are simply dialectic variants of agosimaan.
How can you glue a gourd to a pumpkin?
You don't have to glue the gourd and the pumpkin together. I would suggest getting a metal or wooden rod and connecting the two.
Is it true that on Halloween people put pumpkins outside their house to keep the vampires away?
No.
The carved pumpkins you refer to, are called Jack-o'-lanterns. As Wikipedia's "Jack-o'-lantern"'s page reveals, they are representations of "the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o'-lantern." These lights have ghostly connotations, but a whole variety of folkloric origins tries to explain the phenomena in different ways.
None to do with protection against vampires.
In fact, before these carved pumpkins become popularly associated with Hallowe'en, other vegetables were lit up and carved in similar ways, including turnips, mangelwurzel and swedes.
The term jack-o'-lantern originally referred to a night watchman, that is, a "man with a lantern".
How long will carved pumpkins go bad go bad?
A carved pumpkin will last around a month. But it also depends on how much you have carved out. If you carve a lot out it will go rotten faster. But if you never carve anything out of the pumpkin it will last way longer then a mouth.
Which dish has pumpkin as main ingridient?
The only ones that comes to mind is Pumpkin pie or pumpkin bread.
