According to the University of Illinois Extension website:
Pumpins & More:
- The top pumpkin production states are Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California.
- Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.
- Pumpkins are used for feed for animals.
- Pumpkin flowers are edible.
- Pumpkins originated in Central America.
- Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
- In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.
- Pumpkins are 90 percent water.
- Pumpkins are a fruit!
- Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October.
- 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.
- Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.
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