PUMPKIN BUMPKIN

 THE NAME “PUMPKIN” ORIGINATED FROM PEPON, THE GREEK WORD FOR ” LARGE MELON”.

(THIS INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM THE PORTAGE COUNTY FARM BUREAU PUBLICATION)

• PUMPKINS CONTAIN POTASSIUM AND VITAMIN A.
• PUMPKINS WERE ONCE RECOMMENDED FOR REMOVING FRECKLES AND CURING SNAKE BITES!
• PUMPKIN FLOWERS ARE EDIBLE.
• PUMPKINS ARE 90% WATER.
• PUMPKINS ARE USED FOR FEED FOR ANIMALS.
• PUMPKIN SEEDS CAN BE ROASTED AS A SNACK.
• NATIVE  AMERICANS  USED  PUMPKIN  SEEDS  FOR  FOOD AND MEDICINE.
• IN  EARLY  COLONIAL  TIMES,  PUMPKINS  WERE  USED  AS AN INGREDIENT FOR THE CRUST OF PIES, NOT THE FILLING.