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Valley Star Farm!
GRAND OPENING FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH
Friday, September 5 - November 2, 2008
Hours:
Fridays: 12 noon till dark
Saturdays: 9 AM till dark
Sundays: 12 noon till dark
How do you mend a broken
Jack-o-lantern?
With a pumpkin patch!
Why do jack-o-lanterns have
stupid smiles on their faces?
You'd have a stupid
smile, too, if you had just had all your brains scooped out
Pumpkin News for
You!
Some Interesting Facts
About Pumpkins
- Pumpkin seeds can be roasted as
a snack.
- Pumpkins contain potassium and
Vitamin A.
- Pumpkins are used for feed for
animals.
- Pumpkin flowers are edible.
- Pumpkins are used to make soups,
pies and breads.
- The largest pumpkin pie ever
made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds.
It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen
eggs and took six hours to bake.
- Pumpkins are members of the vine
crops family called cucurbits.
- Pumpkins originated in Central
America.
- In early colonial times,
pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the
filling.
- Pumpkins were once recommended
for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
- Pumpkins range in size from less
than a pound to over 1,000 pounds.
- The largest pumpkin ever grown
weighed 1,140 pounds.
- The name pumpkin orginated from
"pepon" – the Greek word for "large melon."
- The Connecticut field variety is
the traditional American pumpkin.
- Pumpkins are 90 percent water.
- Pumpkins are fruit.
- Eighty percent of the pumpkin
supply in the United States is available in October.
- In colonial times, Native
Americans roasted long strips of pumpkin in an open fire.
- 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 flattened
strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.
- Native Americans called pumpkins
"isqoutm squash."
- Native Americans used pumpkin
seeds for food and medicine.
Looking for some ideas
on how to carve a pumpkin? This website has some information to help
you. Click here.
How about helping mom make a pumpkin
pie from scratch? Don't know
how??
Click here for directions.
Want some ideas for a fun Halloween?
Click here.
We know you will
enjoy your visit to our farm! |
