Diversity in tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata): a review of infraspecific classifications" (PDF). The variety were patented in 1979, who then went on to set the giant pumpkin in 1980 with a 459lb (208kg) record. The practice of carving pumpkin jack-o'-lanterns for the Halloween season developed from a traditional practice in Ireland as well as Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom of carving lanterns from the turnip, mangelwurzel, or swede (rutabaga).

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Rustle up a pumpkin pie, start the day with fluffy pumpkin pancakes or bake spooky pumpkin muffins, for Halloween.It's well worth the effort for the irresistible combination of sweet, earthy flavours and crisp parmesan topping. While Cucurbita pepo pumpkins generally weigh between 3 and 8 kilograms (6 and 18lb), giant pumpkins can exceed a tonne in mass.

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Try our easy pumpkin purée recipe, then turn this sensational seasonal ingredient into cakes, pancakes and glorious pies.

Depending on the variety, pumpkins should keep for at least three months, and up to six in ideal conditions. amount, raw pumpkin provides 110 kilojoules (26 kilocalories) of food energy and is an excellent source (20% or more the Daily Value, DV) of provitamin A beta-carotene and vitamin A (53% DV) (table). There are many varieties of traditional orange pumpkins, with various sizes of fruit, from cricket ball up to beach ball size, and potentially larger. Pumpkins have been used as folk medicine by Native Americans to treat intestinal worms and urinary ailments, and this Native American remedy was adopted by American doctors in the early nineteenth century as an anthelmintic for the expulsion of worms.