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There is a connection in folklore and popular culture between pumpkins and the supernatural, such as: In the fairy tale Cinderella, the fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into a carriage for the title character, but at midnight it reverts to a pumpkin. Fowler, Julian (October 28, 2005). "Turnip battles with pumpkin for Hallowe'en". BBC . Retrieved September 23, 2007. Big Max Pumpkin is Monster". The Spokane Daily Chronicle. May 22, 1964 . Retrieved October 7, 2009.

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Hatch, Rosie (Ed.) (2022). Texas Almanac 2022-2023. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. p.23. ISBN 9781625110664.The distinction between pumpkin and other types of squash can be a bit fuzzy, as there are many different but closely related varieties. Summary Pumpkin fruits are a type of berry known as a pepo. [13] Characteristics commonly used to define pumpkin include smooth and slightly ribbed skin [14] and deep yellow to orange color, [14] although white, green, and other pumpkin colors also exist. [15]

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Drinking pumpkin spice lattes, for example, doesn’t offer any of the health benefits of eating an actual pumpkin. What’s more, many pumpkin-spice-flavored sweet treats don’t even have any pumpkin in them — only pumpkin pie spice. Styrian pumpkins ( Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo var. styriaca or var. oleifera) have hull-less seeds, which are used in Austria and Slovenia as part of a pumpkin seed oil industry that presses their roasted seeds. [93] [94] Mt.Pleasant, Jane (November 10, 2016). "Food Yields and Nutrient Analyses of the Three Sisters: A Haudenosaunee Cropping System". Ethnobiology Letters. 7 (1): 87–98–87–98. doi: 10.14237/ebl.7.1.2016.721. ISSN 2159-8126. S2CID 67774658. Beta carotene, in particular, may protect your skin from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays. Eating foods with beta carotene may also help improve the appearance and texture of your skin. ( 11, 12, 13). Researchers have noted that the term pumpkin and related terms like ayote and calabaza are applied to a range of winter squash with varying size and shape. [1] The term tropical pumpkin is sometimes used for pumpkin cultivars of the species Cucurbita moschata. [12] Description [ edit ] Cross section of a Cucurbita maxima pumpkinPumpkins 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. [56] [ qualify evidence] In Germany and southeastern Europe, seeds of C. pepo were also used as folk remedies to treat irritable bladder and benign prostatic hyperplasia. [57] [58] [ qualify evidence] The Day We Celebrate: Thanksgiving Treated Gastronomically and Socially, The New York Times, November 24, 1895, p. 27. " Odd Ornaments for Table", The New York Times, October 21, 1900, p. 12. While there aren’t many studies on pumpkin specifically, it’s high in several nutrients that have established health benefits. Immunity

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Baggett, J. R. "Attempts to Cross Cucurbita moschata (Duch.) Poir. 'Butternut' and C. pepo L. 'Delicata' ". North Carolina State University . Retrieved November 23, 2014. Hui, Y. H; Ghazala, Sue; Graham, Dee M; Murrell, K.D; Nip, Wai-Kit, eds. (September 12, 2003). "Canned Vegetables: Product Descriptions". Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing. pp.163–191. doi: 10.1201/9780203912911. ISBN 9780203912911. Kreft, S.; Kreft, M. (2007). "Physicochemical and physiological basis of dichromatic colour". Naturwissenschaften. 94 (11): 935–939. Bibcode: 2007NW.....94..935K. doi: 10.1007/s00114-007-0272-9. PMID 17534588. S2CID 33069967. Severson, Kim (November 17, 2009). "Libby's Warns of a Canned Pumpkin Shortage". The New York Times.A pile of pumpkins at French Market in New Orleans, Louisiana A variety of pumpkin cultivars A field of giant pumpkins

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a b c d e f g h i Goldman, Amy (2004). The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower's Guide to Pumpkins, Squash, and Gourds. New York: Artisan. ISBN 978-1579652517. Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival: A Brief History". Miramar Events. 2016 . Retrieved October 31, 2016. The antioxidants found in pumpkin are important for skin health. These include beta carotene and vitamins C and E. Hogan, C. Michael (2011). "Thanksgiving". Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Pumpkin is popular in pancakes, pies, custards, and muffins, but it also works well in savory dishes.Bavec F, Grobelnik Mlakar S, Rozman Č, Bavec M (2007). "Oil Pumpkins: Niche for Organic Producers" (PDF). Issues in new crops and new uses. Purdue University Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture . Retrieved September 2, 2012. Richardson, R. W. "Squash and Pumpkin" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015 . Retrieved November 23, 2014.