Pumpkins are big orange fruits that grow on vines. They grow on the ground and they are very big. Pumpkins are ripe and ready to eat in the fall. They are very good to eat. You can eat pumpkin seeds and you can eat the inside part of the pumpkin. You can carve pumpkins and put them outside on your porch or on your lawn. You can use pumpkins for decoration.
Some people have contests to see who can throw pumpkins the farthest. People also use pumpkins for Halloween to decorate their houses. Pumpkins are not very good for cooking because they are not very soft. People also use pumpkins for decorations at Thanksgiving.
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Not all pumpkins are orange. Some are white, tan, yellow, or blue. Pumpkins come in a wide range of sizes, too. Some are very small and some are very big. Pumpkins can be used for decoration or for food.
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There are different kinds of pumpkins, but most people use the kind called Connecticut field pumpkins for carving jack-o’-lanterns. These pumpkins are stringy and not good for eating. People use sweeter kinds of pumpkins for baking pies.
Content: The most common type of pumpkin used for carving jack-o’-lanterns is the Connecticut field variety. The pulp of this variety is stringy and not the best for eating. A sweeter variety is preferred for baking.
The first people to live in America grew pumpkins. They grew them in their gardens and they grew them in their fields. They used pumpkins in a lot of different ways. They ate the pumpkin seeds and they grew pumpkins in their gardens and they grew pumpkins in their fields. They also baked pumpkins in pies and they used pumpkins to make pumpkin soup and pumpkin bread. They used pumpkins for a lot of different things. They used pumpkins for food and they used pumpkins for decorations.
