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Pumpkins – Halloween Carvings and Recipes! The Versatile Autumn Vegetable!

Pumpkins have been used as Halloween lanterns for many years and are commonly known as Jack-o’-lanterns. Both adults and children enjoy the carving craft year-on-year with more complex designs becoming more popular to attempt! It is unknown where or when the tradition of carving pumpkins originated but it really gained popularity when Irish Catholics took the holiday and customs with them when settling in America in the mid 19th Century.

As well as being great for Halloween, Pumpkins are the perfect autumn vegetable to use in the kitchen with many different unique recipes you wouldn’t of thought to try!

Check out some recipes and carving ideas below and have some Halloween fun!

Pumpkin Soup

pumpkin soup

Pumpkin Pie

pumpkin pie

Pumpkin Lasagna

pumpkin lasagna

Pumpkin Pasta

pumpkin pasta

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Published October 28th, 2013 by Joshua. Article ref 1366

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