How Good are Pumkins?

Only our forebears know of all the uses there have been for pumpkin. Of course, Halloween has to be the most important, right? Kids love scooping out the insides and making that one-of-a-kind jack-o-lantern. But there are many more important uses for this big orange veggie. The Native Americans cultivated it for millennia before it was introduced to the pilgrims, teaching them how to harvest, prepare and store this veggie. A big benefit of this veggie is that it’s a staple food that can last for weeks and even months of autumn and winter.

The Catawbas tribe ate pumpkin seeds for …read more