ORIGIN Pumpkins can be traced to Mexico with seeds found dating back 7,500 years. It was one of the first wild plants to be cultivated. It grows on every continent making it a versatile food source across the globe. It wasn’t always the pumpkin we know today. It once grew much smaller with a bitter taste. It still comes in a variety of sizes, shapes and colour. It is actually not a vegetable, but rather, an edible fruit. The tradition of carving pumpkins at Hallowe’en stems from the Celtic people of Europe. They used to light bonfires to give light during ...
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