ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUMPKIN
From earlier pumpion, from Old French pompon, from Latin pepo, from Greek pepōn, from pepōn ripe, from peptein to ripen.
10 QUOTES WITH «PUMPKIN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
pumpkin.
My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.
I like sugar, be it candy, this season's pumpkin chocolate chip bars, or wine. Sugar is bad for me. It just sits on my tummy, causing my middle child Esme to ask if we are having a fourth baby. Rude!
The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.
Everything is for sale in Hollywood; the fairy tale, the costume, the pumpkin, the footman and the mice.
I think people fetishize glasses in general. You could put glasses on a rotting pumpkin and people would think it was sexy.
I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.
I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
Instead of doing cinnamon, nutmeg, and all those baking spices I'll have one spice that's for sweets, and that's pumpkin pie spice.
Most pumpkin dishes involve scooping out the seeds, cutting off the skin, and chopping up the flesh before cooking.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUMPKIN»
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pumpkin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pumpkin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine. It's so big the ghost can't move it, either.
Jamie plants a pumpkin seed in the spring and watches it grow all summer into a big, orange pumpkin, perfect for Halloween--with pumpkin seeds inside to be planted next spring
Jeanne Titherington, 2009
Describes how pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, how they grow, and their traditional uses and cultural significance. Includes instructions for carving a pumpkin and drying the seeds.
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The
Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable ...
This is the exact situation Mike Michalowicz found himself in when he was trying to grow his first company.
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Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon
In this fascinating cultural and natural history, Cindy Ott tells the story of the pumpkin.
Pumpkins can be baked in a pie. Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!
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The Peculiar
Pumpkin Thief
When all the pumpkins in New Mouse City disappear days before Halloween, Geronimo and his detective friend Hercule Poirat investigate, as all the mice in the city receive invitations to a mysterious party.
A sister and brother plant and tend their own pumpkin patch so they will have jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.
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Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
Rhyming text and photographs follow a pumpkin patch as it grows and changes, from seeds to plants to pumpkins ready to harvest, to jack-o-lanterns and then to seeds again.
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How Many Seeds in a
Pumpkin?
" This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it's a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home. From the Hardcover edition.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUMPKIN»
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pumpkin is used in the context of the following news items.
City cancels pumpkin fest after last year's violence
The City Council in Keene, New Hampshire, overwhelmingly rejected a permit for the annual Pumpkin Festival Thursday night after alcohol-fueled violence last ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
How craft beer is fighting back against Budweiser's belligerent …
Abita Brewing in Louisiana unveiled a video saying, "We don't make one-size-fits-all beer," and adding, "Yeah, we made a pumpkin peach beer. It was good. «Washington Post, Feb 15»
Here's the Scientific Way to Make a Perfect Pumpkin Pie
But traditional Thanksgiving fare presents additional “pie-o-physics” conundrums. Pumpkin pie filling is closer on the pastry evolutionary tree to flan or custard. «TIME, Nov 14»
Brilliant Man Turns The Tables, Has Squirrels Carve A Pumpkin For …
Yet somehow, YouTuber richardmangan has figured out how to make the squirrels do the carving for him. Sure, he won't have the prettiest pumpkins on the ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
"Pumpkin riot" photos lead to first arrest
KEENE, N.H. - Police in Keene, N.H. have made the first arrest as a result of asking the public for photos of the violent disturbances that erupted during a ... «CBS News, Oct 14»
Teal pumpkins welcome trick-or-treaters with food allergies
There's a push this year to add a different kind of Halloween decoration to the front of your house - a teal pumpkin! It's all about keeping kids with food allergies ... «KING5.com, Oct 14»
New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival crowd sets fires, throws bottles
(CNN) -- Tear gas and pepper spray hung in the air as police in riot gear descended on Keene, New Hampshire, on Saturday night, trying to disperse a rowdy ... «CNN, Oct 14»
Oh My Gourd: Napa Farmer Wins North American Pumpkin Record …
Napa pumpkin farmer John Hawkley broke a North American record on Monday in Half Moon Bay when his gourd weighed in at 2,058 pounds. "Oh boy," was ... «NBC Bay Area, Oct 14»
If You Think It's Crazy That Pumpkin Spice Latte Has No Pumpkin …
Back in August, just as pumpkin spice season was about to descend upon us all, Vani Hari at Food Babe revealed that there is “absolutely no real pumpkin” in a ... «Business Insider, Oct 14»
5 healthy ways to eat pumpkin
I'm pretty pumpkin obsessed. I buy canned pumpkin year round so I can regularly whip up pumpkin smoothies, and I sprinkle pumpkin pie spice onto lots of ... «Fox News, Oct 14»
