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October 2001
Plenty of Nutrients in the Pumpkin Patch
The Folklore: If ever there was a symbol of Halloween, it’s the pumpkin. But it wasn’t always so. As far back as seventh century Europe, it was smaller gourds, turnips, potatoes and beets that were carved into scary faces to ward off evil spirits and Stingy Jack (of jack-o’-lantern fame), a fabled Irishman destined to roam between heaven and hell for eternity. Only later, when the Irish emigrated to America, close to the pumpkin’s native land (Mexico), did it become the preferred canvas for carving.
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