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Clear and simple site with all the information you could need. Big Pumpkins
Online community of mega-pumpkin growers. Pumpkin Recipes
From BBC Food. Includes Pumpkin Lasagne, Pumpkin Soup and... Pumpkin Cheesecake (!). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
| | | PUMPKINS | | Pumpkin carving facts Some expert pumpkin carvers do multi-level carvings. They use the skin as level one, the flesh as level two etc.
'Jack o'lantern' refers to Stingy Jack from Irish mythology. He tricked the devil and was not allowed into either heaven or hell. Jack had to roam the earth with a glowing coal in a hollow turnip.
British and Irish people carved faces into turnips or potatoes to scare Jack and other spirits away. Early American settlers quickly found pumpkins were ideal. | | | PRINT THIS PAGE | | | View a printable version of this page. | |  |
| | The following photos were sent in by Matt Marley in Bedford. They're worryingly good! These designs should be attempted by experts only!
| | A skeleton climbs out of the pumpkin. Top tip: To preserve your pumpkin, keep it in the fridge when it's not lit. |  | | | This Scooby Doo design has left a thin membrane of skin which still lets the light through. |  | | | | Scary beast design. |  | | | | Very intricate design showing a rather famous young wizard. |  | | |
Email us a photo of you with your Halloween pumpkin (please include your name and address). We'll put your photo on this page for the world to marvel at your creative genius! Gallery page 2 »
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