Fall is here, and many Americans are carving, eating and decorating their favorite seasonal fruit: Pumpkin. Or is it squash? Or maybe we’re actually really into gourds?
Ancient Pumpkins Were Nothing Like the Fall Fruit We Know Today
The pumpkin in our pies and lattes was one of the first plants cultivated by prehistoric North Americans some 10,000 years ago.
By Leslie Nemo
Sep 17, 2020 11:35 PMSep 30, 2020 7:57 PM
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