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Pumpkins are jack-o'-lanterns, and so much more! This Native American favorite can be cooked, eaten, used as a container, fed to livestock, raised for profit, and cultivated for record-breaking competitions. Discover and enjoy the many facets of pumpkins: * Growing and harvesting techniques including the secrets of how to grow giant pumpkins * Step-by-step craft and carving projects, from unique jack-o-lanterns to soaps, creams, and decorations * Mouth-watering recipes, including muffins and breads, pies and tortes, fudge, and even pumpkin beer * Tips on successful winter storage, including freezing, canning, and drying
List of contents
Introducing the Versatile Pumpkin 1. The Great American Pumpkin 2. Fruit of Many Faces 3. The Pumpkin Patch 4. The Big One 5. Pumpkin Pests 6. Pumpkin Arts and Crafts 7. Pumpkin Eater Appendix Recommended Reading Organizations Carving Supplies Carving Contests Pumpkin Seed Sources Converting Recipe Measurements to Metric IndeX
About the author
Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What’s Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.
Summary
The big orange pumpkin is no longer just for Halloween. This title offers instructions on how to grow and harvest more than 95 varieties of pumpkin, and includes fun ideas for carving and crafts projects. It also features more than 30 recipes.
