Talking Pumpkins-- Part 1

From the Oct. 8, 2014, Chicago Tribune "Pumpkins: 90% water, 10% magic" by Christopher De Vinck.

Starts with Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" cartoon strips and, of course, Linus' fascination with the Great Pumpkin rising from the pumpkin patch every Halloween.  Of course, Oct. 8th is leading up to that great pumpkin festival in the patch and everywhere at the end of the month.

"Consider the following magical pumpkin delights:

**  The word pumpkin comes from the Greek word pepon, meaning large melon.

**  Massaging ground pumpkin paste onto the face was once believed to remove freckles.

**  Morton, Illinois, has earned the title of Pumpkin Capital of the World as 85% of the world's canned pumpkins are produced there.

**  Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a beautiful carriage.

And, then There Are Those Pumpkin Shakes!  --CooterPumpkin-Eater