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the Pumpkin is associated today primarily with halloween, but the possibilities are almost endless with this autumn gold. Here are five fun ways to use pumpkins.
Pumpafamiljen is a motley crowd which can accommodate everything from small prydnadspumpor on a couple of hectograms to jättepumpor which can weigh as much as over a ton. The pumpkin is a fruit that belongs to the gurkväxterna, which makes it a relative of both the cucumber as a melon.
It is a really small hälsoknippe! In addition to its high content of vitamin C and minerals is the pumpkin is also rich in fiber that helps digestion and contains niacin which is good for the metabolism.
the Use of the pumpkin can be traced as far back as 10 000 years, then by the indigenous people in the southern parts of north America. Through the ages, the pumpkin has been used for everything from cooking to decoration, utensils, and musical instruments.
Its strong förknippning with halloween, it has been granted by an irish legend, where a blacksmith should have been denied entry to the kingdom of heaven after a dispute with the devil. The blacksmith must have been a turnip filled with glowing coals of the devil to be able to look back to the earthly life. Today is kålroten replaced by the pumpkin, and the glowing coals with the nightlights.
today, we grow in Sweden, 15 times more pumpkin than we did just 20 years ago. Most likely it’s because halloween has had a large impact and many
choose to decorate the feast with the cut-out pumpalyktor.