Claire went on her first "field trip" on Friday. All the parents and kids met the teachers at a local nursery for a trip to the pumpkin patch. The kids enjoyed themselves and we learned all about the various types of pumpkins.
Facts:
- Fairy-tale pumpkins are the most sought after by chefs.
- Cinderella pumpkins are the most sought after by 4-year old girls.
- When making a jack-o-lantern, cut the bottom out, not the top. Not only will the seeds come out with the cut bit, the risk of kids lifting the lid and peering in only to get burned is eliminated. (We were told the grisly details of how often this happens each year, but I blocked the number from my mind)
- A&M developed (grew? mutated?) a white pumpkin, allegedly because of their aversion to the color orange. They are working on a maroon pumpkin.
- Umm...more interesting (??) pumpkin facts can surely be found on Wikipedia.
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Where is this pumpkin patch?
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