{"title":"Pumpkins!","slug":"pumpkins","type":"post","excerpt":null,"content":"![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/Pumpkin-varieties.jpg) One of my favorite things about Fall are PUMPKINS!  I love their colors, the shapes, and the way they smell.  Pumpkins are one of those things that can trigger such happy childhood memories.\n\n> \"Perhaps the quintessential symbol of autumn, the pumpkin is a Mexican native and an ancient staple food. The oldest pumpkin seed found dates back as far as 7000 BC, according to archaeologists excavating a tomb in central Mexico. Botanically classified as a fruit rather than a vegetable, the pumpkin has been cultivated in the Tehuacan and Oaxaca valleys and in Tamaulipas since 6000-5000 BC.\"\n\nvia [The Pumpkin: an ancient Mexican native | La Estancia Vacations](http://blog.laestanciavacations.com/mexico-food-and-drink/la-calabaza-grande-the-pumpkin-an-ancient-mexican-native/).","publishedAt":"2012-09-05T10:46:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T16:57:09.581Z","author":{"name":"Michael Janzen"},"categories":[{"name":"Food","slug":"food"}],"tags":[{"name":"fall","slug":"fall"},{"name":"pepitas","slug":"pepitas"},{"name":"Pumpkins","slug":"pumpkins"}],"featuredImageUrl":null,"aeo":null,"site":{"name":"Homestead Style","url":"https://hscom.vercel.app"},"_links":{"canonical":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/pumpkins","markdown":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/pumpkins/llm.txt","json":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/pumpkins/data.json"}}