# Pumpkins!

**Published:** 2012-09-05  
**Author:** Michael Janzen  
**Categories:** Food  
**Tags:** fall, pepitas, Pumpkins

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![](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.

> "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."

via [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/).

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## Citations

- [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/)