Irritations

[c.d.]

One thing WE DO NOT DO is put in pies.

That is very interesting since you eat in so many other ways.

A lot of the pumpkin pie you get in grocery stores or cheap restaurants is nothing to write home about. But when done well by a good bakery, or restaurant or homemade it can be quite good especially with real whipped cream on top. Pair it with a good, strong cup of coffee and you have a winner especially if preceded by a huge Thanksgiving Meal.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

herlock pumpkins are a huge deal in the fall here in the states. we make pie and soups out of them, bake the seeds in the oven for a treat, and nearly every house around Halloween has pumpkins and carved jack o lanterns on their porch and front steps. Pumpkin spice flavored everything has become a cliche here, there are pumpkin festivals, punken chunken contests(competitions where people fire pumpkins from home made catapults) and pumpkin patches everywhere. I used to have one in my backyard. And of course the famous peanuts cartoon..Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! which is tradition to watch on the telly here every Halloween. and the story of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman and movie Halloween both feature jack o lanterns prominently!

And of course The great tradition of smashing pumpkins(which is also the name of a popular band here) on Halloween night.
Smashed pumpkins all over the place the next morning lol.

Yup, us Yanks love their pumpkins!

Oh, I like the sound of the Punken Chunken contests!