Fall facts: What you might not know about pumpkins

[ArkRescue]

"The History of the Pumpkin

How did the pumpkin get its name? Well, it's kind of a long story … it all started with the Greek word "pepon," which means "large melon," The University of Illinois reports. The pronunciation was changed by the French into "pompon," and then to "pumpion" by the English, as seen in Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor." American colonists changed "pumpion" to "pumpkin."

... It doesn't seem to matter that pumpkin is not an ingredient in Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte -- also known as the PSL; people go nuts over the seasonal steamed drink.

http://www.wtop.com/1463/3692797/Pumpkins-factoids

they even talk about PUMPKIN BEER ICIT ..... .... Pumpkin Beer

 

[nobody really]

I had my Pumpkin spice coffee's from WaWa Sunday....yummy.

 

[ICit]

"The History of the Pumpkin

How did the pumpkin get its name? Well, it's kind of a long story … it all started with the Greek word "pepon," which means "large melon," The University of Illinois reports. The pronunciation was changed by the French into "pompon," and then to "pumpion" by the English, as seen in Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor." American colonists changed "pumpion" to "pumpkin."

... It doesn't seem to matter that pumpkin is not an ingredient in Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte -- also known as the PSL; people go nuts over the seasonal steamed drink.

http://www.wtop.com/1463/3692797/Pumpkins-factoids

they even talk about PUMPKIN BEER ICIT ..... .... Pumpkin Beer

I have lots of pumpkin beers and lagers chillin in the fridge..... one of them will knock you on your arse!!!