PUMPKINS!!

I LOVE to carve pumpkins on Halloween! It has always been a great memory for me. Me and my family have hot apple cider and have an entire afternoon of carving pumpkins and drinking cidar and hanging out. We always carve atleast 3 or 4 a year. Below you will find a recipie for Pumpkin Bread, pumpkin facts, and pumpkin links! Happy Carving!(: RECIPIE FOR PUMPKIN BREAD: /3 cup vegetable oil -- ½ tsp ground cloves -- 1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin puree -- 3 eggs -- 1 cup flour -- 2 tsps ground cinnamon -- ½ cup raisins -- 2 1/3 cups Bisquick -- pinch of ground nutmeg-- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan. Mix all ingredients together with wooden spoon. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Test with knife, if the knife comes out clean the bread is done. If it is not done put back in oven for 10 minutes. Cool before removing from pan. Store in plastic bag.

Pumkin Facts!

• The Native Americans called pumpkins
• Pumpkins, gourds, and other varieties of squash are all members of the family Cucurbitacae, which also includes cucumbers, gherkins, and melons.
• Pumpkins have been grown in America for over 5,000 years. They are indigenous to the western hemisphere and were completely unknown in Europe before the time of Columbus.
• In 1584, the French explorer Jacques Cartier reported from the St. Lawrence region that he had found
• A pumpkin is not a vegetable - it is a fruit!