This standard pie pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is also popular as a decoration. Pumpkins are small and round with evenly ribbed orange skin. Flesh is fine-grained and sweet; perfect for baking. Seed packet contains 5 G (about 45 seeds).
This healthy vegetable is wonderful roasted, grilled, baked or puréed. Make sweet breads, cakes, cookies and pies, or go savory with risottos, pastas, casseroles and more. Large, premium seed packets give instructions on how to grow and when to plant outdoors.
