Pumpkin is the fast-food flavor of the season, with pumpkin ice cream and coffee confections available in various delicious locations and an ever-growing selection of marshmallow pumpkins available. You’ll have to go all the way to Japan, though, to try Burger King’s newest pumpkreation: the pumpkin burger. [More]
Northeast Having A Pumpkin Shortage
By September 19, 2011
If you live in the Northeast you’ll want to buy your pumpkins early this year because they’re going to run out fast, as farmers predicted last week. A rainy summer and flooding from Irene have ruined many pumpkin crops. Now that the official harvest has come in, it looks like instead of hunting for The Great Pumpkin, most people will just be hunting for “a” pumpkin. [More]
Flooding Could Result In High Pumpkin Prices This Halloween
By September 13, 2011
The Northeast could be paying higher prices for pumpkins this Halloween. Hurricane Irene and subsequent flooding have submerged fields and drowned crops, and that could lead to a pumpkin shortage. That could mean people having to pay a higher cost per “boo.” [More]
Perk Up Your Fella's Private Parts With Some Pumpkin Pie
By November 24, 2010
When many people think about the side-effects of a Thanksgiving feast, it usually involves either an expanding waistline or a post-meal nap on the couch. But a new study claims that the scent of one Turkey Day classic, pumpkin pie, can have some positive payoff in the bedroom. [More]
How To: Carve A Pumpkin Without Butchering Yourself
By October 30, 2008
We like you, so in the interest of getting you and your family to Thanksgiving with all of your fingers attached, we’d like to direct your attention to some pumpkin carving “how to” info.
Too Much Rain In Illinois, Pumpkin Prices Are Up
By October 31, 2007
Our home state of Illinois is the largest producer of pumpkins in the US (Yes, we really do think that’s cool, ok?)
