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In North America, pumpkins are part of the traditional autumn harvest, eaten roasted, as mashed pumpkin [38] and in soups and pumpkin bread. Pumpkin pie is a traditional staple of the Canadian and American Thanksgiving holidays. [39] Pumpkin purée is sometimes prepared and frozen for later use. [40]
Cucurbita foetidissima is native to North America. It is found in the central and southwestern United States, [15] in: Arizona, Arkansas, southern California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, southern Nebraska, southern Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and southern Utah.
Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America. [2] It includes cultivars known as squash or pumpkin. C. moschata cultivars are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than cultivars of C. maxima or C. pepo.
C. maxima did not start to spread into North America until after the arrival of Columbus. Varieties were in use by native peoples of the United States by the 16th century. [5] Types of C. maxima include triloba, [59] zapallito, [60] zipinka, [61] Banana, Delicious, Hubbard, Marrow (C. maxima Marrow), Show, and Turban. [62]
By the American Revolution, the species was in cultivation by Native American tribes throughout the present-day United States. By the early 19th century, at least three varieties are known to have been commercially introduced in North America from seeds obtained from Native Americans. [5]
“When Europeans came to America, they discovered pumpkins, a Native American crop which, besides being tasty, they recognized would make fabulous jack-o-lanterns,” she says.
Definitely the most popular and well-known pumpkin color, orange is the traditional color of pumpkins during the fall season. Historically, most jack-o-lanterns and as such, orange and black have ...
From 800 AD, Three Sisters crop organization was used in the largest Native American city north of the Rio Grande known as Cahokia, located in the Mississippi floodplain to the east of modern St. Louis, Missouri. It spanned over 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) and supported populations of at least thousands. [25]