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BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns

31 Oct 10 - 10:38 PM (#3020443)
Subject: BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns
From: frogprince

Forgive me for adding this besides linking in the trick-or-treat thread. I got intrigued with some mention from the UK folk here about lanterns made from turnips; I had never heard of that. I had to try it, and came up with this stroke of genius, or dementia, or whatever.

The other Jack for this year is more commonplace.


31 Oct 10 - 10:55 PM (#3020450)
Subject: RE: BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns
From: katlaughing

Those are awesome!! Micca told me they aren't really "turnips" as we know them, they are Rutabagas which, to me, still look like a turnip, though a little larger and I see they are a "yellow" "Swede" turnip. Anyway, well done, you!


31 Oct 10 - 11:26 PM (#3020460)
Subject: RE: BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns
From: open mike

it seems we recently discussed these root crops--perhaps in a recipe thread with parsnips, turnips, swedes, rutabagas, kohlrabi, etc.

there are 48 halloween pix on a link on the foto page posted by Kat...
http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Halloween


01 Nov 10 - 01:50 AM (#3020492)
Subject: RE: BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns
From: Donuel

This year I got a pumpkin of some sort which is perfectly flesh colored with what appears to be peanut shells growing out of the pumpkin.

It looks like one of those rare tropical diseases.


01 Nov 10 - 11:54 AM (#3020787)
Subject: RE: BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns
From: olddude

They are wonderful Dean


01 Nov 10 - 12:26 PM (#3020815)
Subject: RE: BS: This year's Jack-o-lanterns
From: Jim Dixon

Donuel: I've heard that pumpkins, gourds, squash, etc., can cross-pollinate, and when they do, you can get weird, deformed pumpkins.

Are there any gourds growing in your neighborhood?