20141120 09442300 1.0 TRUE Pumpkin Production in the United States<div><br /></div><div><img alt='' src='http://augustafreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pumpkin.jpg' /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p>Pumpkins are a member of the gourd family. Like other gourds, they grow on vines. Squash is native to the Americas. Pumpkins are grown in places with a long growing season. Illinois grows the most pumpkins in the United States, more than twice as many as any other states, followed by New York, Pennsylvania, California and Michigan. Information on growing pumpkins is available from the vine crop section of the <a href='http://www.garden.org/foodguide/browse/veggie/vines_getting_started/1210' target='_blank'>National Gardening Association’s Vegetable Gardening Guide</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Pumpkins are hollowed out, carved in fanciful designs and used as decoration for Halloween. The seeds can be roasted, salted and eaten as a snack. The flesh can be cooked and eaten mashed or in soups. It is often cooked into pies for Thanksgiving. Pumpkin is high in vitamin A, beta carotene and Vitamin C. The seeds are high in magnesium, phosphorous and potassium. Nutrient information on <a href='http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3176' target='_blank'>pumpkins</a> and <a href='http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3766' target='_blank'>pumpkin seeds</a> is available from the USDA Nutrient Database.</p></div> Thanksgiving Dinner Foods States Pumpkin This map shows which states grow the pumpkins eaten at Thanksgiving dinner. 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