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There is something irrepressibly cheerful about pumpkins. They come on the scene just when you need them and don’t linger on too much after. Their bright, orange glow warming up garden patches and grocery store isles on grey Autumn days.

Most are sold, of course just for the purpose of carving them into scary faces for Halloween, which is a wonderful tradition except for the even scarier sight of their poor rotting faces post Halloween. A bit of a waste considering the energy, watering, pruning and careful, watchful expectation it takes to grow these impressive gourds.