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Hudson Muller reaches for a pumpkin while crawling at the feet of his father, Matt, during the Harvest Festival at County Apple Orchard near Harrisburg, S.D., on Oct. 3. Devin Wagner/Argus Leader/AP
In Homer Glenn, Ill., Jeff Shenoha, is seen with his 1,493 lb. pumpkin, at the Bengston's Farm Pumpkin weigh off. His Pumpkin broke the Illinois state record of 1,468 lbs. on Oct. 3. James Bergstrom/Joliet Herald News/AP
Mary Carol Shoults (c.) cries as she sits for a photo for their parents with her sister, Charlotte Shoults (r.) and twin brothers Jonah (l. back) and Noah Fahrenbrunch during an outing to visit the pumpkin display at the Dallas Arboretum in Dallas, Texas, on Oct. 7. LM Otero/AP
Val Vallerand stacks pumpkins at the Paquet Farm in Barre, Vt., on Friday. Toby Talbot/AP
Pumpkins sit on display at the Paquet Farm in Barre, Vt., on Friday. Toby Talbot/AP
Harper Nash, 9-month-old daughter of Wade and Bridget Nash, plays amid pumpkins on Oct. 6 during her visit to the Christ United Methodist Church pumpkin patch in Enid, Okla. The local church sells 70,000 pounds of pumpkin each year to help fund their mission projects. Bonnie G. Vculek/The Enid News & Eagles/AP
In an Oct. 7 photo provided by Kevin Marsh, South Dakota farmer Kevin Marsh stands next to his 1,674-pound pumpkin, near Parker, S.D. To his right, his daughters Maddie and Autumn sit on a 1,536-pound pumpkin he grew. Kevin Marsh/AP
Rows of commonly grown pumpkin varieties such as magic lanterns wait for customers at Curtis Orchards & Pumpkin Patch on the outskirts of Champaign, Ill. The number of pumpkin varieties grown by farms such as Curtis Orchard has exploded over the past 10 to 15 years as Halloween has become big business. David Mercer/AP
Twin brothers Jonah (l.), and Noah Fahrenbrunch sit for a photo during an outing to visit the pumpkin display at the Dallas Arboretum in Dallas, Texas, on Oct. 7. LM Otero/AP
Ashley Myers shows her grandmother Cathy Halter the gourd she's found at the Pumpkin Fantasyland at the Fashion Farm in Ligonier, Ind., Oct 1. Samuel Hoffman/The Journal-Gazette/AP
Amish farmers finish sorting through a wagon load of pumpkins from the field on a farm behind a produce stand along Route 254 near Washingtonville, Pa., Sept. 29. Jimmy May/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise/AP
Workers pick pumpkins in one of the fields at Fulton Farms, outside Troy, Ohio, Sept. 30. The picking began about 10 days earlier and will be delivered to area grocery stores. Anthony Weber/Troy Daily News/AP
Storm clouds blow across the sky as the rain starts to fall in a three-second exposure made in the pumpkin field along Route 487 just north of the intersection of Route 254 in Benton, Pa., Sept. 22, just as a violent storm hits the region which downed trees and damaged buildings and left thousands without power. Jimmy May/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise/AP
In this Aug. 27 photo, Jan Wilcox carries a bushel of ornamental pumpkins through a patch of Howden biggies, large pumpkins used for jack-o-lanterns, at Intervale Farm, in New Gloucester, Maine. Pumpkins and other crops are weeks ahead of schedule, thanks to an early spring and a hot, dry summer. Robert F. Bukaty/AP
Chloe Arntz of Chugiak, Alaska, gets a look at an entry in the Alaska State Fair giant pumpkin weigh-off on Sept. 1, in Palmer, Alaska. Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/AP
Russell Orchards in Ipswich, Mass., welcomes thousands of visitors during the height of the apple picking and pumpkin plucking fall season. Joanne Ciccarello/Staff
Matt McConkie uncovers his estimated 1,100-pound pumpkin at his garden in Washington Terrace, Utah, on Sept. 20. McConkie grew the huge pumpkin for the competition on Sept. 25 at Thanksgiving Point. Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner/AP
Marley Wright stands on a pumpkin in her grandfather's pumpkin patch in Waynesboro, Va., on Sept. 15. Stephen Wright (not pictured) of Waynesboro will take his giant pumpkins to Richmond for competition at the state fair. Pat Jarrett/The News Leader/AP
In this Aug. 27 photo, Jan Wilcox prepares to transport a couple of bushels of ornamental pumpkins at Intervale Farm, in New Gloucester, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP
Squash carver Gus Smithhisler from Marengo, Ohio, works on carving the outside of the giant pumpkin grown by Tom Gary of Indianapolis in the Ball State Ag/Hort Building at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 14, in Muncie, Ind. Matt Kryger/The Star/AP
Women sell pumpkins at a street market in El Alto, Bolivia, on Sept. 24. Juan Karita/AP
Rob Walker, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, places pumpkins in the church’s pumpkin patch as other volunteers help with the unloading of 900 pumpkins from Suzanne’s Fruit Farm in Hampton, Ark., on Sept. 28. Michael Orrell/El Dorado News Times/AP
Rich Painter sets up a display of pumpkins at Garden Creations, on Mileground Road in Morgantown, W.Va., on Sept. 27. Bob Gay/The Dominion-Post/AP
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
Plump raisins in a pumpkin muffin with just a hint of toasted nuts.
Every fall, a pumpkin turns up in our lobby with my name on it. It’s from the seller’s agent who sold me my condo years ago. The little sugar pumpkin usually appears bearing a recipe printed on orange paper rolled up in a scroll and rubber banded to its stem and a happy face penned in black marker.
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