Pink Peanut Pumpkin
by Kathy Barney
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Pink Peanut Pumpkin
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Kathy Barney
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Called a peanut pumpkin because of the lumps of 'skin' that resemble peanuts. And it's pink! And you can eat it! About the Pink Peanut Pumpkin: "What Is a Peanut Pumpkin?
By Rachel Lovejoy, eHow Contributor, last updated July 24, 2014:
The peanut pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima "Galeux d'Eysine") gets its common name from the distinctive peanut-like growths that develop on its shell. Thought to be a cross between a Hubbard squash (Cucurbita maxima) and an unknown pumpkin variety, the species originated in the 19th century in the region of Eysine, France. What the peanut pumpkin lacks in attractiveness is made up for by its sweet flesh that can be used in cooking.
Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8779632_peanut-pumpkin.html
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