Charles’ 
Slide of the Week: November 18th, 2005
Pumpkins, Buffalo, NY, 1955
GREEN PUMPKIN PIE?
Wednesday night while strolling through Farmer’s Market, a Los Angeles landmark since 1934, I saw something I don’t remember ever seeing before - green and grey pumpkins. And that leads me to this week’s slide: PUMPKINS, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 1955.
Two weeks ago Slide of the Week members saw these same two ladies in the parking lot of a modern shopping center in Buffalo, New York. This week, we see them posing roadside with a big plump pumpkin and several more in the back of a 1950 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon.
From mini to massive, Pumpkins come in a wider variety of sizes than any other fruit or vegetable. We don’t really think of them as fruits or vegetables - they are simply pumpkins. And who named them that anyway? Pumpkins are the superstar of the squash family - zucchini is a cousin. Each and every year they do double duty starring in not one, but two of our harvest time Holidays as we trick-or-treat and give thanks. For Halloween we carve faces on them and call them Jack-o-lanterns. That makes them related to Tikis. Mashed, sweetened, spiced and baked in a flaky crust they are also the finishing touch of choice to Thanksgiving dinner.
Making pies from scratch this year? Try something different - bake a green pumpkin pie. And while you’re at it, how about a grey one too.
I’ll try a slice!
Here’s to you and your pumpkins - no matter what color they are,
Charles Phoenix
Los Angeles
November 2005
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