Ring around the pumpkin,
Soon we'll go a-tumblin'.
Wishes! Wishes!
Happy, joyous wishes!
The size of the pumpkin depicted on this Thanksgiving postcard probably seemed very exaggerated when the card was published in the early 1900s. The world record pumpkin was in the 400 pound range back then. It took until 1990 for the record to pass the 800 pound mark. Since then, the art of growing giant pumpkins has advanced rapidly, with recent records topping 2,000 pounds. (source: GiantPumpkin.com).
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What a happy, happy match for this week's Sepia image, I'm wondering with these giant pumpkins, do the seeds get proportionally larger too. They would be enormous.
ReplyDeleteBetter than ring around the rosey, eh? What with the ashes, ashes, we all fall down -- wasn't that about the plague? Anyway, yours is MUCH more pleasant! Love the little Pilgrim shoes...
ReplyDeleteI just learned about the plague reference when I looked up the rhyme this week. I had no idea that it wasn't just about flowers when I was young.
DeleteVery timely and a nice match to the prompt image.
ReplyDeleteGreat postcard. I had no idea that pumpkins coulsd grow that big. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteGreat match! Are the pumpkins carved at Halloween the same as kind as those you use for pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving? I wasn't sure if Halloween pumpkins were edible. Here in Aus pumpkin is more likely to be a savoury dish, roasted and eaten as part of a roast dinner.
ReplyDeleteThey aren't specifically for pie but I have made pies from Halloween pumpkins and they were as good as those from pie pumpkins.
DeleteI suspect the first pilgrims more likely enjoyed pumpkins rather than turkeys. What age is the postcard?
ReplyDeleteAge around 1908-1912 (like most early U.S. holiday postcards).
DeleteI can't imagine a 2,000 pound pumpkin! Wow!
ReplyDeleteHow timely! But 2000 lbs of pumpkin does not sound appealing. I wonder how they managed to weigh it without its imploding or exploding.
ReplyDeleteGreat postcard that matches the meme as well as the season. Glad it was a pumpkin rather than a turkey!
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