Thursday, November 26, 2015

Ring Around the Pumpkin



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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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 26, 2015 at 4:37:00 PM CST

    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.

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  2. UnknownNovember 27, 2015 at 1:18:00 PM CST

    Better 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...

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    1. PostcardyNovember 27, 2015 at 5:17:00 PM CST

      I 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.

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  3. Little NellNovember 27, 2015 at 1:36:00 PM CST

    Very timely and a nice match to the prompt image.

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  4. Liz NeedleNovember 28, 2015 at 4:33:00 AM CST

    Great postcard. I had no idea that pumpkins coulsd grow that big. Amazing.

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  5. JofeathNovember 28, 2015 at 4:50:00 AM CST

    Great 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.

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    1. KristinNovember 29, 2015 at 12:26:00 PM CST

      They aren't specifically for pie but I have made pies from Halloween pumpkins and they were as good as those from pie pumpkins.

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  6. Mike BrubakerNovember 28, 2015 at 11:09:00 AM CST

    I suspect the first pilgrims more likely enjoyed pumpkins rather than turkeys. What age is the postcard?

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    1. PostcardyNovember 28, 2015 at 4:56:00 PM CST

      Age around 1908-1912 (like most early U.S. holiday postcards).

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  7. KristinNovember 29, 2015 at 12:27:00 PM CST

    I can't imagine a 2,000 pound pumpkin! Wow!

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  8. WendyNovember 30, 2015 at 6:30:00 AM CST

    How timely! But 2000 lbs of pumpkin does not sound appealing. I wonder how they managed to weigh it without its imploding or exploding.

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  9. Barbara RogersNovember 30, 2015 at 2:09:00 PM CST

    Great postcard that matches the meme as well as the season. Glad it was a pumpkin rather than a turkey!

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