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pumpkins

Candyroasters

Text and photos by William Ritter As the leaves begin to fall and cold weather (sort of) begins to set in, pumpkin pies, pumpkin soups, and pumpkin ales start popping up on menus across the state. Historically, though, many western North Carolina families let the pumpkins go to the hog pen, and it was candyroaster… Read More →

Filed Under: Food, Recipes, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: gourds, Jackson County, Mountains, pumpkins, soup, William Ritter

The Great Pumpkin Diaries, Pt. III

Text by Frances Dowell, photos by Randi Byrd And then there were two. When we last visited Randi Byrd’s pumpkin patch, she was down to three plants, having lost one to stem damage (assailant unknown) and another to survival of the fittest (i.e. Randi plucked that sucker right out of the ground to make room… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: garden, gardening, gourds, pumpkins, Randi Byrd, state fair

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