. . . that pumpkins are believed to have been first cultivated in Central America? Spanish and Portuguese explorers carried pumpkin seeds back to Europe in the 14th century. In North America, Native Americans grew pumpkins for food long before the first Europeans arrived on the continent in the 1600s.
Source: Thanks to Nestle’s VeryBestBaking.com
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