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  The Great Pumpkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Pumpkin is an unseen character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
The Great Pumpkin is supposed to be a Santa Claus-like being that seems to exist only in the imagination of Linus van Pelt.
In one strip, Linus claims that the Great Pumpkin has in fact been seen by people other than himself in pumpkin patches across the country, if not the world, indicating that if the Great Pumpkin is indeed imaginary, his existence is at least believed in by people other than (and even more suggestible than) Linus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Great_Pumpkin   (691 words)

  
 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a critically-acclaimed and very popular animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was the third Peanuts special to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez.
The song refers to the Great Pumpkin by name, and narrates an encounter between the Snoopy's WWI Flying Ace character and the Red Baron.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/It's_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown   (644 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin
The pumpkin is a member of the gourd family, which also includes watermelon, cucumber, muskmelon, and squash.
The pumpkin is most similar to squash and is often classified as a winter squash.
Pumpkin can be cooked by the same methods you use to cook other winter squash.
www.sutternorth.org /health/pumpkins.html   (671 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin - Uncyclopedia
The Great Pumpkin is well known by children, because on Halloween, he rises from the pumpkin patch and gives good children toys.
The Great Pumpkin was discovered by Linus in an attempt to impress his best friend's sister Sally.
When Linus and Sally were waiting for The Great Pumpkin to rise out of the pumpkin patch, Sally gave up waiting, called Linus a blockhead and left.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/The_Great_Pumpkin   (317 words)

  
 Great Pumpkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The circumference of a 1000 pound pumpkin (measured around the widest part since the pumpkin is a rather flattened sphere at best) is around 15 feet.
Have students look at a pumpkin and cut a piece of string that they think will be as long as the pumpkin's circumference.
Great pumpkins get bigger every year partly because pumpkin enthusiasts constantly devise improved ways of providing the pumpkin plant with perfect growing conditions.
www.riverdeep.net /current/2001/10/102201t_pumpkins.jhtml   (979 words)

  
 reverse shot : online : spring 2004
One of pop art’s great emblematic figures of human spirituality stands only three inches high, sucks his thumb like a lollipop, and perpetually carries a blue blanket wherever he goes, clutching it close to him for security from a hostile world.
By choosing to keep his feet firmly planted in a forbidding pumpkin patch on Halloween night, rather than partake in his peers’ holiday festivities, Linus proves that his clear-eyed conviction, his single-minded religious philosophical questing, separates him from the crowd.
A hush falls over the midnight garden of orange pumpkins and green vines, and Linus, calling after Sally (who faithlessly abandons him to join the howling pack of nonbelievers), exclaims that if the Great Pumpkin comes, he will put in a good word for her.
www.reverseshot.com /spring04/pumpkin.html   (1484 words)

  
 Pumpkin Pie Recipe - joyofbaking.com
For guidance on how to make a sweet pie using pumpkins, the settlers turned to their English recipes and substituted pumpkin for the thick pulp of other boiled and spiced fruits that were called for in their recipes.
Today the pumpkin pie has evolved to an open-faced single crust pie shell that is filled with a smooth custard-like filling made with pumpkin
The main problem everyone has with pumpkin pies is that the filling has a tendency to crack so don't be alarmed if this happens.
www.joyofbaking.com /pumpkinpie.html   (1284 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin - The Boston Globe
As for the roasting, peeling, and pureeing of pumpkins, the class consensus was that it was child's play.
Stir in the pumpkin puree, then the stock, a little at a time, until the mixture is smooth.
Fold in the sausage, pumpkin, corn bread, crackers, salt, pepper, and chopped clams.
www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2005/11/13/the_great_pumpkin   (1398 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin !
Although Linus did not base his devotion because of how tasty and good pumpkin can be, I thought it might be nice to highlight this great gourd especially in light of this present fall season.
Pumpkin is very versatile and has been incorporated in cooking from appetizers to main dishes to desserts.
Also there is another article extolling the benefits of using pureed pumpkin in order to help make a recipe less fattening without it having an undesirable rubbery texture: http://www.food.homearts.com/food/cookin...
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/cake_decorating/50566   (223 words)

  
 Great Pumpkin Ale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Our pumpkins are grown exclusively for us by the wonderful folks at THE FARM SCHOOL in Athol, MA.
Each batch of Great Pumpkin Ale is brewed with 150 pounds of fresh, locally grown, organic sugar pumpkins, which lend a bright orange hue and a subtle, pleasant pumpkin flavor.
Pumpkin Ale will be available in carry-out ½ gallon growlers.
www.cambrew.com /great-pumpkin-ale.htm   (141 words)

  
 Strange Horizons Fiction: The Great Old Pumpkin, by John Aegard
There, not more than a thousand yards off our port wing-tips, was the Great Old Pumpkin himself, ascending from the clouds as smoothly as if he were borne by a Manhattan elevator.
Worse than that was what lay behind those awful incisions, for instead of a candle or (for safety reasons) a lantern, within the Great Old Pumpkin burned a queer kind of furnace that was tended by thready, murmuring minions.
I bring you good news of great joy that is born this day in the city of David!" But of course, it was useless; the madness shone through our fuselage as if it were air.
www.strangehorizons.com /2004/20041025/pumpkin-f.shtml   (2275 words)

  
 It's the Great Pumpkin (ales) - Oct. 29, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
But in the case of pumpkin ale, beer conservatives are a few bottles short of a case.
Among the substitutes they tested were pumpkins, which were native to the Western Hemisphere and ubiquitous throughout the colonies.
The style incorporates roasted pumpkins into the mash -- the part of the brewing process in which starchy substances are boiled in water to release their sugars.
money.cnn.com /2004/10/28/pf/goodlife/pumpkin_ales/index.htm   (738 words)

  
 Growing the Great Pumpkin in our Yard
The seeds are Dill's Atlantic Giant pumpkin seeds from Windsor Nova Scotia.
With two vines growing selected three pumpkins to grow two one one wine and one on the other.
This is the largest of my three pumpkins.
www.angelfire.com /wa/gpmm/pumpkin.html   (130 words)

  
 Pumpkin Nook : Everything about pumpkins, growing, Halloween, recipes, facts, history, fun and games and more!
Many of these festivals will have giant pumpkin weighoffs, pumpkin pie eating contests, and a huge array of other pumpkin related events and contests.
Giant Pumpkins- Every pumpkin grower feels the urge to grow a giant pumpkin at least once in their lives.
PNN is delivered in the same light hearted manner that you have come to expect from us at Pumpkin Nook.
www.pumpkinnook.com   (571 words)

  
 Slashfood
Pumpkin Patch says that the Irish replaced Stingy Jack's turnips with pumpkins once settled in "The New World".
The name pumpkin originates from the Greek word for "large melon" which is "pepon." "Pepon" was nasalized by the French into "pompon." The English changed "pompon" to "Pumpion." Shakespeare referred to the "pumpion" in his Merry Wives of Windsor.
The world record for the largest pumpkin pie is set at 42 inches wide by 39 feet, 1 inch long.
www.slashfood.com /category/great-pumpkin-day   (3207 words)

  
 X-Entertainment - It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
According to him, all the good boys and girls are paid a visit by the 'Great Pumpkin' on Halloween, who gives them oodles of toys and presents with his cherubic orange paws.
As a kid I always wondered what the Great Pumpkin would've looked like, but the best I could ever come up with was this huge pumpkin with alien eyes popping out of it on stalks.
Of course, there's never been a real Great Pumpkin, and Sally is mighty pissed that she wasted Halloween night waiting for one.
www.x-entertainment.com /articles/0691   (2156 words)

  
 It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) was the third
Linus, thinking The Great Pumpkin has finally arrived, faints.
Great Pumpkin and all that came was a beagle!"
petcaretips.net /charlie_brown_great_pumpkin.html   (549 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin
When Linus and Charlie Brown sat in the pumpkin patch all night waiting for the "Great Pumpkin" to come bearing gifts, they may have been confusing their holiday traditions.
Pumpkins were an important source of food and materials to the Native Americans and had helped the early colonists survive in the New World.
Ghost stories are as much a part of Halloween as pumpkin pie is to the traditional Thanksgiving feast that follows the Fall harvest.
www.houstonculture.org /cr/pumpkin.html   (461 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Peanuts: It's the Great Pumpkin (Clam): Video: Bill Melendez,Ann Altieri,Gail DeFaria,Lisa DeFaria,Sally ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
My favorite scenes are the Snoopy ones, especially the World War 1 Flying Ace (flying doghouse scene with great colors) and the piano scene at the Halloween party where Snoopy dances and marches to the happy song and then changes moods and cries to the sad song..repeating twice.
It's no big surprise that the Great Pumpkin never makes an appearance, and in the end Linus must deal with Sally's wrath and the ridicule of the rest of the Peanuts gang.
When Linus walks into the room after writing a letter to the Great Pumpkin, Lucy is sitting in front of the TV reading a TV Guide.
www.amazon.com /Peanuts-Its-Great-Pumpkin-Clam/dp/6304179480   (1975 words)

  
 Simply Recipes: The Great Pumpkin Carve Up Cook Off
The judges (Sweetnicks of Sweetnicks, Adam Roberts of The Amateur Gourmet, and I) unanimously agreed that of all the entries Stephen's Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Quiche was the most creative.
In the end, we chose Souperior's Pumpkin and Amaretti Ravioli with Sage-butter Fried Pumpkin Seeds and Cream Sauce with an honorable mention to The Passionate Cook's Roast Squash Bites with Pumpkin Seed Pesto.
Sarah Lou of One Whole Clove has outdone herself with three pumpkin recipes - pumpkin arancini, rigatoni with pumpkin and bacon, mini pumpkin tarts - and one butternut squash with pasta.
www.elise.com /recipes/archives/001485the_great_pumpkin_carve_up_cook_off.php   (879 words)

  
 Pumpkin recipes on StarChefs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Use a cleaver or very large knife to split the pumpkin in half or in wedges.
We gathered some great recipes from side dishes to main course, you'll find the elusive aroma of pumpkins easy to capture in these wonderful cookbooks.
Enter here and submit your favorite pumpkin recipe for a chance to win one of 10 copies of FamilyCircle All-time Favorite Recipes and a FamilyCircle apron.
www.starchefs.com /Pumpkin/menu.html   (219 words)

  
 Great Pumpkin Festival - Milford, NH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Milford tradition of the Great Pumpkin Festival will be held from Friday October 6th to Sunday October 8th on and around the Oval.
Plans for this event, organized by the Milford Main Street Program/DO-IT on behalf of the Town, are well underway and volunteers for a wide variety of activities are needed to bring this Festival to life.
From activities such as the scarecrow making, pumpkin painting, the haunted trail, the great pumpkin weigh-in, the arts and crafts show, the chili round-up and the carved pumpkin glow, to a spectacular line up of musical and other creative performances, it is sure to be a weekend packed full of fun for all ages.
www.milfordpumpkinfestival.org   (404 words)

  
 Great Pumpkin Patch.com
Last year my son's daycare provider brought the children to The Great Pumpkin Patch and they loved it and although he isn't attending her daycare any longer because he is now in pre school, we want to bring him back again.
Hi~ We love the Pumpkin Patch.I have a 5 yr old nephew and we have been going since he was about 11 months old.I know have a 3 yr old son,2 yr old daughter and 1 yr old son that we enjoy taking now.
my daughter is 23ys old and i never went to the pumpkin patch with her now her daughter is 5 and i have enjoyed it for the past 2 years.
www.greatpumpkinpatch.com /comments.htm   (16819 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin Patch - Arthur, IL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
If you are interested in purchasing any of the varieties seen either in Martha Stewart Living or on the show "Martha" please send us an e-mail with your order: tgpp1@wireless111.com.
Our mission is to promote the diversity and uses of lesser known pumpkins and squash and to provide a safe, fun place for families to enjoy nature and the farm.
We grow over 400 varieties of pumpkins, edible squash, and gourds on 63 acres.
www.thegreatpumpkinpatch.biz   (321 words)

  
 FamilyFun: The Great Pumpkin Party - and More Family Fun
Classroom Crafts - Free arts and crafts projects for the classroom - great kids crafts and crafts for families to do together.
Great for preschool kids and children of all ages.
Pumpkin Carving - Pumpkin carving and decorating ideas to include in you Halloween craft projects.
familyfun.go.com /parties/holiday/feature/ff1004-pumpkin-party/ff1004-pumpkin-party.html   (2188 words)

  
 ABC.com -
In the 1966 half-hour animated special It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The PEANUTS gang celebrates Halloween, with Linus hoping that, finally, he will be visited by The Great Pumpkin, while Charlie Brown is invited to a Halloween party.
PEANUTS focuses on the anxieties and joys of childhood as expressed by an ensemble cast of children who often seem wise beyond their years.
Central to the comic strip is Charlie Brown's dog, Snoopy, who first stood on his hind legs in 1958 and became extremely popular for his imaginative adventures as a number of characters.
abc.go.com /specials/cbrown_greatpumpkin.html   (130 words)

  
 Charlie Brown: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - TV.com
Linus patiently waits in the pumpkin patch for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin, while Charlie is invited to a Halloween party and gets rocks in his trick-or-treat bag.
Lucy (with a witch costume and mask): A person should always choose a costume that is in direct contrast to her own personality.
All they talk about is my little brother who always writes to the Great Pumpkin.
www.tv.com /charlie-brown/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown/episode/535768/summary.html   (452 words)

  
 CNY Great Pumpkin Festival Oswego NY
The CNY Great Pumpkin Festival takes place the first weekend in October each year.
Be sure to mark your calendars to visit us and see the great pumpkins weigh-off.
The 3rd annual giant pumpkin growers seminar has been set for Saturday, April 1st, 2006 at King Arthur's Steakhouse in Oswego, New York from 9am through 3pm.
www.cnypumpkinfest.com   (189 words)

  
 Great Pumpkin Dessert - All Recipes - Cake
"This is a very easy cake made with canned pumpkin and yellow cake mix.
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar and spice.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
cake.allrecipes.com /az/GreatPumpkinDessert.asp   (143 words)

  
 The Great Pumpkin Day - Slashfood
October 24 will be the day of the Great Pumpkin.
Pumpkin recipes, carvings, pumpkin history, pumpkin drinks, and more.
Here is a trio of pumpkin soups I recently made for a dinner party: Cremay Curried Pumpkin, Pumpkin-Mango, and Pumpkin-Sherry.
www.slashfood.com /2005/10/12/the-great-pumpkin-day   (786 words)

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