SC - gourds and pompions
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Sun Aug 6 20:32:32 PDT 2000
In a message dated 8/5/00 3:45:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jenne at tulgey.browser.net writes:
<< What _is_ the period European 'pompion', aka 'pumpkin'? It appears before
Columbus, and Walafrid of Strabo (10th century) notes that the big ones
are suitable for making 'bushels' -- bushel baskets-- out of. Which means
that they were somewhat globular and also big enough to carry stuff in
when hollowed out. They were also eaten; they appear on the account books
for the reign of Jadwiga and Jagiello in Poland (1386-1399).
Does anyone have any kind of lead on this? >>
Bushel basket gourd seeds are commonly available at local seed outlets and
through most seed catalogs under the 'Unusual' category. They are edible when
young and are Old World in origin. There are many other edible gourd species
such as snake gourds, and Italian edible gourds. The subject of edible gourds
has been discussed in detail several times and should be available in the
archives of the list or in Stefan's Florethingy.
Ras
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