SC - Aussie Pumpkin

[Mark Calderwood]

> > When was Australia settled? Since pumpkin pie is apparently known
> > there, I'm wondering it was introduced there by settlers from Britain
> > before it lost favor in England, and then the interest in it continued
> > independantly there.

The first Australian penal settlement was established in 1788, and is still 
being settled by various migrant groups to this day. Pumpkin pie seems to 
be a uniquely American thing, I've certainly never come across it or even 
heard of it in Australia. Pumpkin is used roasted or boiled as a dinner 
vegetable, and occasionally in things like scones or mashed potato, but not 
as a dessert.

Giles