The New Pumpkin Book (1981)
Mary Bettencourt and Terry Pimsleur
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest
Pumpkin, A Super Food for All 12 Months of the Year (2005)
DeeDee Stovel
Storey Publishing
Carving Jack-o’-Lanterns (1988)
Sam Gendusa
Annedawn Publishing
A sculptor’s guide to carving giant pumpkins into formidable faces; excellent resource for schoolteachers and art instructors, as well as pumpkin carvers in general
In a Pumpkin Shell (1992)
Jennifer Storey Gillis
Storey Communications
More than 20 pumpkin projects, from starting a patch to carving jack-o’-lanterns and making pumpkin snacks
The Natural Soap Book (1995)
Susan Miller Cavitch
Storey Publishing
The Pumpkin Book (1983)
Susan Olson Higgins
Pumpkin Press
Parent-teacher Halloween projects sourcebook, including tips on growing, painting, and cooking
Soap Recipes: Seventy Tried & True Ways to Make Modern Soap with Herbs, Beeswax & Vegetable Oils (1995)
Elain C. White
Valley Hills Press
You Can Carve Fantastic Jack-o’-Lanterns (1989)
Rhonda J. Hart
Storey Communications
A beginner’s pattern and instruction book
A Colour Atlas of Cucurbit Diseases (1994)
D. Blancard, H. Lecoq, and M. Pitrat
John Wiley & Sons
Technical information and color photographs of disease- and pest-infested vines
Garden Seed Inventory (2005)
Ken Whealy
Seed Saver Publications
Inventory of seed catalogs listing open-pollinated varieties available in the United States and Canada
How to Grow World-Class Giant Pumpkins (1993)
Don Langevin
Annedawn Publishing
Complete guide to growing maximas for competition
The New Seed-Starter’s Handbook (1988)
Nancy Bubel
Rodale Press
Step-by-step guide to starting plants from seed
The Pumpkin King: Four-Time World Champion Howard Dill & the Atlantic Giant (1996)
Al Kingsbury
Biography of the man who developed the Dill’s Atlantic Giant
Saving Seeds (1990)
Marc Rogers
Storey Publishing
Gardener’s guide to growing and storing garden seeds
Seed to Seed (2002)
Suzanne Ashworth
Seed Savers Exchange
Seed pollination and saving techniques and extensive lists of varieties within each pumpkin species
“Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations” Extension Bulletin 137
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Maryland
Annually updated information on chemical control of pumpkin diseases and plant pests
“Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America”
California Environmental Protection Agency
List of sources of beneficial predators
The Cucurbit Network
www.cucurbit.org
Publishes The Cucurbit Network News, a biennial newsletter related to cucurbit education and research
Great Pumpkin Commonwealth
www.greatpumpkincommonwealth.com
Coalition of official giant-pumpkin weigh-off sites throughout the United States and Canada
International Pumpkin Association
415-346-4446
Sponsors an annual giant-pumpkin weigh-off
New England Pumpkin Growers Association
www.bigpumpkins.com/nepga
Pumpkin Masters
800-456-9573
www.pumpkinmasters.com
Carving kits include tools and step-by-step instructions
Pumpkin Masters
800-456-9573
www.pumpkinmasters.com
Carving contest
Artistic Gardens & Le Jardin du Gourmet
802-748-1446
www.artisticgardens.com
Berlin Seeds
877-464-0892
Burpee
800-333-5808
www.burpee.com
Comstock, Ferre & Co.
800-733-3773
www.comstockferre.com
D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co.
719-254-3318
www.burrellseeds.us
Evergreen Y. H. Enterprises
www.evergreenseeds.com
Japanese pumpkins
Farmer Seed and Nursery
507-334-1623
www.farmerseed.com
Fisher’s Garden Store
406-388-6052
Seeds for northern gardens
Henry Field’s Seed & Nursery
513-354-1495
http://henryfields.com
Howard Dill Enterprises
902-798-2728
www.howarddill.com
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman
orders@JLHudsonSeeds.net
www.jlhudsonseeds.net
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
877-564-6697
www.johnnyseeds.com
McKenzie Seeds
800-665-6340
www.mcfayden.com
Nichols Garden Nursery
800-422-3985
www.nicholsgardennursery.com
Ontario Seed Company
519-886-0557
www.oscseeds.com
P. L. Rohrer & Bro.
717-299-2571
http://rohrerseeds.com
Park Seed Company
800-213-0076
www.parkseed.com
Pinetree Garden Seeds
207-926-3400
www.superseeds.com
R. H. Shumway’s
800-342-9461
www.rhshumway.com
Renee’s Garden
888-880-7228
www.reneesgarden.com
Rupp Seeds
419-337-1841
www.ruppseeds.com
The most varieties I’ve ever seen in one catalog
Sand Hill Preservation Center
563-246-2299
www.sandhillpreservation.com
Stokes Seeds
800-396-9238
www.stokeseeds.com
T & T Seeds
204-895-9964
www.ttseeds.com
Territorial Seed Company
800-626-0866
www.territorialseed.com
Vermont Bean Seed Company
800-349-1071
www.vermontbean.com
Vesey’s Seeds
800-363-7333
www.veseys.com
Willhite Seed Inc.
800-828-1840
www.willhiteseed.com
William Dam Seeds
905-628-6641
www.damseeds.com
In the recipes throughout this book, temperature conversions from Fahrenheit to Celsius have already been given, rounded to the nearest five degrees to provide practical, realistic oven settings.
In measuring most ingredients, whether liquid or dry, American cooks go by volume rather than by weight, using standardized teaspoons, tablespoons, and cups. Occasionally, liquids are measured in fluid ounces, and fruit and canned goods are measured in pounds and (avoirdupois) ounces. The following chart is offered to help overseas readers comprehend our quirky American system.