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There are European pumpkins as well.
These are today the smaller and decorative or used as containers.
Mostly eaten today are varieties that stem from the Americas
(like with many other families, e.g. strawberries and apples).
Btw biologically pumpkins are berries, not fruit.
A.S.
Fredrik Murman wrote:
> Ray A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>Pumpkins are a fruit, and I guess that this makes them Paleo. I don't know
>>if their origins are from the Americas, so I don't know if paleo-peoples
>>ate them.
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> Pumpkin was unknown in Europe before 1492. It was first used as cattlefeed.
> So, I guess it wasn't available to european paleo-people. However, as you
> say, it's a fruit, and basically, this makes it paleo in my definition as
> well.
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> /Fredrik
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