Pumpkins

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Pumpkins are a staple of the autumn season, used in events like Halloween and Thanksgiving as symbols of the holidays and in various culinary dishes. Pumpkins, which are technically a fruit, not a vegetable, are one of the oldest domesticated plants in the world and have been used for centuries in various ways. Today, it is the basis for pumpkin spice, which can be found in almost everything. Learn about pumpkins and why the fruit has become such a symbol on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. Newspaper.com Go to Newspapers.com to get a gift subscription for the family historian in your life! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pumpkins are a staple of the autumn season, used in events like Halloween and Thanksgiving as symbols of the holidays, as well as in various culinary dishes.
0:08.0	Pumpkins, which are technically a fruit and not a vegetable, are one of the oldest domesticated plants in the world and have been used for centuries in various ways.
0:16.0	It also had a role in the creation of pumpkin spice, which today can be found in almost everything.
0:22.7	Learn more about pumpkins and why the fruit has become such a symbol on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:19.8	It's pumpkin season, so I think that it's finally time to cover the history of the pumpkin.
1:26.4	Pumpkins are part of the Gord family, or the Cucor-Betaceae family, along with squash,
1:28.0	melons, cucumbers, and zucchini.
1:30.7	A pumpkin is a type of winter squash.
1:37.3	One thing to note is that all pumpkins are types of squash, but not all squash are types of pumpkins.
1:46.1	The pumpkins that we normally associate with the term are classified as the species Cucerbita Pippo. These pumpkins have thick shells that hold seeds and pulp. The Cucerbita Pippo variants typically weigh between 6 to 18 pounds
1:53.0	or 3 to 8 kilograms, but they can get much, much, much larger, as we'll see in a bit. The shells are often orange, but can also be yellow,
2:03.9	white, or green in color. The outer shell is smooth with slight ribs on its skin. Contrary to
2:10.3	popular belief, pumpkins are a fruit and not a vegetable. People typically assume the opposite
2:15.5	because of how pumpkins are generally consumed and their appearance.
2:19.9	Pumpkins are also actually a type of berry, known as a peepo.
2:24.2	They're classified as berries because the fruit develops from one flower.
2:28.4	The term pepo is used for the Gord family because of their hard rinds and large number of seeds.
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