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Children carve or paint laughing and scary faces on pumpkins to display for Halloween.  They even put candles in the carved ones. (“Be careful of the flame and dripping wax,” Mother always warned.)  Making jack-o-lanterns was a high point of my childhood and for my daughter and grandchildren.
The “Big Pumpkin”
I recall the “Big Pumpkin” of my youth, which my sister used as a Halloween costume.  We cut a hole in the bottom, instead of the top, scooped out the seeds, and carved a face.  Then Sister draped herself in a sheet as a ghost.  We placed the pumpkin over …read more