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Your Pumpkin Photos: Scary, Amazing and Adorable

Can you beat these glorious gourds?

Well grab your carving kit, because we asked Patch readers from across the country to share their pumpkin transformation skillsΒ and they are gooood.Β 

Within minutes of our virtual call, our inbox was pumping withΒ pumpkins. PumpkinsΒ as Labrador retrievers, scary-as-heck paintings, crayon art, "cannibal" pumpkins,Β even a collection ofΒ Despicable Me minions.

What amazing creation are you making this season? Share it with your neighbors (and the world) on PatchΒ by emailing a photo as a jpegΒ fileΒ with your name, hometown with stateΒ to kathleen@patch.com. We'd love toΒ add it to our growing gallery.Β 

Which one do you like the best? Tell us in the comments below.


P.S. Don't throw out the seeds! If you've never roasted pumpkin seeds before, do it. They are delicious and healthy. The best pepitasΒ recipes call forΒ the smallerΒ seeds inside the hull, but any version ofΒ roasted pumpkin seeds are worth trying.

Here's some inspiration:

Toasted Pumpkin Seed Guacamole (Rick Bayless)
A littleΒ labor intensive, but with seemingly perfect resultsΒ (Oh She Glows)
The obligatory 12 recipe round upΒ (Kitchn)
Super foodie spin (Saveur)


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