The origin of Halloween pumpkin heads

The origin of the Halloween pumpkin head

As we all know, pumpkin lanterns are a feature of Halloween, and carrying pumpkin lanterns to ask for candy on Halloween is an iconic activity. However, do you know the origin and production method of Halloween pumpkin lanterns? It doesn’t matter if you don’t know, I will tell you the origin of Halloween pumpkin heads!

The origin of the Halloween pumpkin head

Every festival will have some iconic activities, just like some traditional festivals in our country, tug-of-war competitions are held on Women’s Day, Dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival, hanging lanterns on the Mid-Autumn Festival... Many popular foreign festivals also have their own unique holiday activities. Carrying pumpkin lanterns to ask for candy on Halloween is a very popular game for children on the festival day, and it has now become a signature activity of Halloween.

The origin of the Halloween pumpkin lantern

The pumpkin is the iconic symbol of Halloween, and carving pumpkin lanterns is a traditional Halloween activity. The origin of the jack-o-lantern originally originated from Ireland. Legend has it that a man named Jack was so stingy that he could not enter heaven after death, and he could not enter hell because he made fun of the devil. Therefore, he could only wander around with a lantern until the Day of Judgment. As a result, Jack and the jack-o'-lantern became symbols of the cursed wandering soul. In order to scare away these wandering spirits on Halloween, people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes to represent Jack with a Lantern. This is the origin of the jack-o'-lantern.

Later, because of the flood, the Irish moved to the United States. In the United States, pumpkins were more plentiful than turnips in the fall, so people began to use pumpkins for carving. Now, if people hang jack-o'-lanterns in their windows on Halloween night, it's a sign that people dressed in Halloween costumes can knock on the door and trick-or-treat for candy.

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How to make Halloween pumpkin lanterns

Preparation tools:

A fresh pumpkin, a colored pen, and a sharp knife A handful, two candles, and some thin wire

Production steps:

1. First clean the surface of the purchased pumpkin with a clean rag. If it is finished, it will be easy to clean. The jack-o-lantern will be damaged, so this step is very important.

2. Use a colored pen to draw the expression of the pumpkin on the pumpkin. Of course, the style you need depends on your own personal preference.

3. Dig a small hole on the top of the pumpkin. The hole should not be too big or too small, so that you can easily dig out the pumpkin seeds inside.

4. After cleaning the inside of the pumpkin, you can start carving the pumpkin expression based on the carving knife.

5. After the carving is completed, the pumpkin lantern is basically done. Fix the candle on the bottom of the pumpkin with a thin wire, light the candle and hang the pumpkin lantern in front of the door.

6. Finally, don’t forget to carve the remaining pumpkins. You can use the remaining pumpkins to make delicious pumpkin pie or cook a pot of pumpkin soup to enjoy with your family.

How to make Halloween pumpkin cookies

Ingredients: 60g pumpkin puree, 60g unsalted butter, 30g powdered sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 90g low-gluten flour, 30g almond flour, 10g milk powder, appropriate amount of baking-resistant chocolate

Preparation steps:

1. Add the softened butter at room temperature to the powdered sugar and salt, mix well, and then beat with a whisk until creamy.

2. Add pumpkin puree and mix well.

3. Sift all the classified materials, add pumpkin buttercream and mix evenly.

4. Place the dough in the refrigerator to rest for 1 hour.

5. Divide the dough into a small ball of about 10g and roll it into a round shape.

6. Roll the dough into a little flour, then use a dental floss stick to draw lines on the dough, then put chocolate on top; preheat the oven to 160 degrees.

7. Bake in the preheated oven at 160 degrees for 20 minutes. When the time is up, continue to bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

8. After taking it out of the oven, place it on a cooling rack to cool.

9. One small piece at a time.

10. You can also package it and give it away.

Halloween pumpkin recipes

Cream pumpkin soup

1. Preparation materials: 200g pumpkin, half onion, 10g butter, 250ml water, a little salt, 20ml light cream

2. Remove the inner core and seeds of the pumpkin, peel and cut into thin slices, and slice the onion crosswise (to cut off the fibers)

3. First turn on the pot over medium heat Preheat for 2 minutes, put butter in the pot, turn to low heat and melt it

4. Fry the onion until soft, then add pumpkin slices, stir-fry until soft

5. Add salt and water , bring to a boil, skim off the foam, cover the pot and cook for 3 to 4 minutes

6. Take out the pumpkin slices, use a hand blender to puree the pumpkin slices, then pour them back into the pot, open the pot lid, Turn off the heat just before the soup boils, pour in the light cream and stir evenly

Pumpkin chicken rice

Ingredients to prepare: 300 grams of pumpkin, 2 cups of rice, 2 chicken thighs, 8 fresh mushrooms, half an onion, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp fresh soy sauce, a little cooking oil

Put a little oil in the wok, sauté the chopped onions

Add the chopped onions Fry small pieces of chicken legs until they change color

Add pumpkin and mushroom pieces and stir-fry slightly, turn off the heat

Add salt and fresh soy sauce to taste, mix well

Rice Wash and add a little water and put it into the rice cooker (less water than cooking rice, because the pumpkin and mushrooms will release water)

Mix the pumpkin and chicken together and put them in the rice cooker. Cook the rice. Just cook

Roast pumpkin

Prepare ingredients:

Half pumpkin

5 garlic cloves

Olive oil black pepper salt

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. While waiting, peel the pumpkin and cut into small pieces.

Put olive oil on a baking sheet, place the pumpkin on it, put the garlic cloves and skin on the baking sheet, and sprinkle salt and black pepper evenly.

Place in the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes.

Milky pumpkin juice

Pumpkin: about 250 grams

Pure milk: one bag of 220ML

Rice: about 50 grams

About 50 grams of rice (soaked for at least half an hour), about 250 grams of pumpkin, one bag of Mengniu 220ML pure milk

Wash the pumpkin, remove the seeds, peel and cut into pieces, then cut into pieces. Knife into diced milk

Drain the soaked rice and pour it into the cup of the soy milk machine. Add the diced pumpkin and milk, and pour an appropriate amount of boiling water to the water level

Soak for 5 seconds After a few minutes, turn on the power, select the "Grain and Soybean Milk" button, and wait until it is automatically completed. ;