The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, continued
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One of the wonderful things that you have in this pumpkin farm is, you have lots of visitor friendly signs, arrows, maps and illustrations. In this photo you see
a board that shows how to cook spaghetti squash. Do you see yellow squashes in front? That's speghetti squash. When I was a child, my mother sometimes
cooked spaghetti squash for supper. So spaghetti squash is popular in Japan as well as in the U.S. Anyway, the sign board for spaghetti squash here
says this: for cooking, first cut in half a spaghetti squash and scoop out seeds; then bake it in an oven at 350 degrees until the skin is tender;
Once cooked, rake out noodles and fluff them out with a fork; Finally add butter and eat! It sure will be yummy! Single-click on the photo for enlargement.
Five different squashes are placed on the front shelf. The rightmost squashes are named festival squashes and mainly for festival decoration; all the other ones are mainly for eating. The
festival squashes are colorful and look good for display. All the other squashes are rather monotonous. The festival squashes are $2 for each.
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I introduced Louise to you, remember? These white pumpkins are not as humongous as Louise, but still large enough to draw attention. So good for
festival decoration. Squashes in this farm are mostly two to three dollars, but these two cost you $15! Single-click on the photo for enlargement.
Lots of elementary kids were visiting this farm in a school trip. Some were playing with farm animals; others were selecting festival squashes; still
others were sitting at tables and writing reports. Children's voices were contantly echoing in this farm, and that was fun for us. These children on this
photo are looking at the map to find their location. All children were focusing on their duties. There weren't any children who were lazy and out of
focus. Single-click on the photo for enlargement.
Maze is one of popular amusements among children. The kids on school trip were gathering here with their teachers, some having already gotten
through the maze while others waiting for their turns in excitement. There was much gaiety among children here.
I saw two or three school buses at the parking lot of this farm. At least fifty or sixty school children were in the farm, experiencing a typical
Illinois farm life.
Wherever we were in the farm, we saw teachers and children in some activity. It seemed that each class had a different plan in this school trip. In
this photo, one teacher is leading her children to the pumpkin patch of this farm. The children look excited in anticipation.
The children in this photo are sitting at garden tables, waiting for a next activity. There is one pumpkin on each table. Teachers are watching
over them. The children may soon engage in a pumpkin art like carving Jack o'Lantern.
Finally we headed to the Pumpkin Patch. We found this sign and followed a path that the arrow showed us.
Just here we have to make a left turn. Then, a beautiful promenade leads us to the pumpkin patch.
Walking along this line of trees while breathing in an open air made me feel very refreshed. The pumpkin patch was just ahead.
Now we stood at the entrance of that Great Pumpkin Patch. Several beautifully rounded orange pumpkins were welcoming us, and we were honored by that.
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Look at this huge pumpkin patch! Just jump in, walk as long as you like, and find a pumpkin that will fit to your purpose. Double click the photo for
enlargement.
This is a weigh station. After picking pumpkins you like, you weigh them here and record the weights. Then you pay at the checkout. Very educational!
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