Most of us are familiar with Libby's. They are North America's largest producer of canned pumpkin products. But what's really in the can?
Libby makes its canned pumpkin products from a variety of pumpkin called Dickinson. However, experts say that this is not really a pumpkin, but actually a squash. The flesh of the Dickinson pumpkin has a tan skin color to it, like the butternut squash, and actually cross pollinates with the butternut squash. So, technically, Libby's Dickinson pumpkin is more of a squash than a pumpkin.
However, before crying 'wolf' we should note that the distinction between pumpkins and squashes is a bit fuzzy. There are actually 3 varieties of winter squash:
- Cucurbita pepo - this is your traditional jack-o-lantern pumpkin
- Cucurbita maxima - this is your hubbard and Boston marrow squash
- Curcubita moschata - the Dickinson pumpkin and butternut squash belong in this category.
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| Blue Hubbard Squash |
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| Butternut Squash |
To make a real pumpkin pie come to Pearce's Farm Stand any day of the week, between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to find all the pie pumpkins you need.
