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**Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater**
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell And there he keep her very well. . Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had another, and didn't love her; Peter learned to read and spell, And then he loved her very well. — Mother Goose's Quarto, c1825

**Peter's Delicious Pumpkin**
When most people think of pumpkin as food (rather than as a jack-o-lantern), they think of pumpkin pie. The pumpkin is a fruit, a member of the melon family. Here's a delicious way to serve it with dinner, and easy, too, because it uses canned pumpkin. Equipment: saucepan or mircowaveable bowl, wooden spoon, measuring spoons Ingredients: 1 #2 can of cooked pumpkin 2 Tablespoons margarine or butter 1 Tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice or instead of pumpkin spice add 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 or 2 teaspoons brown sugar (or brown sugar substitute depending on how sweet you want it) Top of stove: use saucepan. Microwave: use microwavable bowl. Add all ingredients, stir, and heat until warm. ; — from "Mother Goose Family Cookbook: Rhymes & Recipes; Activities & Histories," forthcoming; © 2007 Gloria T. Delamar