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By HELEN W. SMITH

Extension Agent, Home Economics

Do Americans have a penchant for pumpkin? You bet! Over 145,000 tons of the lucious, golden orbs are processed each year in the U.S. (That’s equivalent in weight to 644 Statues of Liberty!)

Pumpkin Nutrition

Pumpkins are a dark yellow vegetable and a rich source of vitamin A. One cup of pumpking cooked or canned, has 80 calories - one slice or one-sixth of a 9-inch pie has 300 calories.

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Cooking Pumpkins

These recipes can be made with either fresh or canned pumpkin, so you can pull a can from the shelf when in a hurry, or use a pumpkin from your garden or local roadside stand.

One 5-pound pumpkin yields 4 1/2 cups cooked, mashed pumpkin. One

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