RecipeMuncher

I mentioned before that in Mexico people don’t eat a lot of pumpkin. However, they eat great amounts of pumpkin seeds so I was wondering where all that delicious pumpkin goes. I asked my dad (he used to be a farm boy) and his answer startled me. It is used to feed livestock. Really? Pumpkin for livestock? I agree that goats, pigs, cows and sheep need to be fed so they are fat and tender for our culinary needs, but with pumpkin? Pumpkin is for pies, aztec cakes, crepes, pancakes, moles, (...)