Page 13 Fall Home & Garden | September 2023 Lincoln Daily News [JA Hodgdon] Pumpkin, squash, Indian corn, and gourds are another multipurpose fall food that can be used in many ways. They are great to decorate with in October and you can use the seeds to replant the next season. With the pumpkins and squash, it can be cooked, cut up and frozen and used for those fall dishes like pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, or just roasted with other vegetables. Used in many fall decorations indoors and outside, Indian corn grows just like regular corn. It is middle to late fall and is so fun to see what mix of colors fill the ear. Popcorn is another fun fall food that is harvested in late fall. You can enjoy it all winter long and it is fun for the kids. Store the popcorn right on the ear by pulling the shuck back and hanging it up to get good and dry and let the kids watch it pop in the microwave. We can’t forget the farmers in our lives and how important fall is for them. The calculations, patience and crossing of fingers from spring to fall is a very important contribution to us all. The manufacturing of seed corn and soybeans is an art that not everyone has a hand in, but without it our small little communities wouldn’t survive. Harvest time, as so many farmers say, is the reason for so many festivals, the success of so many businesses and is a major factor in what Central Illinois stands for.
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