
Im sure we used turnips when I was a boy - Pumpkins hadn't been invented yet
( , Wed 29 Oct 2008, 21:29, Reply)

... Because pumpkins were more available in 'merka land rather than turnips so they used them. It just spread over here.
( , Wed 29 Oct 2008, 21:38, Reply)

i was an avid fan of the peanuts comic strip in my youth, which was full of pumpkin/trick or treat japery. This, to me, is proof of the adage that merkin culture filters through to the uk in about 10 years
( , Wed 29 Oct 2008, 21:46, Reply)