you said that the face pumpkins, the decorative pumpkins. >> the face pumpkin s can be used for pies. but they are best used for carving and decorating. we have pumpkins that are best for pies. they are very heavy and dense, not many seeds. >> reporter: and quickly, you were talking about the pies. you do pies before thanksgiving. tell everyone how many pies. >> last year, it was 4500 pies in the three days before thanksgiving. we're selling pies all fall, but everybody wants that pumpkin by for thanksgiving. >> wow. you heard it here, 4500 pies in three days. come out, get your pumpkin, carve your pumpkin, do what you have to do, because there is no shortage of pumpkins through halloween. a fabulous time. do i have the doughnut all over my face? >> i'm more concerned of the possibility that you coming back in a half-hour with a sugar high. >> reporter: i am, i'm so excited, i love it. >> all right. lynette charles. now, eric out there, thumbs up on the doughnut. >>> all right. moving on. spanking in school, what do you think about that? >>> 6:25. this is our hot topic on this wednesd

my favorite decorating pumpkin is the great big white guy here. little sugar pumpkins.the rouge, best flavor. and it is the strongest favor of any pumpkins and the pumpkin here. >> should turn into a carrot or something. >> we make ice cream in that. and yes. >> so first. we will show you the results. and this is the risotto made with a pumpkin. and made with little less stock. because of the moisture and you can still smell the stuff. >> it is realry good. >> yes. >> pretty fantastic. and the risott, we are going to top -- rissotto, and we are going to top this with a little bit of mushrooms. here its. and 30 minutes or so to grill them gently. then a couple of slices as a garnish. >> okay. >> finishes off the dish and this is micro plane, little clever tool to get very, very fine parmesan and it is the last garnish for that. >> this is warm hearty meals for yesterday. >> this time of the year. this is how it looks here as you finish it off. >> that looks good. >> good enough to eat. >> exactly. okay. is this a regular menu item. these are all pumpkins coming from the

and this is a great culinary pumpkin here, and this is a pumpkin where if you have pumpkin soup at a restaurant, more than likely it has been made out of that. >> is that with the green? >> yes, right here. >> what about the other little assortment pumpkin-like things. >> they are referred to as a fancy gorge. they have been dropped into a vat of lacquer, and that helps preserve them. >> can you compost the pumpkins -- >> i recommend that you make sure the seeds are out of them, because if you don't you will have pumpkin that plants coming up next year. >> thank you so much. ready to pick pumpkins. >>> 11:24, and coming up, lindsay lohan ordered to community service on time today. [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with no annual contract required. go to verizon.com/greatprice and save $600 in your first two years with our best price online. fios is a 100% fiber-optic netw

the large pumpkins like over here, that's a face pumpkin, a traditional carving pumpkin. you can make pies out of them. there is a wall of an inch and a half, but this traditional by pumpkins make a lot of pies. >> reporter: this u shape, is this like a squash or totally different? >> it is a type of squash and there is a butternut josh it is smaller. the same thing a neck with all meat and a bell at the bottom with seeds. >> reporter: you don't just do pumpkins here, but a fall festival. >> the whole month of october we have a fall fest. every day, all daylong, hayrides. we have a maze. a lot of things for children to do. >> reporter: that is awesome and a bakery on-site. >> oh, yes. yes. a lot of pumpkin pies, apple pies and the cider doughnuts. >> reporter: exactly, i was about to say the cider doughnuts. i have not heard of them before i'm sure it is amazing. >> it is a tradition with apple farms. it started in wisconsin and michigan. and it is a cinnamon donut and with a cup of sideter is amazing. >> reporter: all right. my mouth is water, i'm drooling. there is so m

we don't see pumpkins. we barely see apples or bananas, but 2,000 pumpkins in our park?> reporter: hundreds of miles away in ohio, at greg clements' farm, it was a bumper crop of pumpkins, more than what he knew to do with. >> what a smile that put on my face as a kid, so we felt with a great harvest this year, we would be able to share that. >> reporter: so operation great pumpkin began. the call went out. hundreds of volunteers showed up and formed a human pumpkin chain in the rain. >> all for a good cause. >> reporter: the team loaded up and when the truck pulled up in new jersey, it was stocked with more than 2,000 pumpkins. >> you drove eight hours, 300, 400 miles. >> yeah. >> reporter: you could be doing other things? >> sure, yeah. absolutely. i don't think we could be doing anything else as fun as this. >> reporter: he chose new jersey because storms like hurricane irene destroyed much of the crop in this part of the country. >> you got it? >> reporter: and picked patterson because he heard the boys and girls club never had a pumpkin patch before. what are you go

i do pumpkins. that's what i do. >> reporter: at 1,704 pounds, not only was this pump -- pumpkin the winner at this festival, it's the second largeert pumpkin weighed in the -- largest pumpkin weighed in the world. it's not all about the weight. at the weigh-in, there were prizes for the most beautiful color and the biggest pumpkin drone on the coast. we like to -- grown on the coast. >> we would like to keep that going. >> reporter: this man packed up his pumpkin today. >> it's a little bit emotional because it's been four baby for a few months. >> reporter: at 755 pounds, he won the prize for biggest coastal pumpkin. all will be on display ready to pose for plenty of pictures. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, fleet week is coming to a close. several military ships are open for tours today before they leave the bay area tomorrow. >>> san francisco's naval celebration over the weekend drew tense of thousands of people -- drew tens of thousands of people to the waterfront. of the course,

there's -- we're just in between pumpkins -- pumpkins, weigh-in. for color, the roundness of the pumpkin and this is all part of the half moon bay weigh - -- weigh-off. so the winner will be on display for this week and next week. alley ras miss -- allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. government is using an order to force google and another provider to turn over e-mails from a wikileaks vol you will teen. they used the electronics -- volunteer. they used the electronics method method. the parties filed a lost and lawsuit and were forced to hand over the edgelation. -- hand over the e-mails. >>> hundreds of agricultural scientists have been responsible for struggling species at the boater -- at the border. sunsets say this move has costed -- has costed $ $50 million. >>> if you received a red light camera ticket in napa earlier this year, you may not have to pay it. more than 500 red light camera tickets from last spring and early summer have been dismissed. a superior court judge real vold that the city -- the judge ruled a

all the moisture takes a toll, especially on the bigger pumpkins. ben has owned and operated this business for decades. >> the big ones, we essentially mowed the field of rotten pumpkins down because people were walking through the fields of rotten pumpkins. it's not a very good afternoon. >> reporter: the families who make the ride out to the field an annual tradition are not det deterred. >> you get to pick the one you want. >> reporter: you still get a hayride. >> it would be easier to decide if there were fewer pumpkins. >> reporter: normally, he only sells pumpkins grown on homestead farm. this year, because the rain damaged so many big ones, he had to import some from tennessee. >> i can't be the grinch who stole halloween. i have to have pumpkins for people. >> reporter: this boy and his sister managed to collect a wagonful. >> it was like last year, but the pumpkins were smaller. >> reporter: if the urge to pick is still strong, homestead still has apples. if you are looking for a quick pick pumpkin, go to the garden center where everything

he is a master pumpkin carver. did you know there were master pumpkin carvers?>> reporter: oh, you are in the presence of glory here. hello, sir. >> good morning. >> reporter: the first thing roger said was, let me help you with this. >> these tools work good for the kids. but if you want to step up, then we've made a stainless steel device. you can go right in there. >> reporter: really get it out. >> hone that out. >> reporter: roger, how does one become a master carver? >> bad luck. >> reporter: bad career choice? >> start like the kids did, and after 30 years you learn all the tricks and pass them on, and it becomes almost a fetish. >> reporter: you know, here's the deal, he has high end tools, but we see a lot of tools in the stores. are these good? >> they work all right. >> reporter: if you're going to do one or two pumpkins as a family, these aren't so bad? >> those work well. >> reporter: what's your biggest tip for the kids as they start to create their drawings? >> the biggest thing, get the pattern on the pumpkin. that's always a chore. what we do --

>> so, seed of the pumpkin, made pumpkin seed, clean it, wash it, peel it. you could either roast it or boil it, then smash it, or you could cheat and go to the store and buy some canned pumpkin. >> so you make these? >> absolutely. >> you can do canned pumpkins. >> a couple of pumpkin puree in here. my favorite spice of all time, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, cloves. smells very, very good. >> can you tell i'm hungry? these pumpkin seeds are good. >> they have a little spice to them. >> what did you but on them? -- what did you put on them? >> blackening spice. >> let the water dry out of them. then i toss it in my spice and put them back a little bit. >> all right. so we are making the pie. >> i put the pumpkin spice in there, two eggs. >> this recipe is on j. c. hayward.com. you are going to j. c. hayward.com every day right? this recipe is on there. eddie has given it to me. >> i put a cup of heavy cream, you just whisk it. and you can either make your own pie crust at home or go to the store and buy one. 45 minutes and voila you have one of the best pumpkin

we're talking pumpkin pie here. the key to good pumpkin pie? >> good pumpkin squash.ly flavorful of the this is what we cook to make our pie. we mix it up with a little bit of butter nut and and neck pumpkin. >> reporter: did you know there were so many pumpkins that went into a pie? >> no. >> reporter: i didn't either. >> only for the best pies. >> reporter: making your own pie at home, your one secret tip? >> to use a fresh pumpkin. it doesn't take very long. slice it, scoop out the seeds to roast later, pop it in a blender and use that instead of the canned. >> reporter: never seen the fresh ones in a can like on aisle 7 at the store. >> yeah. keep looking, holly. >> reporter: want to try some? who wants to try some pie? if you don't want to, that's okay. you sell your pies here at the festival? >> we do sell our pies at the festival. >> reporter: excellent. let's take a bite. let's see what we think. you don't want one either? what about this? the girls like the pies and the boys are nonpie eaters. taste good? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> reporter: pretty good? >> yeah. >

pumpkin grower leonnrro urena won the contest ann set a californna state record for thh biigest pumpkinhng in at a whopping 17-hundred and our poundsnnt only was this festivall it's also the 2nd largest pumpkin weighed in the world this year. urena won 11-thousand dollars for his jack-o-lanteen. 3 that's all for fox45 news at 5:30."judge jdy" is next. next.and we'll be back tonight for fox45 news at ten -- and the late editton aa 1...

hi, julie. >> reporter: here the pumpkins at the pumpkin patch are high and dry.hey are pretty big this year. out at the pick your own patches in the area, it might not be the ca case. for decades families have come to ride the hay wagon and pick their own pumpkin straight off the vine. this year, the experience is different. >> i have lived here all my life. i have never seen that much rain. >> reporter: the storms in the area took a toll on the big pumpkins. they got soggy. >> rotton pumpkins. it's not a good afternoon. >> reporter: that doesn't seem to deter the regulars. coming here is an annual tradition for many. this year, fewer pumpkins to choose from in the field. >> we wanted to come pick pumpkins, whatever they are. we were disappointed but we got some. >> we are getting some. it's good. >> reporter: they normally sell only pumpkins grown on the farm. to be sure there are enough to go around, they shipped some in from out of state. >> i just bought some from tennessee just because i can't be the grinch who stole halloween. i have to have pumpkins for pe

it is pumpkin season charlie. back to you. >> i'm curious what you're going to learn throughout the morning. lynette charles is standing by, thank you. >>> this is an 1176 pumpkin going to be arriving today at 10:00. it will not be a record topper, but from our area, you might want to take the kids. >>> the health crisis has risen 18 people have been confirmed dead because of cantaloupe. the cdc has found 100 illness in 20 day. >>> blackout in a can are coming up with a fresh warning. they are changing drink labels showing that a can as much alcohol as four or five beers. this is after the federal trade commission accused them of being deceptive. >>> dogs are searching through the scrub bushes by elaine. the crews will be searching through the end of the week. they are going to focus on the southeast edge of the island. where she was reported missing by gary. >>> a mom has agreed to sell her newborn son. $15,000. police charged the woman and a friend. now, in foster care the baby. the mom was raising two children

big pumpkin. >> a lot of pumpkin pies there. >>> want to check in with sal.row pumpkins? >> yes. huge ones. i'm just kidding. i used to go down to half moon bay quite a bit. let's take a look at what we have. speaking of the coast so far highway 1 is doing well. we are also looking at highway 4 bay point. you can see traffic is going to be pretty busy here as you drive out towards the willy pass grate and get to concord and walnut creek. the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is lighter than usual because of the columbus day holiday. it is not nearly as backed up as it normally would be. the same on 80 coming in on 80 it looks very nice. there is a brief slow down on 580 westbound. that is about all. we are also looking at the peninsula. the traffic looks good as well as the bridge. 6:37. >>> thank you, sir. a little bit of drizzle, light rain. a lot of foggy conditions. i think the rain will pick up later. lot of cloud cover continues to work its way down. this is an overrunning. the moistening up the atmosphere. very warm air in the atmosphere squeezes out low c

scott anderson will teaches how to prepare a pumpkin. >> i picked a nice smooth pumpkin. i attach my pattern. i chose a simple pattern. the most important thing, i carved -- shaved really thin. then makes carding easier -- that makes carving easier. >> i grew up with a pattern. we're expecting cool conditions. we're stuck in the 60's. temperatures went up to warm up much more than they are right now. maybe a shower this morning. our next chance for some rain will be in the middle half of next week. i have my pumpkin. i heard tony used to have a moustache. we will give him a sombrero. we have senor antonio. >> she is so cute. back in the old days, we have to carve our own pumpkins. >> 63 degrees on tv hill. police believe there are more victims in the last imprisonment of some adults in philadelphia. >> a wish come true for one girl who wanted to have a dog. we'll tell you how this miniature poodle will be more than just a friend to this little girl. still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. should a person be able to get married in alabama before

do you put pumpkins out? a problem. >> i haven't had a problem with the squirrels but there is a dog there so maybe the dog helps to chase the squirrels way. >> every year, he put out several pumpkin appear the local teenagers -- >> we're in the talking about that. >> how do you keep them away. >> how did they keep you away when you were a teenager? >> here is what you do. squirrels and many, many animals don't like certain scents and you have to spray your company pins or around where you put the pumpkins with a couple of different scents that are used. there are spray repellents available in stores like home depot, garden centers, stuff like that. i don't remember seeing one for squirrels but i've seen them for deer and other things to keep animals away. apparently, they actually have squirrel repellent out there that you can spray on your pumpkin. >> yes, they do. i have aused that stuff before. and it works. >> very good. >> there are homemade remedies, people say. you can mix hot ander sauce or hot peppe

perfect smashing pumpkin video. >> i love the smashing pumpkins. melancholy.s epic. >> you don't know what you're talking about. that was 1984. >> '95. >> this cheese isn't that old. >> cheese. ♪ >> wait a second. i just said people are dying and eating your brains. >> this little kid is singing it. it's creepy when little kids are singing. >> or happy birthday. >> that your gum? >> it got stuck in your fur. >> ghostbusters. >> your dorkiness has risen to a whole new level. >> dogs barking at pumpkins. hang on. dogs barking at pumpkins. action. [ dog barking ] >> not everybody can be as scary on halloween as i am in this ghost costume. when it's your job to be scary and you're not what happens. >> mummy, thanks for coming. have a seat. your numbers are down. we've been rooting for you to turn things down. when was the last time somebody thought you were scary? [ mumbling ] >> when was the last time somebody thought you were actually scary? [ mumbling ] >> mummy decides he's got to show off his scary skills >> you're doing the same thing you were doing back in

kids do not see pumpkins. we barely see apples or bananas. >> hundreds of miles away, in ohio, it was a bumper crop of pumpkins, more than he knew what to do with. >> i remember how important was to of pumpkins in the fall for halloween. we had such a good harvest and we wanted to share that. >> so operation great pumpkin began. the call went out and hundreds of volunteers came out. the team loaded up. the truck pulled up, but it was stocked with more than 2000 pumpkins. >> you drove eight hours and you could have been doing other things. he chose new jersey because storms like hurricane irene destroyed much of the crop. he picked patterson because he heard the boys and girls club never had a pumpkin patch before. what are you going to do with that pumpkin? >> bake a pie. >> one child had an idea. >> i'm going to give it to somebody on my street. they don't have a pumpkin. i want to give it away. >> this is the excitement. >> that is what he says this pumpkin patch was all about, making as many kids as possibl

. >> a lot of folks love pumpkin pies this time of year. >> we have a beautiful pumpkin buy sitting infront of us. we'll indulge but it is good to have a healthy option. whole wheat muffins are a great choice. they are 180 a muffin. they use brown sugar and honey instead of refined sugar. a lot of recipes call for more sugar than what's needed so it is good to play around and see what works. >> pumpkins high in vitamin a, high in fiber, low in calories. they contain by a they carotene. pumpkin is one of the fruits and vegetables that we have now. at cancer treatment centers of america when i work with patients i encourage them to chose seasoned fruits and vegetables so you can get the most nutrients out of produce. >> this is my downfall. candy, sweets and treats. how can you avoid them this time of year? >> it is unrealistic to think you'll avoid them completely. it is good to have options available so you can chose the healthy things when they are there. trail mix is a great choice. it is filled with nuts with heart-healthy fats. when you are going to enjoy treats make sure you watch

. >> stolen kidney pumpkin. >> oh. >> there's sparky the electric chair pumpkin. >> the dude from big to just the triangles and really bad mouth? >> to tell us about extreme pumpkins the guy that created it tom. this contest goes back to 2004. how many submissions have you gotten this year compared to when you first started it? >> i get hundreds a year. >> what do you consider when choosing the winner? >> i look for ideas easy to do first and look for a creative idea. >> does it seem that in the last few years carving pumpkin has become quite the rage? >> the internet brings out the most detailed pumpkin carvings possible. it's more fun to have a creative idea that's easy to do. the vomiting pumpkin was the one that put my website on the map and that pumpkin you can do in like a minute. >> that pumpkin is viral. >> not only is that pumpkin viral but it has a virus. >> what are the basic tools for someone like me who never carves a pumpkin? >> just go to the store and get the pumpkin carving kit. the thing is going to rot on your porch in three days anyway, so don't put too much time i

. >>> pumpkin condition pie, pumpkin brownies. >> our director naomi has the best pumpkin brownies.son, she uses real pumpkin. during the offseason, canned pumpkin. that's another way you can do it. >> absolutely. here for the teeth, make sure we don't cut out the teeth but cut out the inside. so that's the tricky part and also just wanted to let you know we'll be having a pumpkin patch with boy's town starting at 10:00 this morning. it's quite interesting. it's something that the ritz-carlton has been doing for the past three years with a produce company who donated about 300 pumpkins. we also have apples. >> how can people get involved? >> show up at boyce town. i'm sure we can find the address somewhere on your website. it's pretty nice. >> is it free and open to the public? >> yes, everyone can come. you have, like i say, apple, apple criider. we are running out of time. we've got a few more cuts to make. just getting the teeth carved out. this doesn't take that much time to do this process. >> not at all. >> is that it. >> we're running out of time. chef, i have to cut you off

>> that had to be a huge pumpkin. >> the guy is like pumping the pumpkin in the face and the face isetting all smashed up. how did he do that? >> this weekend, ray did something completely over the top. even better than the pictures you see there. >> what? >> he carved the world's largest pumpkin at the new york b botanical garden. >> he carved like a guy crawling out of this giant pumpkin. >> he carved like a zombie crawling out of the pitch kin with due all over it. >> he's using the pumpkin's insides all over it. >> he used every piece of the pumpkin. >> the pumpkin was over 60,000 pounds and it took him all weekend to carve this. >> that's a lot of pumpkin pie. >>> this pumpkin video really gets me pumped for halloween. >> if this doesn't get you guys so pumped for halloween, i do not know what will. >> i'm pumped for pumpkins. >>> so it's time for homecoming throughout the country. of course there's a parade, the football game and the dance, which is the highlight. let's go back to the dresses because it's my favorite part. >> for some reason in the last few years, they've becom

and an area that has produced a couple record-setting pumpkins before. >> that pumpkin was grown in pittsburgh a world record it this year, but would have been in '09. >> this great pumpkin started from a little seed planted back in may. most of the growing is done in about 35 days and at its peak, it grew at a race of 50 pounds per day. and there is a secret to its super size. >> the number one ingredient is cow maneuver, lots of it. >> i thought it was fake on first and i said wow that thing is real. >> reporter: his great pumpkin will be on display in virginia for the rest of the month. it will then be a special guess at the halloween parade in leesburg. >> we paid a lot of money for that pumpkin. >> they plan to empty out of the inside. most of the seeds will be going back to northern pennsylvania. replanted with the hopes of growing an even bigger pumpkin. >> 50 pounds a day. >> wow. that sounds crazy. >> yes, on steroids. the pumpkin on steroid. >> it is not cute either. >> no, not really. >>> all right coming up, speaking of not cute, the stink bugs now that it is getting colder outside

the world famous art and pumpkin festival kicks off today.b redell is there live with the latest on the great pumpkin weigh-off. what's happening? it's on you, bob. >> reporter: hey, we just found out the winner here. jon, excuse the technical glitches here. i'm trying new technology. this pumpkin weighed in at 1,704 pounds, breaking the state record. set a new record. it's still roughly about 100 pounds shy of the world record, but this was a tremendous coup for half moon bay because they broke the 1,700 mark and set a new state record. the man who set that record is here, a grower out of napa, leonardo urana. i don't mean to interrupt your celebration here. first off, congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: i've seen you over the years, always placed second, third, top ten. were you expect iing this, this time around? >> no, i wasn't expecting this. i think perseverance. >> reporter: perseverance? >> perseverance. i kept trying and trying. >> reporter: i want to ask you a couple of questions about your pumpkin. what did you think was di

he let the pumpkin determine it future. >> i tend to use the uglier pumpkin. even replicated jay leno's face on the night show. >> i've had little kids grown up watching farmer mike year after year carve. it has been fun. everybody has a pumpkin story. next week we will be carving a 1500-pounder. >> that guy has a lot of skills. >> yes, he does. thank you. >> next we have sports. we are talking football and much more. >> reporter: we will have an exclusive intershrew interview with the voice of spartan football. you may be surprised to hear how old he is. >>> speaking of young a spartan wide receiver who is only a sophomore. >>> and aa rough sport. we will get into the action, but first students sound off on their favorite scary movies. >>> my favorite is sixth sense. i remember crying when i was watching it. >> my favorite scary movie is -- scared to death. i had to watch a funny movie after. >> 28 days later, the postsetting has been appealing to me. >> my favorite is the blair witch project. >> my favorite is -- because it is really creepy. summer because i

a soggy september means pumpkins are in short supply.why you can't be too picky if you head to the pumpkin patch this weekend. at some pick your own pumpkin patches, there are slimmer pickings. all the moisture takes a toll, especially on the bigger pumpkins. >> the big ones we eventually mowed the field. people were walking through fields with rotton pumpkins. i's not a very good afternoon. >> reporter: the families who make the ride after the field and the hay truck an annual tradition are not deterred. you have to run around and pick the one you want. >> go get a hayride. >> it's hard deciding which pumpkin. it would be easier to decide if they were your pumpkins. this year, because the rain damaged so many big ones, he had to import some from halloween. >> i have to have pumpkins for people. >> this boy and his sister managed to collect a wagonful. >> everything was like last year except the pumpkins are smaller. >> reporter: if the urge to pick is still strong. they have apples. as for the families looking for a quick pick pumpkin,

. >>> it is pumpkin season and here in half moon bay some pumpkin farmers are hoping to win thousands of dollars in prizes. we have one of the pumpkins to show you coming up. >>> southbound 101 coming up to 5820 good traffic here. what is the traffic going to be like later? we'll find out. [ male announcer ] sizzler's steak fest! a tri-tip sirloin, and endless salad bar, all for just $10.99. sizzler. thinking fresh every day. >>> dave and pam are off today but we have steven from the weather. the time is 5:30. what do you have? >> we are almost there. we do have mostly cloudy skies. very foggy conditions golden gate on the coast, as well. i'm going to say rain in the north bay. that looks like a given. 60s there. southward in the 70s and maybe mid 70s. very tropical like. >>> good morning. westbound 80 traffic looks pretty good and it is getting crowded on the way to the mcarthur maze. also the morning commute looks pretty good at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems getting on to the upper deck of the bay bridge. now let's go back to the desk. >>> we are just learningt that netflix

let's talk about the pumpkins.there has been a rumor this year that pumpkins are in shortage or yet is it the weather or is it not true? >> well, there is a lot of concern because of the moisture we can't in august and september. there was some cause for concern, but we have hundreds of people coming out of our pumpkin patch. they are all coming out with very healthy pumpkins, and they are all complementing crap. hopefully, things are okay for maryland. >> and pumpkin prices are pretty much the same? >> they are pretty much the same as last you. perhaps a little bit more but it might just be inflation. >> very good. if you want to come out to rogers farm, they are located 1818 greens ring valley road. tomorrow they are open from 12:00 to 5:00 you back to you guys. >> thank you very much. reporting live from the corn maze. we need her. >> still ahead. who says posta isn't breakfast food? >> we have one of the best posta chefs around to make us a tasty ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> pasta, pasta exclamation mark that's what's f

. >> pumpkins can be a hand full or you might need a forklift. >> we have pumpkins, gourds, and squash >> good morning and welcome to "your sunday gardener." i am john collins. we're protecting ourselves from this rain. we want to talk about pumpkins. there are a lot of different things out there. these are all gourds? >> squash. pumpkins and squash have meat in them. >> these things you carve, are they generally edible? >> they are, but your pie is usually made out of something like this, this neck pumpkin. >> it's solid. these do not really produce a lot of material. >> i love these. i started before and take it through thanksgiving. this is a peanut pumpkin. >> it looks like peanut skin. >> that's the way it grows and a lot of these are heirloom. this one is knuckle head. they're warts or something on there. then there is the cinderella pumpkins. you can see them heading off in one of these. >> pumpkin carriages. and you have miniatures, too. >> the festive gourds. i like the turkish turban. i have a chainsaw bear and he wears one this time of year. >> then there is the traditional.

a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin, a dq. >> now he can carve it into something. >> a lot of pumpkin pie. >>> let's check in with jeff ranier, rain in our forecast. >> yes, a few showers out there now. take a look out towards our golden gate bridge. 66, winds southwest at 14. and also those clouds that start off your columbus day. it was a cool start for us throughout this week. as our radar scans we're not finding much in the way of consistent activity. as it loops around, what you'll find is most of it has been happening here across san francisco. just down the peninsula, into redwood city, also san bruno as well, oakland, .1 inches to .25 inches of rainfall. not a large system but it is dropping rainfall across the rainfall to get those roadways wet tonight. right now, current numbers in the 60s. 65 in livermore. 68 in concord. 66 in hayward. 63 in san francisco with 66 in novato. throughout tonight we're going to find these showers lingering in the forecast. throughout tomorrow, some gradual sun. but it's not really going to get warm to hot here until we head later on in the fore

nothing says work out to me like a pumpkin. i am joined by a couple of work out afficianados.ibby reuben from washington. >> sports club. >> she has a course dedicated to ghoulish work outs. >> all with a pumpkin and halloween music and a hat and we do the entire work out with pumpkins. >> tell us about it. >> we do our warm up then multi level work outs using our lower and upper body together and pretend this is a medicine ball. >> all right now i want to know quickly why do i need the work out this time of year summer season is over. >> well, yes but so is halloween and candy. >> how many calories are in the average candy bar. >> a couple hundred a small handful of candy corn is over 100 calories. >> you go out trick-or-treating with the kids, eat a couple bars. >> next thing. >> pull out the pumpkin do three sets of ten pumpkin patch push ups and three minutes, mountain climbers. >> we will do a couple of techniques you can do this in her class, or do this at home i guess with pumpkins you recently carved up. >> 10, 12 depending i have a feeling this is like 12.5. >> like 2

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you can put something noisy near the pumpkin that will annoy the squirrels or try peppering your pumpkin. rub red pepper inside the flesh. the squirrels will leave it alone. how about that? if you have a question you want us to consider for ask liz, send it to askliznbcwashington.com. your pump kins will now last longer. >> tricks i haven't tried. it's tough to outwhit the squirrels. jim? >>> coming up, getting ready for what could be the earliest measurable snowfall in 32 years. pat collins hit the streets for us to see if folks are ready. >>> a wrong turn lands this deer in a lot of trouble today. continuing coverage of the heart warming news out of virginia this afternoon. 8-year-old robert wood found 8[ male announcer ] want tod achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc ba

pumpkin killing, ten methods that work. >> chopping your pumpkin. whacking it in half with a board. blowing it up. >> pumpkin pie, buckshot in it. >> so hope you learned something from that. >>> this guy, girl, slams a beer in one second. don't believe us? we'll show you how she, he, he did it. >>> it's a symphony of explosion. >> what isn't cool about blowing stuff up? >> the creative and daring way that this ghoul is state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. ♪ ♪ >>> oh, i love it. >> that's it. >> all you need is bubbles. >> bubbles. they found such an easy obviously inexpensive way to keep

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that is some great pumpkin. the kids say it isn't about the tricks. it is all about the candy. and right now thousands of them are fanning out all over town trying to bring in quite a haul. >> chevy chase along connecticut avenue and halloween is in full swing tonight. take a look at these trick-or- treaters. we have a princess, firemen and even sports figures here. now we have quite a few people dressed up, big and small. also some home-made costumes, one of my favorites is a starbucks latte. this family got into the halloween spirit, dressing up as characters from madagascar. and they will think of an idea and take a whole year to make their ensemble. >> we bought the material and sewed the clothes and we even dressed our dog as one of the penguins. >> reporter: i'm anny hong in chevy chase, 9 news now. >> we've come a long way from the costumes you got with the mask. >>> well georgetown has been the place for the bigger kids around here and the party means some of the streets around there are going to be shut down. between 27th and 34th streets are shut down and n., o. and p

design, a larger pumpkin.e that goes into each one. and each pumpkin is a work of art that leaves the studio. >> how cool. >>> you know, the president and the first lady welcome children to the white house for halloween. take a look -- eager little trick-or-treaters ignored the cold weather and marched right in to pick up some candy. yes, there were sweets, and they included signature boxes of white house m & ms. how cool is that? and they were there. remember the first lady is pushing that healthy eating campaign. let's move. the president had joked with jay leno that in order to avoid any halloween mischief she may want to hand out more than just raisins. boy, does it look cool in there. >>> we understand the president and first lady a bit better based on what's inside the white house trick-or-treat bags. according to gawker.com, you can. the candy you give says something about the kind of person you are. so if you give out sweettarts or anything that isn't chocolate, you're said to be into halloween and you

pumpkin? got it. underwater pumpkin-carving time, next. state farm. this is jessica.mann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >> we all like spicy food, right? did you guys ever hear of scoville units? scoville units actually measure of hotness of a pepper or anything that is derived from a pepper. a cayenne pepper can have up to 50,000 scoville units. but a ghost pepper can have more than one million scoville units. this guy tried to eat one. >> you know what? i don't need milk, i don't need anything. i'm going to [ bleep ] eat one of these things. and enjoy it. >> this is kevin straley. he goes by the l.a. beast on youtube. he

you can get a distinctive pumpkin and not make flavors this complement's that creaminess of this pumpkinly $11 a bottle by the way ... here is one from napa valley of sauvignon blanc ... this will complement the pumpkin soup the suit accuses many of the same ingredients as we have used in this to dip we just add some spice drum into the soup today glaze the sauteed onion ... the sauvignon blanc has a nice contrasting citrus note very refreshing. the last pairing is from new zealand it's a riesling ... this is a really nice r.i.p. floralipe floral note.. kind of in the german tradition this is a good pairing with that spicy corn bread ... live at the kenmore studio is the event if it is a free trick or treat the event the doors open at 6:00 at 678 north wells street there are wonderful pumpkin dishes the expert chats and terrific wine pairings all of these recipes and suggested wine pairings will be found on the web site wgntv.com/midday my mom makes a green bean crunchy. it's like totally crunch-erific! what they mean is, it's french's french fried onions in my green bean casserole. fren

if you want to check out that pumpkin, it will be on display with other heavy pumpkins that were runnersup in the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. >>mark: we are back in 2 minutes as the kron 4 morning news continues. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets!