Pumpkin Cake and a Pumpkin Poem

1 c. flour
1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter

Mix together till crumbly and press into bottom of 13 X 9 1/2 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

2 c. pumpkin
1 c. canned milk
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. ginger
1/4 t. cloves

Mix together and pour over crust and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.


1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 T. butter

Mix together and sprinkle on filling. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more at 350 degrees.

This was a recipe of Grandma Lee's.


Below is a silly poem. It was in a schoolbook of Jeff's. Enjoy.


The Biggest Pumpkin That Ever Lived

by Crystal Bowman


I went down to the pumpkin patch to see what I could find,
and there I saw some pumpkins, growing on their vines.
But then I saw a pumpkin that was different from the rest.
So big and round and shiny, I knew it was the best.
I paid a dollar-fifty and took my pumpkin home.
But then in just a little while, it seemed like it had grown.
I took it off the table and then it grew some more!
Before the day was over it was bigger than the door!
But I can tell you something neat as weeks and months went by--
We always had a great supply of homemade pumpkin pie!