Can anyone tell me if it would have been common to see Pumpkin patches/crops in the Netherlands or Belgium during WW2?

Strange question..but I'm having a hard time finding the info on the net.

Bart

Hi Bart

You would be on the sure side to not do that.
I think ( someone from there can correct me) that this was probably the case in southern Europe.

Here , in the Benelux, at least in Luxembourg, the first small pumpkin fields appeared recently as some farmers try to make some extra money with the US-imported Halloween thing.

Hope that helps

Claude

Cinderella is a European story and her coach was made from a pumpkin. As Charles Perrault, who wrote the modern version, was from Paris, it's possible that the pumpkin was well known in northern Europe at the time (late 17th century). On the other hand, he may have had a different squash in mind, with translators doing the rest. As Claude says, whole fields of the disgusting things are a little unlikely before the wholesale introduction of US culture to Europe post-war. Perhaps a small patch outside the back door?