“I don't really like pumpkin, but I love roasted pumpkin seeds with garlic or curry.”

— Stephanie Smith, retail supervisor, Lawrence

“My wife takes ground beef, water chestnuts, brown rice and cream of mushroom soup and bakes it inside a small pumpkin like a casserole. Then we just slice it up and eat it all together.”

— Tom Racine, insurance investigator, Golden, Colo.

“Pumpkin pie cheesecake, but I love any kind of flavored cheesecake.”

— May Davis, Kansas University junior, Lawrence

“I just like pumpkin pie. I think it's good any time of year.”

— Levi Larson, KU graduate student, Lawrence