If you have cut the bottom off, then all you need to do is place a candle on a plate, and set your lantern over it. One last step before you are done. Pumpkin flowers are edible. See Recipe Below. Pumpkins are used to make soups, pies and breads.
Pumpkins are members of the vine crops family called cucurbits.
Pumpkins originated in Central America. In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling. Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites. Pumpkins range in size from less than a pound to over 1,000 pounds. The Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin.