History of the Jack O'Lantern

This bit of Halloween lore is from the Pumpkin Nook, an online souce of information for all your pumpkin needs.  If you pop into their site now, they have a ginormous pumpkin on display.

The Irish brought the tradition of the Jack O'Lantern to America. But, the original Jack O'Lantern was not a pumpkin.The Jack O'Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish History. As the story goes, Stingy Jack was a miserable, old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone: family, friends, his...