Spooky Pumpkins... not edible

[Annpan]

When visiting Sainsbury's today I notice that they had both "edible pumpkins" and "carving pumpkins" so I got thinking, are the "carving pumpkins" somehow inedible???
No, surely not, they are maybe just grown for size rather than flavour. Then it hit me that maybe they spray the crop with something, giving you supersize pumpkins but rendering then fruit unfit for human consumption. So I asked a member of staff, who asked a more senior member of staff, who asked the duty manager... and no the "carving pumpkins" are not edible!!!!!
I have no idea why, it seems very odd, especially when they sell them in the fruit and veg isle... I am a bit busy to contact Mr J Sainsbury myself, but if anyone on here fancies following this up, please do.

[the.fee.fairy]

oooh, i don't know!

I've eaten carving pumpkins before! They've not done me any harm...that i know of...

[Silver Ether]

I have eaten them too with no problems. I also had noticed the signs but I had read that the big ones were just not so good for eating as smaller ones as they are wetter.

I also think that if the big ones are not suitable a big sign should be up telling folks why ...

[Millymollymandy]

That's really strange. Out of interest were the carving ones cheaper than the edible ones?

[Silver Ether]

They were in T***o and the Co-op

[the.fee.fairy]

I made pumpkin pie with my 'inedible' one. Very nice it was too!!

[Silver Ether]

ooooh .......... have you come out in orange spots yet ???

[Annpan]

The carving pumpkins were 99p each and the small ones were much more expensive. though I don't know the price.

There was no sign telling you not to eat them, I asked, just out of curiosity.

I have also eaten the carving ones, especially after halloween when they are even cheaper.

I thought that they might be sprayed with all sorts of chemicals, rendering them unfit for human consumption.

[Super.Niki]

surely if they were unfit for human consumption, they wouldn't be allowed to sell them in a food aisle? Have no I dea, but I think Elf (Health and Safety...) might have something to say surely?

Done Fee no harm eating 'inedible' pumpkins... she's has grown an extra arm though... just kidding!

[Cassiepod]

I've eaten my carving ones... I didn't notice a sign suggesting they were inedible - flavourless as most are but so far noone has fallen down with the lurgy. PlusI washed them befroe rasting to cleanthemud off.... maybe it was their muddiness that made them 'indeible'?!