For something decorative, try knucklehead pumpkins, which have a bumpy texture but are also edible with a sweet taste.

Knucklehead: Spooky, bumpy, warty, red skin. Very decorative. Red Warty Thing: Has unique, bright orange-red warty skin. Jack-o'-lantern: Typical decorative Halloween pumpkin for carving.

READ: 10 Apple Dessert Recipes (That Aren't Pie) This year, instead of trying to talk sense into this knucklehead nephew/aunt/cousin, try mixing things up with a pumpkin recipe that isn't pie.

The result is a slightly sweet, gently spiced brew that blends fresh pumpkin flavours with soft velvet vanilla. Knucklehead Pumpkin Ale, 5-per-cent ABV: Cannery Brewing, Penticton, B.C. A ...