Pumpkin gets a ‘makeover’….

Take a look at the new-age pumpkins.

Eerie-looking white pumpkins naturally white, not painted are finding their way into more and more homes this Halloween season. The albinos are called Ghost pumpkins, Snowballs, Luminas or Caspers presumably a reference to the friendly ghost.

White pumpkins are a little bit more expensive than their orange cousins. But parents and party planners say they are scarier looking and are perfect party prop for Halloween parties. Those who carve the pumpkins will find they still have orange flesh beneath the white rind, adding to their ghostly appealwhen a candle is put inside. They seem like they will almost glow in the dark.

White pumpkins simply another variety of the autumn favorite have been around for a while, but what was once a curiosity at farmers markets is now making the scene at larger groceries and pumpkin patches. Gensler Gardens, a family farm near Rockford, decided to grow 6,000 white pumpkins this year because the 1,000 last year proved such a hit. But more than a week before Halloween, all 6,000 had been sold, and the Genslers will probably grow 20,000 next year, Scott Gensler said.

For the ones throwing Halloween bash, these white pumpkins will definitely add a bit more horror magic to their festivities this year.