What's The Deal With Pumpkin Warts? - Chowhound

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amelia Martin/Shutterstock It's probably common knowledge that sugar gives you zits. As it turns out, sugar gives pumpkins zits, too, though usually pumpkin collectors typically call the knotty spots warts instead of the Z-word. And truthfully, this is simplifying things a bit. Some of the knots you find on your Halloween squash also arise from bacteria…