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chow
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
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Location: Cornfield County, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:10 am Post subject: a clean way to carve your pumpkin! |
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I just found this on the vine....
warning it is very addictive.
http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf |
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Haplo
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Ha! That's awesome :) |
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m2c
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Bottom line is to buy a key hole saw. Much easier than knives and old bones and muscles. |
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chow
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
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Location: Cornfield County, Indiana
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: |
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Fine.....Come over here and carve my pumpkins for me by saturday afternoon! I've got some Power Rangers and Disney Princesses coming for treats!
I bought some plastic pumpkins with lights.
They don't rot, freeze and get the candles blown out if it's windy or raining. |
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Jenie0109
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Location: chicago IL
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| thats really good! haha :P |
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jimb12345
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| this is so awesome. |
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byrosemuji222
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:42 am Post subject: |
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I was doing some internet searches on carving pumpkins and I came across this cute idea from Better Homes and Garden on stenciling. So if you’re interested in doing this, you can stencil your pumpkin for Halloween and then cook it a few days later, waste not want not!
Choose a design to carve before you go shopping for pumpkins. Think about which shape would best suit your design – tall and narrow? Fat and round? If you’re going to use stencils, look for a pumpkin with a shape similar to the pattern you’re going to carve.
Check for a smooth, uniformly colored skin. The flesh should be firm, not elastic in any way. Inspect the entire pumpkin. Stay away from pumpkins with bruises, cuts, scratches or any signs of mold. If you’ll be using stencils, steer clear of dents as well.
Keep an eye out for smaller, “sugar” pumpkins for eating. Not all pumpkins will taste good in a pie. Sugar pumpkins are 200-250 millimeters (8-10″) in diameter and will have smoother, less stringy flesh than a decorative pumpkin.
Knock on the shell. Ripe pumpkins will make a “hollow” sound. If the pumpkin is on the vine, the vine should be dry and the stem should be hard and brown. The ripeness of the pumpkin might not matter as much if you’re only interested in carving (in which case an unripened pumpkin might last longer).
Set the pumpkin up to make sure it sits level. You don’t want to choose a pumpkin for carving only to find that it won’t sit up straight for you. If the pumpkin grew on its side and has a flat spot there, you might be able to incorporate it into your design or turn that side against a wall so it isn’t seen.
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