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What's the best way to keep a carved pumpkin fresh?

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By *ureTemptation OP   Woman
over a year ago

Off the grid

Planning for Halloween - what's the best way to stop them going stinky and nasty?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Planning for Halloween - what's the best way to stop them going stinky and nasty?"

Kept ours in the shed where it's much cooler

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't carve until the last possible minute.....store outside before carving.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm of the generation who carved turnip lanterns, although I readily acknowledge that in many cases it was not an actual turnip.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Soak the carved pumpkin in a diluted bleach solution for 8 hours. You can spray with very diluted bleach every day after that. Seems to work pretty well.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"I'm of the generation who carved turnip lanterns, although I readily acknowledge that in many cases it was not an actual turnip..... "

We have Irish friends who make a lantern with a Swede each year.

(Sorry if this really-ignites that whole turnip/swede/rutabaga thread )

OP: we just keep ours outside, but cover it if there's a frost forecast, just to be safe.

Mr ddc

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By *ureTemptation OP   Woman
over a year ago

Off the grid

I'm tempted to try the bleach thing. Just knowing my luck it will go horribly wrong!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Put it in the freezer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm tempted to try the bleach thing. Just knowing my luck it will go horribly wrong! "

You don't need to use a lot of bleach. I think i only used a table spoon in a sink of water.

Maybe do two pumpkins and only bleach one in case it doesn't work for you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always used to do it just a night of two before then put them out that night. The issue was never them going off but people stealing them

Beard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm of the generation who carved turnip lanterns, although I readily acknowledge that in many cases it was not an actual turnip.....

We have Irish friends who make a lantern with a Swede each year.

(Sorry if this really-ignites that whole turnip/swede/rutabaga thread )

OP: we just keep ours outside, but cover it if there's a frost forecast, just to be safe.

Mr ddc "

We made swede lanterns as kids. Stinky but fun.

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By *eedsandyMan
over a year ago

Leeds

So did we. No one has them anymore. Everyone has pumpkins now, thanks to Americanisation!

Turnips where so much harder to hollow out too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Erm, a confession.

Mr here, the miserable bastard.

I hate all this Halloween crap and, I admit I wait until the day after so not to upset the snot gobblers, take malicious pleasure in booting the pumpkins on the doorsteps and if on the edge of the road utter delight in running them over whilst doing my deliveries.

No one usually knows who dunnit but I get a finger wagging from C if she comes across pumpkin roadkill.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We love pumpkin carving. I take the kids to Malpas pumpkin farm every year. We buy some to carve and some to make soup with.

The bleach thing for the carved ones works well

Red xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Erm, a confession.

Mr here, the miserable bastard.

I hate all this Halloween crap and, I admit I wait until the day after so not to upset the snot gobblers, take malicious pleasure in booting the pumpkins on the doorsteps and if on the edge of the road utter delight in running them over whilst doing my deliveries.

No one usually knows who dunnit but I get a finger wagging from C if she comes across pumpkin roadkill.

"

Touch my pumpkin, watch what happens

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Erm, a confession.

Mr here, the miserable bastard.

I hate all this Halloween crap and, I admit I wait until the day after so not to upset the snot gobblers, take malicious pleasure in booting the pumpkins on the doorsteps and if on the edge of the road utter delight in running them over whilst doing my deliveries.

No one usually knows who dunnit but I get a finger wagging from C if she comes across pumpkin roadkill.

Touch my pumpkin, watch what happens "

Heh, a challenge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just do it at the last possible minute and leave it somewhere cold, I imagine sprinkling the carved surface with salt and lemon juice might stop or slow any decay.

Better yet do what I did, buy a pumpkin, realise it is too soon, scoop it all out, pulp and flesh for a soup, seeds to toast for a nice snack or for baking :P

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury


"Don't carve until the last possible minute.....store outside before carving."

Correct, and then once carved smear the carved parts with vaseline.

(handy tip there)

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury


"Just do it at the last possible minute and leave it somewhere cold, I imagine sprinkling the carved surface with salt and lemon juice might stop or slow any decay.

Better yet do what I did, buy a pumpkin, realise it is too soon, scoop it all out, pulp and flesh for a soup, seeds to toast for a nice snack or for baking :P"

No, it's still disgusting. Discard the leftovers

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By *ureTemptation OP   Woman
over a year ago

Off the grid

So we've gone from killer clowns to pumpkin murderers?

We need to form a vigilante group to protect our precious pumpkins.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I must agree with someone else, carve it at the last minute and keep it cool.

As a dreaded health and safety guy I would discourage the use of bleach.

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

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On YouTube somebody recommends spreading all the cut surfaces with Vaseline to lock in the moisture, and protect it.

(other brands of petroleum jelly are also available)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I must agree with someone else, carve it at the last minute and keep it cool.

As a dreaded health and safety guy I would discourage the use of bleach.

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Why's that? Interested as I'm intending to do it again this year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So we've gone from killer clowns to pumpkin murderers?

We need to form a vigilante group to protect our precious pumpkins."

Infamy, infamy.

They've all got it infamy!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"On YouTube somebody recommends spreading all the cut surfaces with Vaseline to lock in the moisture, and protect it.

(other brands of petroleum jelly are also available)"

Don't do this! It's flammable

I've tried a few different things and they didn't last longer than just leaving it be, also they look more gruesome as they start rotting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Formaldehyde?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is there a reason why people want to keep them longer? Surely by 1st of November it's all a moot point

Beard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just carve one and use the insides to look like it's vomiting. Then if it goes a bit manky it'll look in keeping with the theme.

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By *ureTemptation OP   Woman
over a year ago

Off the grid


"Is there a reason why people want to keep them longer? Surely by 1st of November it's all a moot point

Beard"

Because you have to buy them early or they are sold out. And I have impatient kids who want it carved NOW.

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France


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We have Irish friends who make a lantern with a Swede each year.

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I prefer Norwegians.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

I just Googled "bleach on carved pumpkin" and got a hit for a science project which tested the various methods.

The official answer is "do nothing and keep it cool"

Mr ddc

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"

Mr ddc

We made swede lanterns as kids.

Stinky but fun."

Which is, ironically, Mrs ddc's nickname for me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love Samhain. (Sow Inn)

Growing up in Ireland we didn't do pumpkins.

It was a turnip as we call them but some very menacing faces I tell you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooh and huge bonfires you couldn't have now.

What a collection of tyres and wood that went on in the weeks leading up to the event.

Great memories.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got some clear coat. I'll give one a blast. Knowing my luck it'll go up like Hiroshima.

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