Fwd: RE: decomposing
Ditto on vaseline. I tried that last year - very messy and not as effective
as hairspray.
Steve Clarke tipped me off to the cold water idea, especially for freshening
up for a specific occasion. That's another one I plan to try. Sounds very
promising.
Beth
>Take petrolleum jelly and spread it on all the cuts that you make on the
>pumpkin even on the lid. This will keep it from drying out, I take my
>carved pumpkins and put them in the bathtub and let them soak for a couple
>of hours or so. They absorb water like a sponge and will crack from taking
>up to much. If your pumpkin is to big for this fill the inside up with
>cold water and it will soak that up just as well. I do this every year and
>my pumpkins last for up to three weeks looking fresh. And its cheap.
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