If, like me, you like to carve you pumpkin well in advance to get the most pleasure from it, then there are a couple of ways you can keep it looking fresh. The secret is to slow down the dehydration process which will make you pumpkin shrivel; so as soon as you have finished carving out the flesh, smear the inside of the pumpkin with Vaseline to seal in the moisture.
Alternatively submersing the Jack-O-Lantern in water for a few hours will also help to rehydrate it and keep the wrinkles at bay. Wish a bath had the same effect on me!
Lynne Allbutt – From the Archives.
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