Is there a way to make my pumpkins last longer? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by LilyRose1919@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I carve the pumpkin, and it looks good for about two days before withering.

Lightly bake it after carving maybe? (what temperature and how many minutes?)

Is there a way I can soak it in some preservative like formaldehyde without starting the Great Fire of London?

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[-] Zoift@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Easiest things is to wash/disinfect the surface before you carve, like give the pumpkin a nice bleachwater bath. Use clean tools & seal the cut edges with petrolium jelly or WD-40.

Long-term you probably could dry it as a gourd to preserve it, but it'll shrivel up a lot and look like shit.

Formaldehyde/pickling would also probably work, but i imagine it'd get all mushy.

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