What’s the best way to preserve a Jack O’Lantern?

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What’s the best way to preserve a Jack O’Lantern?

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Here are a bunch of experiments and results on jack o’ lanterns to see what chemical(s) preserve them the best… [via] – Link.

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4 thoughts on “What’s the best way to preserve a Jack O’Lantern?

  1. Fredex says:

    Freeze drying might work. Simplest test would be to put an unwrapped pumpkin in the freezer for a few weeks.

  2. feefifoto says:

    I have freeze dried jack o’lanterns. Just put the pumpkin in a frost-free freezer for nine months (no kidding). For a more detailed description, check out my blog posting on this subject: http://feefifoto.typepad.com/feefifoto/2007/10/halloween.html

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