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lps and tricks to slicing and dicing your way to pumpkin perfection without losing a finger
Melissa Pantano
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hen I was a kid, my mom would come
home with a pumpkin from the grocery
store when the first signs of fall arrived,
jdy sister and 1 would spend about a week wor-
hiping the orange orb, constantly begging to
now when we would be allowed to gut and
farve the taunting fruit.
Even today, I get a kind of warm, fuzzy feel-
ig whenever I pass a fall farmers' market on the
fide of the road. Something from my youth
caches out and demands that I have a jack-o’-
lantern perched on my front porch. Granted, I
ave almost lost two fingers in the last year and
ny pumpkins attract every fruit fly in College
Station, but Halloween is not the same without a
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of you. The next step is to plan your decorating.
The best tool for drawing on pumpkins is a cray
on because pencils dent and pens do not wipe off.
You want to draw a circle around the stem big
enough to fit your hand and most of your fore
arm through. Then you can proceed to design
your organic work of art. Faces are always fun to
reflect the ambiance of your home, but there are
patterns you can use to impress friends and fam
ily. Patterns can be downloaded for free at
www.pumpkinmasters.com or bought at your lo
cal grocery store.
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rick-or-treaters.
Carving a pumpkin yourself is a lot different
rom watching Dad wrestle with the kitchen knife
portation spending i S y 0 u wait impatiently to play with the goo. But
i pre-election higtii ear not, unsure carvers, these simple tips will en-
and a\ iation projecfi ;ure a somewhat safe and sane carving ritual.
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Pumpkins have been sitting in dirt for months.
Before you bring the pumpkin in to be carved, be
sure to wash your hands and wipe the pumpkin with
a damp cloth. This gets all the clumpy dirt off the
skin and insures that a fanatical roommate or moth
er does not have a fit about “stuff’ on the carpet.
Pick your poison
, . Themostimportantthingaboutcarvingany-
;< e ,u thing w >th a big knife is safety. When choosing
the correct knife for your endeavor, the most im
portant thing is to pick a knife with a sharp tip
and serrated blade. Most stores sell pumpkin
carving kits that include great little knives to get
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the job done painlessly and easily. But like most
students, l opt to save the five bucks and put my
self in the imminent danger of losing a digit.
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So, you have the orange sphere sitting in front
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Once your masterpiece is drawn out, it is time
to cut the top off your pumpkin. Once the top is
cut off, it is time to scrape out the goo. My scrap
ing utensil of choice is a big tablespoon out of
the kitchen. After the wonderful goo is out of the
pumpkin, make sure you scrape the bottom with
the spoon or some other hard-edged utensil. This
thwarts fruit flies and keeps the pumpkin from
rotting before its time.
Slice anc/ dice
Now that your pumpkin is gutted and you
have washed your hands to get all of the clingy
innards off your limbs, it is time to call upon your
artistic instincts. The most important thing about
carving the actual design is to not put your free
hand inside the pumpkin while carving. Keep
your grip on the edge of the top and hold on tight.*
This prevents you from slicing your hand open,
and also allows for an overall better grip.
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After your design is carved, you can slap the
top back on the pumpkin and put it outside for
the world to see. A small tea candle can be in
serted in the pumpkin to light up your project,
but be sure it is securely placed in the middle so
nothing lights on fire. If fire is of severe concern,
you may choose to use a glowstick, which can
be found at any local grocery store.
(Left) Kristin Kuhlman, a sophomore psy
chology major carves a pumpkin.
BRADLEY ATCHISON/The Battalion
■#. Wash tfce t>up*t>kin seeds* This is easiesf to do rfah+ after the carstin#*
Just pick the seeds out of the soo and run hot water over thei*.
2. Let the seeds dry overnight*
3. Coat the seeds ir> vegetable oi(, *alt lightly and bake at 350 decrees
untU they are brown and crispy* This usually only takes a few winotei*
so Make sure that you watch them closely so that they do not burn* Nothing
smells worse than burned pumpkin seeds*
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