How do you keep a pumpkin from rotting so quickly after it's been carved?

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• but your supposed to put a candle in it at night to be a jack-o-lantern..... you couldnt do that if it was in water now could yu... maybe lemon juice

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  by amandahugnkiss on October 9th, 2008

• Thanks for the downrate. If you were planning on carving the lantern and putting a candle in it and using it straight away for one night only then you wouldn't be concerned about it rotting - HOWEVER if you want to keep it fresh for a few days then keeping it in water does this. You can put a candle in it all evening and then when you go to bed - submerge it in water and it is fresh for the next day

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  by Debris - the new slimline version. on October 10th, 2008

• Sounds like a plan to me - now I need to find that big bucket..

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  by dead leaves raked in a pile on October 16th, 2008

• Why would lemon juice be any different?!

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  by Jacob L. on October 18th, 2010

• Lemon juice wouldn't be much different, if at all.
  
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  by Siyanor on October 18th, 2010