In a message dated 10/20/2000 5:20:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< There must be a way to lengthen the life of (hollowed out) Halloween
pumpkins. I've tried spraying olive oil on the interior (to slow the drying
out and shrinking) but that didn't work. >>
Einstein,
Don't carve it so goddam early. And don't let the wife leave it sitting on
top of your antique sewing machine cabinet for 6 weeks afterwards, or it'll
destroy the original finish.
Trust me on this.
Ralph