You sound like a typical winney client. First you ask for something that is
not typically done (there is a reason that people don't have jack-o-lanterns
on their porch in april) Then you complain that the proposed solutions have
not been done before, therefore they must not work. And then you come back
and tell us what answer you wanted in the first place. And all this time I
thought this process was unique to the design of buildings. By the way my
neighbor, who use to be a finish carpenter before he went back to school for
a PhD in ethics, said that he used lacqure to preserve his daughter's leaf
collection for a school science project and that the leaves have lasted for
2 years now. I guess we should start working now on a way to keep the
needles from falling off your christmass tree.

-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 7:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Boy, this list stinks for pumpkin info!


All I got was a lot of theoretical stuff about how "maybe, possibly,
perhaps, 
I should try wood sealants.  (Hey, where's Mike Edison when I need him?)  So

I waded through a lot of crapola on the web.  The opinions were:

1.  Forget it.  Nothing works.  Nothing.
2.  Petroleum Jelly.  Put it on with your finger.  (That Pet Jell might
burst 
into flame never got mentioned).
3.  The following:  Pumpkin Preserver


Pumpkin Preserver, a new product, is an all natural pumpkin preservative. 
This non-toxtic product preserves carved pumpkins making them more
attractive 
and less messy to keep. Pumpkin Preserver is a low cost, environmentally 
friendly product that easily impedes the deterioration of jack-o’-lanterns
by 
deterring mold, rot and bugs.  Pumpkin Preserver contains all natural 
ingredients and comes in a convenient spray bottle for easy application. A 4

ounce spray-bottle of Pumpkin Preserver costs only $4 (which includes S&H). 

To order:   Send check or money order payable to:
Pumpkin Preserver
Dept. HO
17224 82nd road north.
Loxahatchee, Fl. 33470

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