How to preserve pumpkin before you carved it it came off the vine yesterday ?

Question

How to preserve pumpkin before you carved it it came off the vine yesterday ?

Answer 1

Keep it in a cool, dry, dark place....I've kept them as decorations for MONTHS this way...A pumpkin is a pretty non-perishable, long-lasting gourd anyway....

Answer 2

Yes, like the others said, keep it in a cool dark place. You might want to think about planting them a little later next year. That way you can harvest a week or two before you are ready to carve. Don't forget the pumpkin pudding. Good luck.

Answer 3

We used to wait until Hallowe'en Eve befoe carving our pumpkin, and then the next morning, I cooked the pieces so I could get the pulp off the thick skin. Froze the pulp in small amounts to be added to muffins and cakes later in the winter.

"Way back in my great-grandmother's time, pumpkins would be stored in a root cellar, or some cool place, where they would keep for several months. Of course, some always went rotten and had to be removed.