On Saturday night, we were looking for something fun to do with some friends. We didn't want to spend a lot of money or go anywhere that was too overly crowded. We decided to check out Jordan's Pumpkin Patch in Boise for the first time.
At first glance, it's small, and we weren't sure how long the kids (both 2-years-old) would last...
This is the sweet spot in a pumpkin's life. Thousands of pumpkins that have grown up in a patch are off the vine now, and the clock is ticking before the dreaded shrivel and rot happens. So how long do we have? And there is at least one thing we can do to get pumpkins to last longer.
I didn't know how to make pumpkin fangs either, so I Googled and this video came up. We'll be pumpkin-carving experts now. But how long does a carved pumpkin last?
Are you all in on the pumpkin spice craze? Or are you completely over the saturated market of pumpkin spice?
Trader Joe's, for example, has some 70 pumpkin spice products on its shelves this year, from beer and tortilla chips to dish soap and dog food...
There are so many methods for trying to squeak a few extra days out of your carved pumpkin, like Vaseline, hair spray, and maybe even prayer. What trick works the best?