Bounce Magazine October 2017

HALLOWEEN
OCTOBER OCTOBER 2017 | 2017 ISSUE | ISSUE #60 | #60 HALLOWEEN
Get your workspace ready
First rule of pumpkin carving: do it somewhere
you don’t mind getting messy, ideally outdoors.
Use the right tools for the job
You may be tempted to just use regular kitchen
knives, but do yourself a favour and invest in
a pumpkin carving kit, you can get these from
supermarkets. Much safer too!
Draw Before You Carve
You’ll need a pen for drawing your design onto
the pumpkin, and couple big bowls — one for the
seeds and one for the rest of the pumpkin goo
and throwaway bits leftover from carving. .
Cut out the pumpkin lid
With a slim pumpkin carving knife (the carving
tool with a toothed blade like a mini-saw), cut
along the outline of your pumpkin lid. Make sure
you slice through the pumpkin at a 45 degree
inward angle, so you’ll be able to replace the lid
without it falling in.
Remove the seeds
Grab the big bunches of seeds with your hands
and place them in one of the bowls, to be cleaned
later. Using the scraper that came with your kit
(or a metal spoon if you don’t have this tool),
clean out the inside of the pumpkin until no
stringy bits remain. Discard the pumpkin guts in
the second bowl.
Tip: Don’t Throw Away the Seeds!
Whatever you do, save those pumpkin seeds!
They’re so good roasted simply with oil and salt.
Or why not warm up with some homemade
pumpkin soup made from the leftovers?
Cut out the design
Make straight cuts into your pumpkin along the
lines of your design, removing the pieces and
discarding them in the refuse bowl.
Light your pumpkin
Insert a tea light candle in the bottom of your
pumpkin and place the lid on top. Use a long
match or lighter.
Send us your pictures!
Upload your pumpkin photos to our Facebook
page www.facebook.com/bouncemagazine1 or
email them to hello@bouncemagazine.co.uk and
you will be entered into our draw to win tickets to
see a show at the Theatre Royal
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