Pumpkin bombs!

Step 9 Fill pumpkin

Now, quickly, while the mixture is still hot, in your hands roll the "dough" until it's like a hot dog. Then, rip off about a 1/5th at a time and stick it in the pumpkin. Press around the inside and try to leave a hollow spot in the center, but make sure to use ALL The dough.


You should see something happen... (ignore with plastic pumpkin)

Water should start seeping out of the inside of the pumpkin... kinda like if you were baking it... this is BAD, before you fill the pumpkin, I'd suggest drilling a couple holes in the base to let this water out. You may want have the holes drilled from the next step done first!

The water is our enemy. basically, just let it drain and dry as much as you can with the paper towels. Plan to use the pumpkins TONIGHT. Pumpkins go bad quickly anyways, once you make the first incision, generally they have two days left before they look bad.

I used a spoonful of corn starch to suck up the water, and it seemed to help a good deal, if there's a better way, LET ME KNOW, but the cornstarch coated interior worked pretty good.

Any way you look at it, make sure to have some holes drilled in the base before you start filling the pumpkin.

Comments

[spenfisher12]

i like jamming m 80s in them i will stick to that

[GordieGii]

I would coat the inside with wax. When I used to make this stuff I didn't put it in a pumpkin, just formed to a handy shape. (think Hersheys Kiss) If it sat around for a couple days it would suck the moisture out of the air and turn into taffy. (and hard to light) Gordie

[wiebevandomburg.hotmail.com]

yep m i had the same problem with potassium chlorate and it got wet but only when the sugar was added