October 31, 2003
Happy Halloween!
After the popularity of my Peter Piper O'Lantern last year, I figured I needed to up the ante this time around. So, I present not one but three baby eggplant'o'lanterns.
Hope your Halloween is fun!
Posted by Andrew Huff at October 31, 2003 06:37 AMthe middle one is great!
Posted by: schiano at October 31, 2003 12:09 AMI am so doing this tonight.
Posted by: Lacey at October 31, 2003 10:26 AMI never thought I'd say 'sinister' and 'eggplant' in the same sentence, but that guy on the left is a sinister looking eggplant if I ever saw one.
Posted by: kegz at October 31, 2003 10:51 AMThese are great! Are they easier to carve than pumpkins?
Posted by: +mojan. at October 31, 2003 10:57 AMEggplants are surprisingly good for jack'o'lanterns -- they're easy to carve and hollow out, and the purple skin and white flesh makes for a high-contrast, spooky look. Just be sure to have some lemon juice or white vinegar on hand to dab on the cut parts -- otherwise they'll oxidise brownish, like an apple.
I used baby eggplant, which were too small for candles, but a full-size eggplant would do quite nicely. (And they're a lot cheaper than pumpkins right now, at least at my store.)
Posted by: Andrew at October 31, 2003 11:31 AMThese are great!
Posted by: shokufeh at October 31, 2003 12:35 PMI'm truly impressed - well done, huffy!
Posted by: bran at October 31, 2003 03:27 PMI saw a jack-o-lantern carved out of an orange at a party. It was really, really cute.
Posted by: Ruthie at November 1, 2003 04:27 PMawesome! these are way better than the "play with your food" stuff. you are an inspiration! it's too bad i stumbled upon this idea after halloween. but who says you can only carve vegetable for halloween? november 3rd is as good a day as any!
Posted by: meisa at November 3, 2003 03:36 PM