Fruit Jack O Lanterns

Dan Fruits, General

jack o lanterns made-from-pineapple-apple-and-orange-creating-tropical-halloween-decorationCathy Isom has ideas about some great fruits you can use to make Halloween Jack O’ Lanterns. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.

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Sure, nothing screams Halloween more than the biggest, plumpest, perfectly carved pumpkin with a happy, sad or scary face. But there are also some other great and colorful fruits you can use for creating Jack O Lanterns, and yours may even be the hit of the neighborhood.

jack o lanterns-4Fruits such as Pineapples and Watermelons. They work incredibly well and you might even find them much easier to carve and hollow out then a pumpkin. Honeydew and cantaloupe could work, too, if they’re available in your area. Not only that, you can immediately eat whatever you’ve scooped out!

The pineapple does costs a little less than a pumpkin this time of year. When it’s lit, using either a battery-operated tea light or candle, the entire pineapple shell will glow in a cool pattern. Watermelons on the other hand will be a little more expensive this time of year. When choosing one, look for one that is flat on one side so your Jack o lantern doesn’t roll over.