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An easy way to carve pumpkins is to use a rubber mallet to push a cookie cutter through the outer layer of a pumpkin. Home Decorating blog Fresh Home Ideas suggests that for the best result you should push the cookie cutter halfway through the pumpkin then pull the cutter out with a pair of pliers and finish the cut with a serrated knife; that way you won't have to worry about hitting the pumpkin directly with the mallet. More Read More ...
