Ouchie

[jethrien]

Pie pumpkins are bred for tastiness. Jack-o-Lantern pumpkins are bred for size. It turns out that they're also bred for softer shells. I have never had so much trouble carving a pumpkin in my life. Pie pumpkins are made of steel, reinforced by concrete. Ow, ow, ow.

Comments

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

But that's how they're bred now, so that you get that all-American pumpkin/mud pie hybrid that's popular with little kids.

Sorry about the ouchy hands. I hope that's muscle stiffness and not a cut.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Both. Well, less a cut and more a blister and a divot.

[lithoglyphic.livejournal.com]

The concept of concrete-reinforced steel amuses me.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

I was kind of picturing a steel shell, filled with concrete. Perhaps not the best phrasing.

[lithoglyphic.livejournal.com]

That makes sense. Actually that reminds me of the "bridge in a backpack" I read about not long ago: basically, concrete is pumped through carbon fiber tube to make bridges quickly and cheaply, that don't corrode... helping out with VT's Irene recovery

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Well, as much as making a pumpkin out of concrete and steel could make sense, at least.