The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #124794   Message #2759279
Posted By: GUEST
04-Nov-09 - 07:11 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Jack-o-lantern
Subject: RE: Folklore: Jack-o-lantern
"I have heard 'Jack-o-Lantern' applied only to those awful carved pumpkins."

McGrath posted this in BS - a carved swede, *this* is inspiring...
I don't know what they called them, but a friend of mine would do something similar with turnips when they were kids - hollowing out and carving a face, then lighting with candle and eating once cooked.

Carved Hallowe'en Swede