![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-a-pumpkin-pro/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/COMP-LI-PUMPKIN.jpg&description=A PUMPKIN pro shared her top tips for getting a pumpkin to stay fresh for longer and to make the house smell delicious. Influencer Babs, aka everyone's grandmother, showed TikTokers exactly how to hack Halloween with her creative tips. Babs, aka everyone's grandma, showed followers the right way to carve a pumpkinCredit: brunchwithbabs She suggested sprinkling cinnamon in the top to create a gorgeous smelling lanternCredit: brunchwithbabs First she shared that, after cutting the top off her pumpkin, she'll use a hand whisk to loosen up all the insides before scooping them out. Then she suggested using a cookie cutter rather than a hard to manoeuvre knife, to cut out the holes. In the popular video, she said: "If you don't want to struggle using a knife to carve your pumpkin, just use a soft-headed mallet and your cookie cutter. I just push it right through.' Next she suggested using vaseline to coat the exposed insides, in order to stop them from browning as quickly. She applied a generous blob along each of the sides and said: 'Pumpkins should last 1-2 weeks carved!' Her final genius tip meant that you can display your crafty jack-o-lantern without it giving off any nasty smells. FABULOUS BINGO: Get a £20 bonus & 30 free spins when you spend £10 today Babs took a bottle of cinnamon and sprinkled it inside the pumpkin before turning it over and putting a candle inside. She said: 'If you want a beautifully scented jack-o-lantern, try sprinkling some cinnamon right on the top.' Fellow TikTokers were impressed with the savvy tips and the video quickly racked up 26million views. One person said: "Babs, you NEVER fail to impress and teach me something new, and inspiring." Another said: "The end shocked me. I have never seen the pumpkin cut from the bottom. Genius." While a third said: "I love you! I have been doing everything wrong the last 40 plus years of my life!!!"){kind=link}
A PUMPKIN pro shared her top tips for getting a pumpkin to stay fresh for longer and to make the house smell delicious.
Influencer Babs, aka everyone’s grandmother, showed TikTokers exactly how to hack Halloween with her creative tips.
First she shared that, after cutting the top off her pumpkin, she’ll use a hand whisk to loosen up all the insides before scooping them out.
Then she suggested using a cookie cutter rather than a hard to manoeuvre knife, to cut out the holes.
In the popular video, she said: “If you don’t want to struggle using a knife to carve your pumpkin, just use a soft-headed mallet and your cookie cutter. I just push it right through.”