tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post5913060105511747660..comments2024-03-04T21:27:50.503+09:00Comments on jojoebi designs: What no pumpkins?jojoebi-designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-72499074329483358042010-10-29T07:33:26.017+09:002010-10-29T07:33:26.017+09:00thinking about it we used swedes as kids, they wer...thinking about it we used swedes as kids, they were really hard to carve.<br /><br />I have a feeling there is a British vs US translation thing going on here, I think a British swede is an American turnip and British turnip is an American rutabaga.jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-58158776054483328562010-10-28T21:25:18.790+09:002010-10-28T21:25:18.790+09:00Wow, this looks so cool! I love the ghosty shape. ...Wow, this looks so cool! I love the ghosty shape. There were some amazing long, tall Daikons at our local farmer's market last week - they'd have worked so great!Diane Gillelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210339859168266767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-47073788690892038682010-10-28T16:27:19.239+09:002010-10-28T16:27:19.239+09:00That's fantastic - it's so ghostlike! When...That's fantastic - it's so ghostlike! When I was little we made them with turnips, which I think are the traditional vegetable for Jack o'lanterns in Britain. Hollowing them out was always a major task - pumpkins are so easy in comparison!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403436727601422379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-48648597944957526532010-10-28T11:36:14.313+09:002010-10-28T11:36:14.313+09:00Perfect! Way to improvise! Looks wonderful! Ker...Perfect! Way to improvise! Looks wonderful! KerriElle Belles Bowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435743749228341493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-17959753919761602152010-10-28T10:01:29.970+09:002010-10-28T10:01:29.970+09:00And your daikon is great! I might have to try that...And your daikon is great! I might have to try that...Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661640289867242531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-19388733779173094502010-10-28T10:00:54.136+09:002010-10-28T10:00:54.136+09:00Growing up in Cornwall we never had pumkins either...Growing up in Cornwall we never had pumkins either, but my sister and I tried all kinds of root vegetables! Yup, swedes were a favourite and nope, never seen any in Japan...Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661640289867242531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-16861240567721358892010-10-28T09:08:31.642+09:002010-10-28T09:08:31.642+09:00swedes? where on earth do you get them from, my fa...swedes? where on earth do you get them from, my favourite veg and I have never seen them in Japan.jojoebi-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585345777385016260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055098504138674669.post-9009732319537776002010-10-28T08:39:33.858+09:002010-10-28T08:39:33.858+09:00Love it! Very ghost-like :-)
We always used to us...Love it! Very ghost-like :-)<br /><br />We always used to use swedes to make lanterns, and I have used a water melon before now, too!anchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310271841918034588noreply@blogger.com