I saw something interesting on late night Food Network the other night in regards to fruit salad preservation. I decided to look it up as the guy claimed vitamin c will make fruit last longer. I thought why not pumpkins? I read online “Use 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crystalline ascorbic acid or 750 to 1,500 mg crushed vitamin C tablets per quart of fruit. Another is to drop the cut pieces in a solution of water and ascorbic acid, citric acid or lemon juice. Use 1 teaspoon (3,000 mg) ascorbic acid, 1 teaspoon citric acid or 3/4 cup lemon juice to 1 gallon water.”

Apparantly you can by Ascorbic Acid from a grocery store or somewhere like it. I thought I would try using some vitamin C and a spray bottle. Let the vitamin c dissolve, shake it and let it settle and spray my pumpkins with them. See how it goes. I don’t think I will try the lemon juice just because it will attract ants. Thought I would give everyone some information about this as I heard it on TV as a quick comment about preserving a fruit salad. If it works I will for sure post pictures for proof and what not.