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Head Shrinkers

post #1 of 5
10/17/03 at 1:10pm
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Using any type of apple, your kids will love to create the always
popular shrunken heads.
Apples
1 Cup Lemon Juice
2 T Salt
String or twine
Large needle
1. Peel and corn apple.
2. Carve facial features with kitchen or pumpkin knife.
3. Soak head for 1-minute in salt and lemon juice mixture.
4. Run twine or string through the center of the apple using a
large needle.
5. Tie a knot in the string, just below the head.
6. Hang apples in safe place to allow them to dry out.
Within 3-days, your shrunken heads will be ready to join the
party.
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post #2 of 5
10/23/03 at 9:20pm

Shrunken Heads

Materials:
Apples
Whole Cloves
A few grains of rice
1/2 C lemon juice
2 tsp. salt
Directions:

Peel a large apple and coat with mixture of lemon juice and 2 teaspoons of salt to prevent browning. With a potato peeler or small knife carve out eye sockets, a nose, mouth and ears. Don't worry about carving small details as they will be lost when the apple dries. Go for the big features and nature will take care of the rest.

Use whole cloves for eyes and raw rice grains for teeth (the faces also come out looking great without these extra props, just carve and let dry if you want to keep it simple).

Sit apples on a wire rack in a warm, dry place for about 2 weeks. Shape the faces as they shrink and harden. You can speed the drying process a little by drying in an oven set at the lowest temperature. However, the process will still take several days.
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post #3 of 5
10/23/03 at 11:19pm
Thanks for the great idea!
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post #4 of 5
10/25/03 at 7:54am
This one I may have been doing already, but by accident!

Now I can say they were just head-shrinking experiments gone wrong!

Want to do THESE with the boys as well. Adding whole cloves to the list. Thanks Sandra!
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post #5 of 5
10/30/03 at 2:34am
Great idea!
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