Carving out a niche; Oxford family continues tradition of Jack-o'-Lantern Spectacular.(LIVING)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | October 24, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Craig S. Semon

From Sarah Palin to Albert Einstein, the face of pumpkin carving is no longer just cut-out eyes, a triangular nose and a crooked smile. With a little inspiration, ingenuity, patience and plenty of elbow grease, pumpkin carving enthusiasts in the area are making creations that traditional jack-o'-lanterns can't hold a candle to.

Each fall, the Reckners' house in Oxford is transformed into "The Pumpkin House," a place where thousands of Big Macks and 1,000-plus-pound Atlantic Giant pumpkins are feverishly cut, gutted, shaped and scraped ...

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