Q&A for How to Preserve a Pumpkin

Not forever, but you could preserve it for a long time using these methods. Buying a plastic pumpkin would be ideal if you wanted one to keep forever.

No, do not eat pumpkin that has been preserved in bleach.

No, because if you do that the carved pumpkin would become soggy from the inside to the outside. It'll fall in on itself in a few days!

Use a good food dehydrator, air fryer or bake in the oven. Be sure to cut and add spices before you begin. These would make great gifts all year long!

Wash the pumpkin in clear water with a vegetable brush to remove the dirt; dry thoroughly. Mix 1 tsp of bleach in a gallon of water and wipe the pumpkins down with a damp rag. Place pumpkins in a sunny, dry place for about two weeks. Pumpkins can now be stored. Don't store on a cement floor. Check them occasionally. If a pumpkin starts to get soft, discard it.