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ARMAND'S
HARPER VALLEY
FAMILY FARM
SHRUNKEN
APPLE HEADS
You will need:
apples
whole cloves
a few grains of rice
½ C lemon juice
2 tsp. salt
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). The photo below right shows our freshly
carved apples before drying.
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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