Fruit and vegatable carving

[loubear]

Has anyone every made a fruit or vegetable bouquet? I made one for my mom's
birthday and it turned out great but I would like to try a vegetable carving basket, does anyone have any tips on vegetable carving and what kind of tools to use?

[lcsamano]

What types of fruit and vegetables did you use for the bouquet? Was it hard. There is a company in my area that does this for parties and birthdays. I often wondered how difficult it was.

[rhoshoun]

I have never actually heard of one before is there another name for it maybe?

[mtmomj]

My mom made a watermelon basket with a fruit salad inside. It turned out really good. She had a book on fruit/vegetable carving though and that is where she got the pattern/ideas.

[loubear]

I used cantaloupe, honey dew melon, oranges, and strawberries, star fruit it was a lot of fun and I made another one today for an office breakfast we did for the doctors I work for. Oh yeah, I also used pineapple and made flowers.

[rhoshoun]

Ok so they are like fruit trays are something right ? But done in basket and usually great for parties and showers

[lcsamano]

Wow you are very talented LouBear. I don't think that I would be able to do that. I love fruit so I would eat it before I could even carve it.

[melisssaparker46]

I tried once but I failed so I just bought one for my mother.