Sue milham wrote in message =
...
Here in the states, those gourds are strictly ornamental. The second =
link you
gave is most beautiful. It seems with the proper conditions you could =
dry them
and keep them for quite a while. Sorry I don't know the variety, but =
I'd like
to.

Trust me to buy something that no-one knows how to use (apart from =
drying them) (

Thanks for the idea Sue. Shame I'm on a decluttering mission at the =
moemnt, else I might have tried drying them.

Sarah
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