Intagliare la zucca per Halloween: Contenitore per zuppa

First I cut the top like so. I make some marks on the top with a felt marker for a guide.

Here I use a channel cutter to make a design in the top. This is optional You can carve the base as well but be careful that you don’t get too close to the inside or the soup will leak out.

Here I make a mark where the lid lines up. This way you don’t have to rotate the lid a dozen times to find out where it matches up.
I ladle most of the soup out to a bowl and scrape some of the cooked pumpkin from the side of the walls.  Not too much as I want the walls to be thick and strong to hold the soup.