The Third method of cleaning a gourd is called rotting,
and it is literally that. The shell and the seeds will not rot in
this process, but the skin of the gourd as well as EVERYTHING attached
to the inside of the gourd will rot, and rinse right off with no
more than a little rubbing with your hands. The advantage to rotting
a gourd are multiple, it cleans the inside of the gourd as well
as the outside of the gourd, the final product will be a nice, light
colored shell, without the mold markings, again great for Pyrography
and light artwork, and last but not least, it is absolutely dust
free!! The down side is, it is not odor free, and it takes a few
weeks to complete the process.
