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How to Make a Cornucopia

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Make a Cornucopia

A cornucopia, also known as a horn of plenty, is a cone-shaped ornament or receptacle overflowing with abundance, signifying the wealth of the harvest at Thanksgiving.

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    Difficulty:
    Easy

    Instructions

    Things You'll Need

    • Raffia
    • Straws
    • Miniature Pumpkins
    • Autumn Fruits Or Vegetables
    • Berries
    • Cornucopia Baskets
    • Nuts
    • Kitchen Trays
    • Fallen Leaves
      • 1

        Purchase an actual ready-to-fill cornucopia, or a cone-shaped basket that can be shaped by steaming the narrow end and bending it slightly to resemble the horn of a goat.

      • 2

        Place a large tray or flat basket on a table.

      • 3

        Gather colorful autumn leaves and place them on the tray, or use decorative fabric autumn leaves.

      • 4

        Fill the cornucopia with straw, excelsior or raffia to act as a filler and to support the vegetables. This way, you don't have to use so many fruits and vegetables to fill the horn.

      • 5

        Set the cornucopia on top of the tray covered with leaves.

      • 6

        Begin placing the largest vegetables and fruits inside the cornucopia to serve as the foundation of those to come.

      • 7

        Continue filling the cornucopia with fall-harvested fruits and vegetables such as gourds, pomegranates, small apples, miniature pumpkins, peppers, artichokes and dried ears of Indian corn.

      • 8

        Allow the fruits and vegetables to spill out of the cornucopia over the fall leaves on the tray.

      • 9

        Spill a variety of nuts and berries over the arrangement. (Make sure to choose hardy berries, such as cranberries.) Allow them to drop into the cracks and spaces.

      • 10

        Finish by tucking more colorful leaves among the vegetables and fruit.

    Tips & Warnings

    • When you build the cornucopia on a tray, it becomes portable.

    • Select colorful vegetables with waxy skin; these last the longest without refrigeration.

    • You can expect your harvest display to last for one to two weeks.

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    • Nov 22, 2005
      You can also make a cornucopia that is edible by creating a foil mold. Fill w/crumpled foil to support. Cover w/breadstick dough or puff pastry. Bake according to pkg. directions. Cool. Remove foil. Fill w/goodies. Display on tray of fabric leaves. Enjoy!
    • Nov 22, 2005
      You can also make a cornucopia that is edible by creating a foil mold. Fill w/crumpled foil to support. Cover w/breadstick dough or puff pastry. Bake according to pkg. directions. Cool. Remove foil. Fill w/goodies. Display on tray of fabric leaves. Enjoy!

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