Hi Ric, and ! to ATP…
I didn't know the answer to this myself, but became very curious after reading your question. I found this online, and it seemed to me, to be the best info…
Hope it helps! http://www.amishgourds.com/sit...
Very interesting!
Thank you very much. I've dried bird house gourds before and wondered if it would be the same process. There were a couple of hints in the article that I'm going to try.