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Title: pumpkin seeds
Post by: manicscousers on November 08, 2006, 20:13:52
do I have to dry the pumpkin seeds before I can roast them, they taste brill roasted so I thought I'd try doing some of our own, we've got loads
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: ted72 on November 08, 2006, 20:21:33
I just roasted mine freshly scooped from the pumpkin, sprinkled a bit of salt and pepper over the top. delicious!
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: manicscousers on November 08, 2006, 20:22:44
thanks ted, will try that tomorrow
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: ted72 on November 08, 2006, 20:27:35
you may want to drizzle a bit of oil over too, helps stop them becoming too dry.

Enjoy- trina
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: manicscousers on November 08, 2006, 20:30:33
how long do you roast them for , trina?
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: Doris_Pinks on November 08, 2006, 22:48:38
Roast mine as above with a shaking of either chilli powder or cajun spices! :)
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: daisymay on November 15, 2006, 09:56:35
OK - stupid question no. 38465896 coming up - but I grew atlantic giants and the seeds are about 1 inch long and white - do I need to hull them to get the edible bit as they do not resemble anything I would call a pumpkin seed at the moment.....
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: sally_cinnamon on November 15, 2006, 13:15:28
I've read that you can roast them whole, but personally I think I'd "peel" them.  I was in France recently and at a market they had courgette seeds on a stall - I asked the guy if they were to eat or to plant and he said eat and offered a couple to try, so my mum took one and popped it in her mouth and the guy burst out laughing, peeled one and gave it to her! 
I saved some seeds from my Halloween pumpkin to do just what you are doing and tried to peel a couple and found it a bit tedious, and they also don;t come out green cos the green bit peels off too.  Looked more like big sunflower seeds.  Not that it matters!
;D
Title: Re: pumpkin seeds
Post by: jennym on November 16, 2006, 15:37:31
Grow pumpkins with "naked" seeds (not so much hull if any) like Lady Godiva, makes it a lot easier.