Toasted Pumpkin Seeds ?

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Funny, Buddy and I were talking about cooking pumpkin seeds as
we took his entry to the school gym for the pumpkin carving contest.
The way I always did it (haven't for a long time) is to just clean
off all the pumpkin [censored], rinse the seeds, let them dry, then saute
in butter. Maybe the boiling helps soften the shell around the seeds.
Those shells can be pretty woody, but I still like to eat them. If
you try it this way, let us know how it turns out...

I'm going to try it after the trick or treaters are gone tonight. Usually I
pretty much do them the same way you do.

Michael

--
"There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects,
rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world."
~Jean Baudrillard

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Quoted message said:

Funny, Buddy and I were talking about cooking pumpkin seeds as
we took his entry to the school gym for the pumpkin carving contest.
The way I always did it (haven't for a long time) is to just clean
off all the pumpkin [censored], rinse the seeds, let them dry, then saute
in butter. Maybe the boiling helps soften the shell around the seeds.
Those shells can be pretty woody, but I still like to eat them. If
you try it this way, let us know how it turns out...

I'm going to try it after the trick or treaters are gone tonight. Usually I
pretty much do them the same way you do.

Michael

--
"There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects,
rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world."
~Jean Baudrillard

Send email to: michael at lonergan dot us dot com

Michael \'Dog3\ said:

I usually toast my pumpkin seeds every year but have never seen this
method. The toasting of the seeds is as the usual way but there is a step
I've never used before.

2) In a small saucepan, add the seeds to water, about 2 cups of water to
every half cup of seeds. Add a tablespoon of salt for every cup of water.
Bring to a boil. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.

I've never boiled them before toasting. Anyone else tried this? Also,
another person adds Worcestershire to their olive oil before toasting.
Wonder what that would taste like.

I don't use any kind of oil. I clean the seeds, put them in a
container,
sprinkle on a boatload of salt, and let them rest overnight. Then I
strew them on a baking sheet and bake at 250 F for a couple of hours.

I really like the way the salt permeates the seeds. I eat them shell
and
all.

Maybe the boiling is a quick way to get the salt all the way through,
for
those who cannot delay their gratification.

Cindy Hamilton

Michael \'Dog3\ said:

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Quoted message said:

Funny, Buddy and I were talking about cooking pumpkin seeds as
we took his entry to the school gym for the pumpkin carving contest.
The way I always did it (haven't for a long time) is to just clean
off all the pumpkin [censored], rinse the seeds, let them dry, then saute
in butter. Maybe the boiling helps soften the shell around the seeds.
Those shells can be pretty woody, but I still like to eat them. If
you try it this way, let us know how it turns out...

I'm going to try it after the trick or treaters are gone tonight. Usually I
pretty much do them the same way you do.

Michael

I posted this to another group, but I think it sounds so good.

From Real Simple Magazine:

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

**Heat oven to 300 degrees. Remove seeds from 2 medium pumpkins.
Discard pulp. Spread the seeds (no need to rinse them) evenly on
ungreased baking sheet. Bake until dried, about 1 hour. Toss the
seeds, 1 tbls. olive oil, 1 tsp. celery salt, and 1 tsp. ground cumin
in a large skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat
until the seeds are toasted- about 3 minutes.**

What I learned from the recipe is that you don't have to rinse the
seeds. Probably keeps more of the pumpkin flavor anyway. If I had
kids around I'd be trying this, but not even a trick or treater comes
up the road, so Halloween is not here.

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