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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4127
Total number of notes:31160

388.0. "Pumpkin Seeds" by STAR::WOODBURN () Fri Oct 24 1986 09:54

    A friend of mine helped me carve my Halloween jack-o-lantern last
    night.  She saved the pumpkin seeds and now wants to--ack!--roast
    them.  Any ideas on how to do this?
    
    Thanks.
    
    - Tom Woodburn
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388.1Raosted Pumpkin seeds are greatCOMET::TIMPSONBlack Holes are for dividing by zeroFri Oct 24 1986 11:534
    When I was a kid we would roast them until they were easy to crack
    open.  I guess a good tempurature would be about 350 degrees.
    
    Steve
388.2TOPDOC::PHILBROOKChico's DaddyFri Oct 24 1986 12:014
    
    After they've been laid out and dried, spread them in a single layer
    on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt and bake at 350 for approx.
    10 mins. (or until lightly browned).
388.3how about soaking in salt water firstCSCMA::PERRONFri Oct 24 1986 17:424
    
    	I usually just rinse them and toast them in the oven. A friend
    told me that she soaks them in salt water, puts them in the fridg overnight,
    then drains them and roast them in the oven.
388.4Better unrinsedSTAR::BONDEFri Oct 24 1986 18:1315
    I've tried all of the aforementioned methods of roasting pumpkin
    seeds, and they always seem to taste more flavorful when they were
    _not_ rinsed first.  
    
    My favorite way of fixing seeds is to take 'em straight from the
    pumpkin and spread them out in a pan to air dry (I always put the
    pan near our wood stove to speed things up).  Make sure they are completely
    dry--I think they roast better when they've dried all the way through.  
    
    When they are ready to roast, stir in some melted butter, add some
    Worcestershire sauce to jazz it up, and spread them in a pan again.
    Roast in a slow oven (250 degrees) for a couple of hours, stirring
    every 1/2 hour or so.  Don't be too anxious for them to get done--they
    take on a "burned" taste very easily.  After the first hour, I like to
    test the saltiness and sprinkle on more salt, if necessary.