How to Prepare, Roast, and Store Pumpkin Seeds
If you normally throw away your pumpkin seeds after you have hollowed out your Jack-O-Lantern, spare a thought for the pumpkin seeds benefits. I think we are all now aware of how healthy seeds are for your dietary needs. See below for a Pumpkin Seed Recipe that even the children will enjoy. Before roasting seeds they must be prepared. After you have hollowed out your Jack-O-Lantern, place all the seeds in a bowl. You need to remove all the stringing pumpkin flesh from the seeds. Pumpkin seeds will dry and be harder to clean if you don't do this as soon as you have finished hollowing out your pumpkin, so ensure you clean them while the flesh is still moist. Place the seeds in a strainer and rinse under cold water removing any flesh that is still left on the seeds. The seeds then need to be spread on a sheet of waxed paper and left to dry overnight. If you want the seeds salted then place in a bowl of saltwater first and leave overnight. Next day remove from the bowl and spread on w...