It is currently snowing and 29 degrees. Over the next few days we are going to get more snow and remain cold. So that means it must be close to Halloween. Gone are the days of warm Fall weather (or so it seems) when Halloween means parading around without winter coats, hats and gloves on. The cold takes a bit of the fun away.
I decided to buy a pumpkin so I could get its seeds to roast and enjoy. I suppose I could just buy prepared pumpkin seeds in a bag at the grocers but whats the fun of that.
I got my tools together so I could get at it.
Step 1 - cut off the top.
Step 2 - gut it putting the seeds in a bowl of water. The water helps remove the slime and makes it easier to remove the seeds from the ick inside.
Step 3 - start carving once settled on a design. The drill with hole saw makes short work of the eyes which later become ears.
Step 4 - after I drilled out eyes I carved a mouth and mounted the ears.
Step 5 - remove the seeds from the ick in the bowl. The water does really help. This was the first time I did it this way.
Step 6 - melt 2 teaspoons of margarine in a bowl and add a pinch of salt. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Spread the seeds out in a pan then bake for about 45 minutes. They should be crispy and brown.
Step 7 - Munch on 'em.
Well since I haven't written in this blog for a while I thought I would at least document this project. I feel a bit silly since I'm sure everyone already knows how to do this. I believe I have a picture of carving a pumpkin with Laura and Matt when Matt was sitting in his baby carrier watching Laura age 4 or so help me with this project. Both Matt and Laura have families of their own now so that was some time ago.
