pumpkin seeds

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I love pumpkin seeds. I was wondering how other people make them. I clean them under running water, dry them overnight, then sprinkle with salt, or garlic salt, and roast. Please tell me if I am doing it wrong.

I don't think that there IS a wrong way to make them, Sherry. Everyone likes things their own way.

I rinse mine off, and sometimes I will let them dry overnight. Sometimes not. I put salt all over them (and that's about the ONLY time that I will use salt... not a salt person) and bake 'em.

On man... I love 'em, right out of the oven, pipping hot!!! I can't wait!

I clean them off then soak them in salt water overnight. Then I spread them out on a cookie sheet to dry, then I roast them.

If I can't wait for them to dry, I put them in the oven on low and speed dry them, then roast them.

These are a good treat for our birds too, but they can't have the salt so they have to get a different batch.

I'm depressed... we never bought a pumpkin this year!!!

No pumpkin seeds for me *sigh* I will just have to wait another year!

How sad. The store bought ones just are not the same.

Tell me about it. We usually bake some at mom's on Halloween, but she was out of town for a month, and got back the day before. We just didn't even think about it.


Maybe the stores will still have some pumpkins and I can make some!!! Hmmmm