This Halloween, don't forget to save those pumpkin seeds after you scoop them out. Pumpkin seeds are not only delicious but also provide many health benefits. Here are ten:
Prostate Protection
Improved Bladder Function
Depression Treatment
Prevention of Osteoporosis
Natural Anti-Inflammatory
Prevention of Kidney Stones
Treatment of Parasites
Great Source of Magnesium
Lower Cholesterol
Cancer Prevention

If anyone is carving pumpkins - like at a carving event or larger qty. of pumpkins and does not want there seeds I would love to come and get them to roast. I love them and could use alot more than my 2 pumpkins will give me. Email me at rockergirl5678@yahoo.com. Thanks and Happy Halloween!

IT'S PUMPKIN SEED TIME AGAIN! Love to roast them!
If anyone is carving pumpkins - like at a carving event or larger qty. of pumpkins and does not want there seeds I would love to come and get them to roast. I love them and could use alot more than my 2 pumpkins will give me. Email me at rockergirl5678@yahoo.com or post how I can contact you to pickup. Thanks and Happy Halloween!

A bit of clarification on my bowl of water method: pumpkin seed float, but much of the other matter sinks and the seeds are easier to separate from the other stuff.
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We've been using a lot of squash at work lately so the staff gets to snack on my experiments. Two words: Tapatio pepitas.
I think I'll make a pumpkin seed brittle for one of my desserts next week.
The pumpkin bread pudding with bourbon caramel and bourbon whipped cream sold out. Hmmm, what's next?

Now that Halloween is over if u have any pumpkins u didn't carve and want to give to me I would love to have them. Whole uncarved before they rot - email me at rockergirl5678@yahoo.com thanks!

Eat them! They are quite tasty.

I tossed a little white pumpkin at my compost bin last winter, missed, and this year had my own crop growing alongside my veggie bed. Adorable!

Well if anyone has pumpkins they did not carve and want to give away let me know @ rockergirl5678@yahoo.com

mmmm. Everytime I read this thread i get hungry.for.pumpkin. Thanks for the tip, dawsonct.

I may be shooting myself in the foot for letting others in on this, but a few years ago I was at Ad. Thriftway and they had all their pumpkins, including the ghost and rouge vif d'etampes, both excellent for eating, piled in a dumpster (pumpkins only). I asked one of the produce guys about it and he told me to take all I want. Don't know if they will do that again this year, but I'm damn sure checking tomorrow.

I did mine yesterday from my very small pumpkin. Soaked in salt water, then roasted with garlic powder and olive oil. they were gone within an hour of putting them out. :)

Remove as much of the strings as possible, put the seeds into a bowl of water and skim off the stuff that floats to the top. Drain and prepare the seeds using whatever recipe you prefer (I like the brining method, too).
The water method works to separate pomegranate seeds, too.

Mmmmmmmm, seeds. Thanks guys. Hippie, is that you?

I've eaten the white seeds. They're yummy.

Hey ellenater, Not sure about the science on how the white pumpkin seeds would be different, but they should be just as yummy if you roast them. :) You can roast squash seeds, too. They're all high in iron, I might add. (I love those Eden ones, too.)

I also have soaked them in salt water overnight, mainly because I like them salty. I then put them on a single layer on a cookie sheet at about 450 degrees, keeping an eye on them and pulling them out when they are nicely browned but not burnt. I pull off as much of the gunk as I can, what doesn't come off is easily removed once they are out of the oven.

I usually run them under water in a collander to get the yucky stuff off - of course after years of experience I have learned to take just the seeds out first using my fingers and keep them separate, then using a scoop type thing that came in one of those carving kits I get all the other stuff out. No need for salt or any other seasoning in my opinion - just plain roasted seeds. Let me know if anyone has any extra seeds -and have fun.

Oh wow. Thanks for the tips. Anyone ever roasted the white pumpkin seeds? My little dude picked out a white pumpkin this year and I am wondering if the seeds are different.

You can soak in salt water to get the goo off. Personally, I like the goo - it helps the salt, cayenne and curry powder stick and adds flavor.

We carved our pumpkins last night, soaked the seeds in salt water overnight and roasted the seeds this morning. The gooey stuff came right off. Some with salt sprinkled on them and others we had sugar and cinnamon. The house smells incrediable!

I don't know where I read this, but I saw that it helps to soak pumpkin seeds in salted water before you roast them. Maybe that would help get the gunk off of them?

I'm going to try this method: soak the seeds in salted water for 2 hours, then dry them on paper towels overnight. I will then toast them with salt (maybe some spices too) and olive oil according to whatever instructions I can find on the internet. This will be the first time I roast pumpkin seeds, so who knows if they will turn out decently or not...

Rockergirl, if you stopped by Pathfinder tonight for their pumpkin carving event I'm sure you could get TONS of seeds from people there.

How do you get all the gooey stuff off? I like to roast them but can never get all the icky off.

Also, when pumpkin season is over, PCC carries little yellow bags of the best pumpkin seeds. I think it is Eden Organic. Sooo good and the next best thing to fresh.

good luck.

If anyone is carving pumpkins - like at a carving event or larger qty. of pumpkins and does not want there seeds I would love to come and get them to roast. I love them and could use alot more than my 2 pumpkins will give me. Email me at rockergirl5678@yahoo.com. Thanks and Happy Halloween!