Sure you can scoop out the messy goop from a pumpkin and go about seperating the seeds from the pumpkin muck. This can actually be quite fun. You cut the top off of the pumpkin and seperate the seed from the pulp as best as you can. You then put the seeds in a sieve or colendar and rinse them to seperate more pulp.
You can then boil the seeds in salted water for about 20 minutes to get rid of any lingering pulp and also to impart a slightly salty taste to the inside instead of just salting the outsides. This creates more flavor.
Then you lay the seeds out on a roasting pan and let them dry overnight as seeds roast better once dry. Then next day you put the baking tray with the spread out seeds into the oven at 325 degress for about 20-30 minutes or until they start to brown. Don't overcook them! It is better to slightly undercook them so they retain more nutrients and flavor. You can then sprinkle them to taste with salt, margarine, butter, garlic salt or your favorite seasoning.
Or you can just buy pumpkin seeds for Halloween and Thanksgiving online that are already roasted to perfection, or even unroasted raw Pumpkin seeds that contain more of the beneficial nutrients including calcium, potassium, iron, Vitamins B,C,D,K and a whole host more immunity building and depression reducing nutrients.
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