Blo-Co-Mo 2 Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!

Today, since I am rather tired and we are ordering in pizza for dinner, I don't have anything major to cook - so, I am now cooking the pumpkin seeds left over from yesterday's muffins!

How eco is that?

Here is the recipe.

And, just to get my Blo-Re-Mo word-count up, I will add a bit of info about Jack o'Lanterns - which I never knew about before:

Why Carve Pumpkins?


The story of the Jack o'Lantern comes from Irish folklore. Jack was a crafty farmer who tricked the Devil into climbing a tall tree. When the Devil reached the highest branch, Jack carved a large cross in the trunk, making it impossible for the Devil to climb down. In exchange for help getting out of the tree, the Devil promised never to tempt Jack with evil again. When Jack died, he was turned away from Heaven for his sins and turned away from Hell because of his trickery. Condemned to wander the Earth without rest, Jack carved out one of his turnips, took an ember from the devil, and used it for a lantern to light his way. He became known as "Jack of the Lantern."

Okay, enough education.

Now, the seeds are finished and this is what they look like.



I now realise I have only ever had store-bought, shelled pumpkin seeds - I don't really know how to eat them in this state!

I thought I should just shell them, so I tried one, and I must say, it is a lot of effort for quite a small amount of seed. I looked it up online to see what I should be doing and apparently you can eat them shelled or un-shelled.

I tried them with the shell on, and they are kind of tough, but still pretty good. Probably seeds with thinner shells would be better.