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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: james419 on September 05, 2008, 19:46

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: james419 on September 05, 2008, 19:46

OH has decided this afternoon to make pumpkin jam 26kilos of it!!!

One large pumpkin - now we need to know how to dry the seeds for planting next year - at the moment they are sitting in abowl to wash them!

All suggestions would be appreciated - and you will not be penalised with a jar via the GPO>!!!

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: lucywil on September 05, 2008, 21:11

i wouldn't worry about washing them, just leave them to dry on some kitchen roll

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: PinkTequila on September 05, 2008, 22:53

DOn't assume you will get pumpkins from them. I have seen strange marrows and other strange rude looking gourds arrive on plants from collected seed!

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: mashauk on September 05, 2008, 23:41

I'm thinking about drying them to sprinkle a little salt on and eat, I love pumpkin seeds.

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: love-my-plot on September 06, 2008, 13:37

I saved seed from one (isolated) plant, last year. I washed the seed, dried on some kitchen paper then put them in an open contaner in the hotpress. They dried fine and none went mouldy  :D

Title: Re: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: naturesparadise on September 06, 2008, 13:43

Quote from: "james419"

OH has decided this afternoon to make pumpkin jam 26kilos of it!!!

One large pumpkin - now we need to know how to dry the seeds for planting next year - at the moment they are sitting in abowl to wash them!

All suggestions would be appreciated - and you will not be penalised with a jar via the GPO>!!!

pumpkin jam ????????????

Recipe please never seen this before

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: mashauk on September 06, 2008, 17:18

Quote from: "love-my-plot"

I saved seed from one (isolated) plant, last year. I washed the seed, dried on some kitchen paper then put them in an open contaner in the hotpress. They dried fine and none went mouldy  :D

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a hotpress please?  I haven't got an airing cupboard so am hoping to just dry them out on kitchen paper.

Title: Drying Pumpkin seeds for planting.
Post by: james419 on September 07, 2008, 17:52

Plain Pumpkin Marmalade

1 kilo of pumpkin flesh
1 kilo of jam sugar
1 orange
1/2 lemon

Chop all the fruit/mince it - I use my magimix
(peel, pith and pips!!!)
Put in jam pan with the sugar
Gently heat till boiling stirring all the time
Let it boil for about 1/2 hour or until it sets on a cold saucer.
Bottle as usual for any jam
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Pumpkin Marmalade with Cognac

Same ingredients as above
+ 1/10 litre white wine
This is added to the fruit and sugar and allowed to stand for 12 hours
Continue with the method
When cool and before putting into jars add 3 or 4 tablespoons of brandy
Mix well and bottle as usual
This is a little more runny!!!


Enjoy!!