[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>!!!

[lucywil]

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

[PinkTequila]

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!

[mashauk]

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

[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  

[naturesparadise]

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

[mashauk]

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  

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.

[james419]

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!!