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Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

What is the best way to get the seeds & dry them out. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Lane & Phil

10/7/2010 10:15:38 AM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Phil you got new Wife? Sorry Couldnt resist...

I have used strainer, just get all the pulp there, keep under running water and push with hand pulp trough strainer. Pretty fast and easy, takes maybe 10 minutes and result has been good for me. Then drying seeds on paper.

Theres another method which takes longer time on container, Havent used that myself and dont know it too well. Someone will most likely tell you about that too.

Miika

10/7/2010 10:52:35 AM

Lexington, Ky

I scraped seeds/pulp into a glass container, add water to cover pulp, cover and let sit for three days, perhaps longer if the mixture is in a cool environment. The white mold will break the pulp down making for easy seed extraction with a strainer.

Pizza Pete has a different way to extract seeds, his method is demonstrated in his diary.

10/7/2010 11:38:45 AM

Hamilton Nj

yes the oxyclean method, put seeds in container with 2 cups of warm water and one big spoon full of oxyclean, stir and let sit for an hour will foam up ,rinse seeds in a strainer bag or a real fine mesh screen ,rinse all debrese off and put on ceramic plate overnight to dry next day scrape off with credit card works great done 1.000 seeds so far lol pizzapete p.s. i use a grease splatter sheild for cooking to rinse seeds through!!!

10/7/2010 3:07:20 PM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

Marv's method: Take the seeds and juice out of the tomato and put into a glass. Leave it sit for a few days and bacteria will get rid of the pulpy stuff, then strain it all
and the seeds will come out very clean.

10/8/2010 8:14:01 AM

Corbin, KY

I use the glass method. put seeds and pulp in glass jar add some water, after few days pulp will come to top and seeds will go to bottom. pour pulp and mold off the top add some more water let set another day and repeat. then pour water off put seeds on glass plate and let dry. use credit card and scrape seeds off plate.

10/8/2010 11:35:23 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Thanks. Seeds have now been dried.

Jane & Phil

10/29/2010 2:19:20 PM