
Kitchen Chemistry
How to: Scoop Out a Pumpkin
Why not use the insides to make Pumpkin Patch Muffins and the seeds to make Pumpkin-Spiced Pumpkin Seeds?
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Cut the top of your pumpkin off.
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You want to cut off about 1/8 of the entire pumpkin
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You can do it straight across, in a circle or in a zig-zag pattern (or another creative way)
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Once you have the top off the pumpkin, you want to remove all the seeds first.
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This is very easy, as the pumpkin seeds come loose very easily
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To remove the seeds from the 'lid' and the 'body', you want to use your hands quite gently (imagine Winnie the Pooh, pawing honey out of a pot) to scoop the seeds up and out
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When you have all of the seeds removed, and in a separate bowl, you can either discard them, or wash them with a collinder, to use later (we recommend making Pumpkin-Spiced Pumpkin Seeds!).
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To remove the rest of the guts, you are going to want to scrape away at the inside wall with a spoon.
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A soup spoon or similar works best for this.
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Don't be afraid to scrape at the walls of the pumpkin, you won't break it and the meat is edible anyway!
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Once you've done this, you have an empty pumpkin for carving and some pumpkin flesh and seeds to cook with!