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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-501--745674649 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I sprinkle salt on pumpkin and squash seeds and dry them in the oven. = Chewy but delicious. Chris On 2012-12-14, at 4:30 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote: > Hi All, Dec 14, 2012 > According to a Materia Medica for Nurses (Blumgarten, 1915) = pumpkin seeds were used to get rid of tapeworms, the active principle = being "...a fixed oil and a resin". > After a day of fast, patient is given 2-4 oz of seeds (presumably = whole seeds ground) the following morning "...beaten up in an emulsion = of sugar and water or honey". Follow by a cathartic several hours later. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hubcove@aol.com > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:17 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Squash Seeds >=20 > Lightly roasted they are great snacks and good for the digestive = tract. Bulk barn and others sell them but I find them too salty so rinse = off the salt first. > Peter Stow > =20 > In a message dated 13/12/2012 6:42:15 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time, = nhungjohn@eastlink.ca writes: > Squash and pumpkin seeds are good eating for us, too! They=92re sold = in Viet Nam as a snack, something like peanuts here. Bet they do the = same thing in some other countries! >=20 > =20 >=20 > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Paul MacDonald > Sent: December-13-12 5:44 PM > To: Nature NS > Subject: [NatureNS] Squash Seeds >=20 > =20 >=20 > Hi All >=20 > This evening I cleaned a squash for supper. >=20 > Lots of lovely fat seeds in it. >=20 > Does any one use these for bird seeds? >=20 > Or will birds eat them? >=20 > Look like a good source of food. >=20 > A little flock of robins stayed here most of the afternoon. >=20 > Still a few red berries around. >=20 > Have a nice end to fall >=20 > Paul >=20 > =20 >=20 > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2634/5947 - Release Date: = 12/09/12 >=20 --Apple-Mail-501--745674649 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://887/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; ">I sprinkle salt on pumpkin and squash seeds and dry = them in the oven. Chewy but = delicious.<div><br></div><div>Chris<br><div><br><div><div>On 2012-12-14, = at 4:30 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = id=3D"role_body" bottommargin=3D"7" leftmargin=3D"7" rightmargin=3D"7" = topmargin=3D"7" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"font-family: Arial; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; "><div><font size=3D"2">Hi = All, = = Dec 14, 2012</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2"> According to a Materia Medica for Nurses = (Blumgarten, 1915) pumpkin seeds were used to get rid of tapeworms, the = active principle being "...a fixed oil and a = resin".</font></div><div><font size=3D"2">After a day of fast, patient = is given 2-4 oz of seeds (presumably whole seeds ground) the following = morning "...beaten up in an emulsion of sugar and water or honey". = Follow by a cathartic several hours later.</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2">Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr"= style=3D"border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; = margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=3D"font: normal normal = normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-image: = initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; = background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title=3D"Hubcove@aol.com" = href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com">Hubcove@aol.com</a></div><div = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><= div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = "><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday,= December 13, 2012 7:17 PM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [NatureNS] Squash = Seeds</div><div><br></div><font id=3D"role_document" color=3D"#000000" = size=3D"4" face=3D"Arial"><div><font size=3D"4">Lightly roasted they are = great snacks and good for the digestive tract. Bulk barn and others sell = them but I find them too salty so rinse off the salt = first.</font></div><div><font size=3D"4">Peter = Stow</font></div><div> </div><div><div>In a message dated = 13/12/2012 6:42:15 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>writes:</div><blockquote = style=3D"border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 2px; = borde