INNARDS
It's all part of the process. And it looks digusting, but the rewards are worthwhile. The stringy pulp is no good to anyone, but when you gut a huge pumpkin to carve it into a jack-o-lantern, remember to save some of the seeds. Better still, save the bits you carve out; the negative space that becomes the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, or more intricate design you have selected.
Those extra pieces can become a great soup and are delicious baked with a bit of brown sugar.
The real gold mine though, is the seeds. They are inconspicuous, even innocuous on their own, but once you have stripped them from the clinging innards of the pumpkin, they become the real treat. It might seem gross, but that is what Halloween is supposed to be. It is a day where we celebrate the ghoulish and the ghastly.
Digging through guts should be a pleasure. Princesses and superheroes have no place in my Halloween.
My Halloween has always been about the scary side of things. The things that go bump in the night. Digging through a pile of gourd guts should be a revelation and a part of the greater celebration. And again, the end result is always more than worthwhile.
Once you have extracted the seeds from the stringy guts of the gourd, you are ready for additional torment - you get to wait.
Let those seeds dry out, saeson them, and then bake then in your oven. You will not regret the result.
Mostly, make sure that you relish the sensation as your fingers run through that slimy, stringy pile. Each seed should be a small victory. Digging through those innards is something you should carry with you from your youngest days and pass on to your youngest children.
It is all part of the process, and a part of the greatest day of the year.
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