Slimy, Yummy, Pumpkin Guts

Yesterday, the kids and I went to Kristi's house to hang, eat really good sweet stuff...(Holy Cow, Have you ever eaten popcorn balls with marshmallows, vanilla, cinnamon and salt?...Don't, because once you do, you can't STOP!)... and carve pumpkins. Originally, we planned on heading to the Central Oregon Pumpkin Co. in Terrebonne to participate in the full Fall experience but the weather wasn't cooperating. So we decided to hang in the hood, and buy pumpkins from our local supermarket. Great deal by the way, but a bummer that we couldn't support our local patch! Wet kids and muddy shoes were not on the agenda. Food and a warm house won!

Kristi was gracious to host the carving festivities. We mauled the pumpkins in the garage. She had it all prepared for the goopy mess. We had mini saws, pocket knives, and even drills! Hilarious, thanks Jeff! By the way, she even had a worm bucket for all of the seeds and guts! Woohoo! She's always thinking of the wigglers.

Well after the all of the feasting and fun, we departed to get on with a few more Sunday activities, catching up on H.W. and getting ready for school on Monday, always a joy with the kids!! Little a didn't have too much to do and was more than willing to help with the separation of the seeds from the guts!

I love the feel of the pumpkin's guts and so does Little a. Max not so much! It's this cool, slimy feeling, and I love trying to grasp it with my fingers before giving in to the spoon. We spent about an hour with our hands, squeezing and separating all of this goodness. I do this for two reasons, to prepare the seeds for roasting and to remove the seeds from the Red Wiggler's feast. They don't eat the seeds probably because of the size and texture. I am sure if I pulverized them, they would eat them. Too much time, and I wanted the seeds! Yummmmm!

This sloppy mess will be fed to the worms later on this afternoon when the temperature warms up a bit. Brr! I will also be out there getting a pound of Red Wigglers for a client this afternoon!

Yippe!! some cashola!

So readers, if you have a worm bin and are carving some pumpkins think of your wigglers.

Look at all of that delicious goodness!!!!