Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

This is my Mother's recipe that I grew up with.  Yummy!

2 c. pumpkin seeds
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
3 T. melted butter
1 t. salt
Rinse pumpkin seeds until pulp and strings are washed off.  Boil seeds in salt water for 10 min.  Dry seeds on paper towel.  In medium bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, melted butter and salt.  Add seeds, stir occasionally and watch for burning.  Seeds should be crisp.

Dry-Ice Jack-O-Lantern

Choose a pumpkin large enough to hold a no. 10 can.   Clean pumpkin and carve a spooky face.  Fill can about 3/4 full of hot water, 1/2 c. salt and mix.  Place container in the pumpkin.  If there is room, place a flashlight or weather light between the pumpkin and container to add to the effect.  Wear gloves to protect your hands.  Drip two or three large pieces of dry ice into the container of water.  Dry ice will steam up and out of the face of the pumpkin.  as water cools, ice will form around the dry ice, causing it to stop bubbling.  Salt water will cause motion to last longer after 15-20 min., drain cold water from the container and replace it with the hot water to start the reaction again.  

Recipe for Grease Paint(Halloween Make-up)

2 t. shortening
1 t. flour
5 t. cornstarch
Mix well.  Add a few drops of food coloring to color it.

Dinner in a Pumpkin

This is my moms recipe that I grew up having every Halloween.  I think its delicious with the pumpkin meat.  Jared will eat this as long as he doesn't get any pumpkin on his plate.
1 small to medium pumpkin
1 onion, diced
2 lbs Ground Beef
2 T. Soy sauce
2 T. Brown Sugar
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 c. cooked rice
1 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained

Cut off the top of pumpkin and thoroughly clean out seeds an pulp.  Paint a face on the front of the pumpkin with a permanent marker.  pre-heat oven to 350.  In a large skillet, brown beef and onions.  Drain and add soy sauce, brown sugar, mushrooms and soup.  Simmer 10 min.    Add cooked rice and water chestnuts. Spoon mixture into the cleaned pumpkin shell.  Replace pumpkin top and place entire pumpkin on a baking sheet and bake 1 hour or until the pumpkin meat is tender.