Sunflower seeds.

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  1. Drahcir

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  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I just feed the birds with them.
    Not something I've ever considered to be food.
     
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    • Sirius

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      Soak them in salt water for an hour or so.
      Then spread on a baking tray. And roast in the oven at a very low heat.

      Delicious.
       
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        Use them to provide microgreens for use as salad during winter months. Scatter seeds across tightly packed compost and barely cover. Some warmth (sunny window ledge) to germinate. Harvest with scissors when 70-80mm tall. Plant as a succession, you may get a second crop off each tray if germination is patchy.
         
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          The become fragile, so are easy to open and access the seed
           
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            After stirring a small amount of oil into a cupful of seed scatter on a baking tray then sprinkle with small pinch of salt. Put under a slow grill or in the oven for a few mins i stir often so they don't stick together .
            . When brown remove and cool. I put mine in a airtight screw top jar ie a peanut butter jar.
            These whould keep for a long while but they are very moorish so they don't last long in our house. I've mixed with nuts too done the same way but they don't last any longer !!!!!:yahoo: shake a few times if you've started off with a decent amount!!!!
            Ive Tried putting a KEEP OUT sign with the jar but oddly enough no one can read it :dunno:
             
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            • shiney

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              We can't be bothered cracking the shells but the birds seem to enjoy it :biggrin:

              We buy shelled ones for us to eat and roast them for a few minutes. Mrs Shiney loves eating them like that. We use them quite often for a gluten free apple crumble. Cover the cooked apple with ground almonds and near the end of cooking time sprinkle sunflower seeds on top - you can also add pumpkin seeds. This gives the crunchy effect as the crumble doesn't as you only use a thin layer of ground almonds (much too expensive to have a thick layer).

              Sunflower seeds are good for you as they contain Vitamin B and antioxidants (helps to reduce free radicals which are not good for diabetics, cancers and heart problems). Don't use too much pumpkin seeds as they are high in fats as well as fibre and too many can increase weight and wind! :rolleyespink:

              neither of them make you chirp like a bird :heehee:
               
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              Definitely toast them, they're so yummy and have a wide range of uses + they are a very nutritional addition to lots of dishes. :dbgrtmb:
               
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