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LOCK HAVEN — Who spends five months out of the year nurturing a normal size pumpkin until it grows into a gigantic one weighing more than 1,000 pounds that has to be removed from the garden with a back hoe to be transported to a pumpkin competition?

Founded as an affiliation of Hohenheim University after researching the nut and its potential uses, the company registered the name Chuta as a trademark and recently submitted a request for novel food approval under EFSA’s new streamlined application process.

Using a small pairing knife, cut the white rind into 1-inch-by-1-inch squares. Put the squares of white rind into a mixing bowl, and add salt. Mix; set aside for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drain the seeds and place on a towel to pat dry; use the towel to remove any goo around the seeds, if possible.

In order to further uptake of the nut, JatroSolutions offers technical assistance to companies wanting to farm or manufacture the nut.

Menus are getting pretty seedy. Restaurateurs are employing a wide variety of seeds to add textural interest to their dishes, but these days pumpkin seeds are first among culinary equals. This is especially true in the fall, when pumpkin seeds, or pepitas in Spanish, pop up all over menus. The seasonal Harvest Grain & Apple Salad at Columbus, Ohio-based Piada Italian Street Food, for example, received a boost from pumpkin seeds and pecans, while the Autumn Harvest Salad at Saladworks, based on Conshohocken, Pa., upped the flavor quotient with smoked-paprika pumpkin seeds. But they’re not just an autumnal treat: The Kale Salad on offer year-round at Mighty Quinn’s Barbecue in New York City marries kale with shaved brussels sprouts and pumpkin seeds.

Taco Bell, of course, is no stranger to menu items with snap. The chain has been CrunchWrapped and Fritos Burrito-ed, and the Yum Brands subsidiary caused a sensation with the 2012 introduction of the Doritos Locos Tacos in which the crispy taco shells were made from Doritos. At the time, they were Taco Bell’s most successful new product introduction, and they remain menu standards with Cool Ranch, Nacho Cheese and Fiery Doritos options.

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Eventually, after several years of trying new growing techniques and failing to come out ahead with winter wheat, the farmers and Schumitsch decided to focus solely on oats.

The second largest, which he named Jill, is about 400 pounds. The three others are more portly than the average pumpkin.

Place the pumpkin and other ingredients into a blender; cover the blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Kazuki’s, Carlton: Pipi, soy, ginger Ellen Fraser, Melbourne editor Everyone’s got their hangover fix, whether it be fried chicken or the cool embrace of doctor ocean. You can imagine then how ill-matched this pipi and I were after a few hours spent on the house reds the night before. But the first dish I tried in the hushed, subdued dining room of Japanese fine diner Kazuki’s really blew my mind. A single raw pipi, spiked with ginger and a snifter of soy, served in the shell. It’s clean, sweet, brine-y and lively all at once – not quite doctor ocean, but damn near close enough.