I want to conduct research on the inner part of the pumpkin seeds. I find it difficult to remove the shells one by one by hand. What is the best method for dehulling pumpkin seeds (for research purposes)?
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I have a recipe I want to use that calls for "hulled pumpkin seeds (the green ones)". I have pumpkin seeds saved from carving pumpkins. Do I just... peel them? Any fast way to do this? Is there any other preperation needed?
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While making my manicotti tonight, I received a painful reminder that the stuffing isn't actually the most tedious part of the process - it's pulling all the tiny leaves off the oregano stems.  It seems as though the oregano I'm able to buy here is not fully grown; it's been like this for as long as I can remember.    Obviously the stems are stiff, and bitter, and generally no good to throw in the mix, at least not with any of the recipes I use.  So I really need to get the leaves off the stems, and with this oregano, it's a painful process.  I've tried obvious routes, like "stripping" the leaves off the stems with my hands or a knife, but it doesn't really work.  The stems are too hardy, and if I strip them hard enough to get the leaves off then I usually end up stripping the stem with it.  And laying the stems flat on a cutting board and trying to chop the leaves off directly is almost impossible; the leaves are so tiny and irregularly distributed that it ends up taking longer than just pulling the things apart with my hands.  Am I missing something obvious?  Is there a way to prepare these oregano leaves that's more fun than watching paint dry?
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I'm working on a fully-automatic farm now that 1.5 is out. The plan is to use redstone to flush fully-grown crops into a channel to be collected by a hopper and then picked up by a cart. The issue I've ran into, however, is that seeds do no seem to be planted by dispensers or droppers. The wiki says bone meal can be used on growing crops from dispensers, but is it possible to plant the crops from either device?   This is my current setup:
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I am trying to create a natural arrangement of rubber thimbles in a jar.  What is the easiest method of doing this?   I've tried various settings with the jar being passive and using the various collision types like box, cylinder and mesh but none seem to work.   I tried dropping the thimbles into the jar but they either stop early and spill over or go through the jar! Is it better to use some sort of particle distribution? Thanks.
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I found a small bag of raw un-roasted peanuts, around 200 grams, in my cupboard. Any idea how can I roast these peanuts in my convection microwave oven? Would appreciate if some one can add suggestions :-)
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I need to dispose of an old swing in my yard. Problem is some screws are so rusty they can't be unscrewed and the whole swing wont's pass the door.   Is there any simple way to cut this thing into a few pieces ? I guess the rods are hollow so perhaps it's not too hard. Any suggestion would be welcome.
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I bought a roto deep fryer recently. But everytime I make yam fries, they end up being soggy.   My process: I cut the sweet potato fries to about 1/4 inch. I follow deep fryer instructions of preheating to 370'F before dropping the basket. From there, I fry a full basket for about 12-14 minutes.  The yam fries always come out soggy.  Any suggestions to improve the process?
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I am having a few issues with my iron at the moment and have searched for similar questions but there's doesn't appear to be a site. More specifically my question is:  How do I de-calc an iron when the button becomes too hot to hold in?  There are a few other related(ish) questions I have. Is there like a site for household questions or would such a site have to be proposed in Area 51?
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I currently find myself in a pickle because even after I've built the mushroom biome and met all other requirements, the Truffle NPC won't move in.   I've defeated not only the Wall of Flesh but Ocram already. Created a surface mushroom biome. Built a house made out of mushrooms with mushroom furniture.   I have no idea how long it takes for the NPC to move in or if I'm wrong in any of the steps.
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Any tips or tricks for getting arrows (besides cheating)? Or tricks for finding a skeleton spawn?  I've tried farming chickens and gravel for feathers and flint, but it takes a ridiculously long time. How do people get enough arrows to make using a bow actually feasible?
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In Minecraft survival mode, there are dungeon rooms with mob spawning machines, mossy cobblestones and special treasures.  What's the best way to find those?  I found one the other day and have been looking for more because it was great fun to beat, might be fun to farm, and had awesome special prizes.
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Here's a picture of a Jack Rose I made last night.  It tasted great, but I think the white foam is ugly.  I want it to be clear and jewel-like with no foam.  All my shaken drinks have this foam.  I have not observed similar foam on drinks I order in bars.  What are techniques for avoiding or getting rid of the foam?  Maybe I could scoop it off with a spoon, but I think I would lose too much of the drink that way, and anyway that's not what the bartender does, so I think there must be a better way.    [ The recipe I am using is: four parts homemade applejack; two parts lime juice, one part homemade grenadine, shaken with ice cubes in a metal shaker, then poured into a chilled glass.  The shaker has a perforated top, but I am not otherwise using a strainer. ]
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I was recently given a bag of dried mushrooms and am unsure how to work with them.  What's the best way to use them?
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Is there a way or technique to make mashed sweet potatoes less stringy? Does it just come down to potato selection or can it be improved by a technique?
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I have fought the pumpkin moon and died like 3 times and made it to wave 7 or 6 whenever the pumpking first appears. I have full turtle armor and my primary melee weapon is a demon sickle. I also have the possessed hatchet, magnet sphere, and sniper rifle. I also have other gear like the Uzi. What should I replace, what should I take out, and what should I add? Thanks!
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I've been reading various Googled recipes and techniques for stockmaking, as I made my first stock tonight using raw chicken bones. Just about every article/recipe I read says to skim the surface of the stock in the beginning, while it is simmering. Different articles variously refer to the skimmed substances as "scum", "impurities", and "proteins".   I had started out throwing all the vegetables in at the beginning, and probably had it at too high of a simmer, so I never actually got to see any foam or collections of anything other than apparently oils/fats from the chicken appear on the surface. This got me wondering: what is that stuff that floats to the surface? Is there any reason other than aesthetics to remove it from the stock?
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A little mishap happened today during cleaning my bicycle. I tried to take off the sprocket wheel for easier access, but instead I opened the lock nut of the hub (cassette type) and the balls came out.  Before I can put this mess back together I got some questions:   What kind of lubricant/grease do I need for the ball bearings? There are two ball bearings in the wheel. One with smaller balls (the one on the sprocket wheel side), the other has bigger balls. Former used some black grease while the latter used a green, jelly-ish one. I'm confused, do they need different types of grease? To solve my initial task: How would you get the sprocket wheel off of the wheel/hub/cassette? Does this require a special tool? I tried pulling, but I'm afraid to break something when pulling too hard.