We have found that the roasted seeds from Styrian pumpkins (no hulls) a fine substitute for many recipes calling for nut meats. We roasted some the other day with garlic powder and a little olive oil and ground them into a butter for toast. Tasty! Bill Loke; Kars, Ontario. USDA Z 4B/5A ----- Original Message ----- From: Penny Nielsen <nielsenp@gov.ns.ca> To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [gardeners] Re: Harvesting herbs > Hi George - I would never have thought of walnuts as a substitute. Must try them next time - a lot cheaper than those pine nuts. Wonder how other nuts would be - e.g. almonds or would they have too distinctive of a taste. > > Penny > >