Separate seeds from pulp. I strain my seeds a couple times and pick out any excess pulp.
Put the seeds in a bowl and add water
Add salt to the water and stir the mixture. Let it sit overnight
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
Strain the seeds to remove the salt water
Cut the bacon into large pieces and add to the seeds
Optional: if you are adding brown sugar and/or the BBQ rib rub to the mixture, put the bacon and seeds in a bowl and mix in the brown sugar and/or BBQ rib rub.
Add the seeds and bacon to a baking tray
Put the baking tray in the over for 15 minutes or until the seeds are golden brown.
Check the seeds every 3 minutes or so, and John recommends using a spatula to mix the seeds and bacon around. You don’t want these babies to burn!
Remove the tray from the oven, let the seeds cool and enjoy! According to John, the seeds will soak up the grease from the bacon and taste amazing!