I used to believe that if you put pumpkin seeds in the oven the results would be pumpkin pie. When I shared this with the neighbor children their mother was quick to correct me after she had cleaned out an oven full of pumpkin seeds.
A childhood belief about seeds

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I ate pumpkin, I would change into Cindrella. So I was always ate pumpkin.— Mine
- Long grass with black seeds were really ant hotels, and the seeds were sleeping ants.— angelsheep
- I used to wonder why the oven didn't set food on fire!— danielle
- I used to think that you could get a tan if you turned the oven on, opened the door and stood in front of it.Anon
- I used to believe you could pour lemonade in a pan, put it in the oven and make lemonade cake.— wumpmugg
- I used to believe that if I swallowed watermelon seeds, I would get pregnantAnon