Guess you can tell, I've never made pepitos from scratch. I probably would have been extremely disappointed since I wouldn't have known the pumpkin seeds have to be shelled.
Oh, no! I was grown and in my 40s before I found out that most people eat the white seeds.
We had always gotten the green pepitos from Mexico here, all fried and salty. I was really disappointed the first time I did home-baked pumpkin seeds, until I split one open and found the little pepitos inside.
But it takes FOREVER to shell them.