things to improve chance of germination (1) soak seed in a glass of water for 2-4 hours (2) insure soil is wet (3) keep out of draft insure steady heat 60F (4) be patient could take 6 weeks to germinate

Frankly, I don't think you're going to have much luck germinating those seeds, they're just too old. Hardly any vegetable seed will be viable after 4 or 5 years (see link to chart below). It might be fun to try though and if you do decide to go for it, I wish you the best of luck.

Art

Here is a link that might be useful: Life Expectancy of Vegetable Seeds

Definitely should try it and report back to us. Soak them overnight, some say in soak in tea. Plant in moist sand, cover and keep at about 70OF.

If you really want the or think they may have value search university web sites for assistance. They may know to use something called gibbelenes.