I performed a "Clean" Install of Lion.  How do I get my keychain back from Time Machine?

I erased my hard drive and installed Lion.  I did do regular back ups to a USB hard drive.  I can see all the old files and applications on my backup drive.  How do I get the back up keychain passwords into my newly created Lion keychain?

Hold down the option key and select Go > Library from the Finder menu bar. That's your home Library. With that Finder window open, try to enter Time Machine. If you can, navigate to a snapshot of the Keychains folder and restore it. You may have to hold down the option key and select "Browse other Time Machine Disks" from the Time Machine menu.

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