{"id":25716,"date":"2023-11-03T10:41:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=25716"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:44:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:44:32","slug":"episode-902-can-i-eat-black-walnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=25716","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 902 CAN I EAT BLACK WALNUTS?"},"content":{"rendered":"
EPISODE 902    CAN IEAT BLACK WALNUTS?<\/p>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
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Yes, black walnuts are edible but they need to be prepared.  Here are long<\/div>\n
and short instructions.<\/div>\n

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SHORT INSTRUCTIONS<\/div>\n

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Gather a basket of black walnuts.  Peal off the soft outer<\/div>\n
shell which turns black and gooey  then put the walnuts <\/div>\n
some place dry where the squirrels can\u2019t get them.<\/div>\n
Then place each walnut in a workshop vice to smash<\/div>\n
open the shell.  Use a small sharp tool to weasel out the nut<\/div>\n
in pieces.<\/div>\n

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LONG INSTRCUTIONS<\/div>\n

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1) Gather pile of black walnuts<\/div>\n
2)  Let the worms (invisible) help get much of the black outer casing removed <\/div>\n
3) Use gloves so you do not stain your hands.<\/div>\n
4) Wash the shells in pail of water, stir with paddle\u2026rinse.<\/div>\n
5) Wash again\u2026rinse again<\/div>\n
6) Wash again until water is clear<\/div>\n
7) Allow nuts to dry in warm place<\/div>\n
8) Be sure squirrels cannot get access.<\/div>\n
9) Place each nut vertically workshop  vice\u2026.crush<\/div>\n
10) Separate shell fragments from nut meat carefully<\/div>\n
11) Taste nut meat<\/div>\n
12) Plan gourmet use for nut meats<\/div>\n
13) Or\u2026put some nut meat on your bird feeder as a treat<\/div>\n

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“Black Walnuts are delicious to eat.  We used to gather hundreds of the walnuts and put them on top of the hot air ducts in the basement to dry for a few weeks.  When they were dry we would take them down and crack them open.  The work bench vice was great for cracking them.  The trees themselves do tend to prevent other trees from growing under them.  Their roots seem to secret some kind of toxin that discourages them but smaller shrubs and grasses would grow under them.  The squirrels really liked them and would hoard them for winter.\u201d    Quote from Rooter  <\/div>\n

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The black walnuts turn back and gooey .  Get rid of this guck by washing.  Then give nut time to dry.  Be on lookout<\/div>\n
for red squirrels.<\/div>\n
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