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Farm Kitchen:  Black Walnuts?!?!  |
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aimeeravae
True Blue Farmgirl
341 Posts
Aimee
Deer River
MN
USA
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 Posted - Aug 29 2007 : 5:04:33 PM
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I have a Black Walnut tree. My sister has a Black Walnut tree. How do you harvest Black Walnuts and how do you store them? I figure if I do it the squirrels will quit planting them in my garden. those little buggers drive me CRAZY! I have taken to keeping a BB Gun next to the door.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2007 : 5:45:16 PM
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Aimee- we have one, too. I pick them up (use gloves because of the walnut oil!!!!). Our coop has a machine that hulls them, but our neighbor across the street just runs over them with his truck!
Some places will give you money for pounds of walnuts.
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2007 : 6:44:38 PM
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my grandmother always hung them up in net bags from her clothesline (to keep the squirrels from getting into them) for a month or so to let the hulls rot away... Then she maybe cured them for another month, then shelled them by hitting them with a hammer. She worked on those black walnuts all winter long!
I think someone posted a link here with step-by-step instructions last year about this time
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2007 : 03:42:54 AM
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My dad lets them dry out on a hay rake or picinic table, then gets the hulls off. He then spends time in the winter shelling them. We got him a tool out of Lehmans that works great with those hard nuts.
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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aimeeravae
True Blue Farmgirl
341 Posts
Aimee
Deer River
MN
USA
341 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 7:28:38 PM
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I told my Husband I was going to put them in the drive way for him to drive over when he comes home...He gave me a funny look and went in the house.
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 04:17:44 AM
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Here's a site that might help...
http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h404blkwal.html
I have to be quick otherwise the squirrels get them all, you can tell a squirrel is harvesting black walnuts as their fur is really dark under their chin and upper belly! they sure are great harvesters and peelers.
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 4:51:32 PM
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Oooh, great information. I have a neighbor with some sort of walnut tree, I'll have to ask. This might just be the key to putting those messy little things to good use. :) Thanks so much!
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cabinmoose
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Lorna
Forest Hill
MD
USA
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Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 5:00:22 PM
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We have a black walnut tree too. I save my panty hose with runs all year long so I can use the legs to fill with the walnuts and hang them in the garage.
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
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aimeeravae
True Blue Farmgirl
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Aimee
Deer River
MN
USA
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 9:50:48 PM
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squirrel ammo. No! :) What, Aimee, how do you use walnuts? Or pantihose full of walnuts? :) Walnuts in cookies, bread, by the handful, in chicken dishes, ground up as filling, added to casserole toppings for a yummy healthy crunch...
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 06:54:11 AM
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You can even use them in pesto instead of pine nuts. I don't think it changes the flavor much, either. In fact, come to think of it, even if you use sage instead of basil it doesn't change much!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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aimeeravae
True Blue Farmgirl
341 Posts
Aimee
Deer River
MN
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2007 : 1:54:08 PM
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I generally don't use walnuts. The ones at the store don't have alot of flavor. So, I thought these might be more flavorful. I use pecans the most. I only insist on using walnuts in my gramma's banana bread.
Aimee
http://laplantewardklopf.blogspot.com/
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Black Walnuts?!?!
