Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Hi, I am about to get a ton of black walnuts. How do you store fresh black walnuts? I have also heard that they make a good herbal remedy Salma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I store them shelled in the freezer. Donna , " salma " <sju59 wrote: > > Hi, > > I am about to get a ton of black walnuts. How do you store fresh black > walnuts? > > I have also heard that they make a good herbal remedy > > > Salma > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I have had good luck freezing them in the shell or shelled. Nanette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I need more info being a bear of little brain. Do I hammer the green shell of when they fall from the tree. Do I then immediately hammer the next shell off. Help! Diana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I hear you all on the shelling! I am about to have a bunch of pecans fall on us (huge tree) and they are little nuts, but fortunately easier to shell than walnuts. I am including a link below for ivillage garden forum, their harvest forum has a lot of information from people that grow, harvest and put away their own food. This is where I would ask if I had this situation....and I hope someone there knows (I hope it is OK to post links for related forums here). They also have a forum on fruit trees if that fails. You have to register but it is free, just like this group, and you get accepted instantly. Good luck. Roseta http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/harvest/ -- In , diana scott <dianascot_33 wrote: > > I need more info being a bear of little brain. Do I hammer the green shell of when they fall from the tree. Do I then immediately hammer the next shell off. Help! > Diana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Thank you for the link. This is the info that I found after wading through lots of posts: I ran into some www info(don't remember where) from someone who had recommendations on preparing the nuts from Black Walnut. Wearing rubber/latex gloves take off the husk, if you don't wear gloves the yellow iodine smelling dye will turn your hands a dark brown/black...and you can't wash it off. Next roast nuts in shell in a hot(I'm guessing 400 degree oven for 10-15min), this makes the shells easier to crack. Sandy's right. A good black walnut cracker, or even something as simple as a bench-mounted vise, does a good, speedy job on cracking out walnuts. Additionally, if you'll soak those cleaned nuts(you really need to clean the husk material off soon after they drop from the tree, or else the nutmeats will become discolored) in a pan/bucket of warm water for an hour or so prior to a session of cracking, you'll find that the shells will buckle and split, releasing intact quarters, rather than 'exploding' when you reach 'critical pressure' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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