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...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 We had a black walnut tree in our yard, when I was growing up. To get off the green hull, we would put a big pile of them on the drive way and drive back on and forth over them with our car. Then leave them a few days to dry out the green part. Put them in a bucket, set up a chair beside a cut log, that is cut side up and down, about 3 ft tall, and get a hammer. We would then pull off any remaining green hull and hammer then, to crack them open, on the cut log. We set up an empty dishpan or bucket on the other side of us and dropped them into it, to shell out after we were finished cracking that batch of nuts. Freeze them, so they won't go rancid on you. They are way to good to let that happen to them. Chopped up Black walnuts are so good in loaves, patties, cookies, etc.... I prefer them to English Walnuts. Enjoy, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Dang! I wouldn't even do all that if they were filled with gold! You must like you some walnuts. Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move. -Paulo Coelho --- On Fri, 9/19/08, wwjd <jtwigg wrote: wwjd <jtwigg Black Walnuts " vegetarian_ group " Friday, September 19, 2008, 6:05 PM We had a black walnut tree in our yard, when I was growing up. To get off the green hull, we would put a big pile of them on the drive way and drive back on and forth over them with our car. Then leave them a few days to dry out the green part. Put them in a bucket, set up a chair beside a cut log, that is cut side up and down, about 3 ft tall, and get a hammer. We would then pull off any remaining green hull and hammer then, to crack them open, on the cut log. We set up an empty dishpan or bucket on the other side of us and dropped them into it, to shell out after we were finished cracking that batch of nuts. Freeze them, so they won't go rancid on you. They are way to good to let that happen to them. Chopped up Black walnuts are so good in loaves, patties, cookies, etc.... I prefer them to English Walnuts. Enjoy, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Well, Judy, my darlin', I wish you lived close to me because I could supply you with a fresh batch of black walnuts as we have a HUGE old black walnut tree in our backyard and I get tired of picking them up and chucking them over the fence and also get tired of pulling up those dang baby black walnut trees! I like the taste of them but just don't have the time, or a driveway, to get them cracked and picked out. That is one of those jobs where you expend more energy getting to the food then when you eat the food!! Nancy C. East Texas We had a black walnut tree in our yard, when I was growing up. To get off the green hull, we would put a big pile of them on the drive way and drive back on and forth over them with our car. Then leave them a few days to dry out the green part. Put them in a bucket, set up a chair beside a cut log, that is cut side up and down, about 3 ft tall, and get a hammer. We would then pull off any remaining green hull and hammer then, to crack them open, on the cut log. We set up an empty dishpan or bucket on the other side of us and dropped them into it, to shell out after we were finished cracking that batch of nuts. Freeze them, so they won't go rancid on you. They are way to good to let that happen to them. Chopped up Black walnuts are so good in loaves, patties, cookies, etc.... I prefer them to English Walnuts. Enjoy, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I wish you lived closer too. We stuggle with baby acorn trees, sweet gum trees and Hickory trees. All those nuts start up new trees don't they. I wouldn't do the driving over the nuts on a concrete drive way or it will stain it. Do it on the ground or on ashphalt. I forgot to mention to wear thin leather gloves when getting off any remaining green hull, so you don't stain your hands. I think someone else mentioned this though. Judy - nancy curtis Friday, September 19, 2008 10:54 PM Re: Black Walnuts Well, Judy, my darlin', I wish you lived close to me because I could supply you with a fresh batch of black walnuts as we have a HUGE old black walnut tree in our backyard and I get tired of picking them up and chucking them over the fence and also get tired of pulling up those dang baby black walnut trees! I like the taste of them but just don't have the time, or a driveway, to get them cracked and picked out. That is one of those jobs where you expend more energy getting to the food then when you eat the food!! Nancy C. East Texas We had a black walnut tree in our yard, when I was growing up. To get off the green hull, we would put a big pile of them on the drive way and drive back on and forth over them with our car. Then leave them a few days to dry out the green part. Put them in a bucket, set up a chair beside a cut log, that is cut side up and down, about 3 ft tall, and get a hammer. We would then pull off any remaining green hull and hammer then, to crack them open, on the cut log. We set up an empty dishpan or bucket on the other side of us and dropped them into it, to shell out after we were finished cracking that batch of nuts. Freeze them, so they won't go rancid on you. They are way to good to let that happen to them. Chopped up Black walnuts are so good in loaves, patties, cookies, etc.... I prefer them to English Walnuts. Enjoy, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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