Subj : Re: Peanut Brittle
To : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sun Jan 07 2024 19:23:18
Re: Re: Peanut Brittle
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Sun Jan 07 2024 06:00:00
The last time i harvested and processed black walnuts was in 2017.
I think i produced 1 or 2 cups of black walnut meats using a
hammer and a flat chunk of concrete. It took HOURS and i think i
put them into some kind of cake or fruit bread. I do not feel
inclined to repeat that experience any time soon. A friend told
an interesting story though:
He said that you can put the black walnuts in a thick burlap bag
and clobber them with a mallet to crack all of shells. Then pour
them into a cauldron, fill it with water, and put it on a large
wood stove and let that simmer for a week. He said the fats float
to the top, which you can skim off and put in a jar, and walla,
you have black walnut butter.
I read that they used to make hair dye out of the hulls. I read
that it functions pretty well, but it doesn't last very long.
One would need to re-dye their hair pretty frequently.
I have also heard that black walnuts are produced commercially
for specialty baking, and that the shells are crushed and
stuffed into the little dealybobbers that hang from pin
cushions, which are used to sharpen needles.
I've also heard that the hulls are a natural land-side source
of iodine.
That's what i have to contribute on the subject of black walnuts.
:-)
