Subj : Smoker's Alley
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Apr 17 2025 17:22:07
Hi Dave,
RH> At this point, I should think that it would be rather hard to outlaw
RH> tobacco useage. Too many people are nicotine addicts and would raise
RH> quite the objection.
DD> Surely, now. But early days, before it had founded several fortunes
DD> and addicted (literally) hundreds of millions ..... But, also before
DD> we knew the downsides, to be fair.
True, and even longer to convince people to give it up. Meantime, the
next generation(s) picked up the nasty habit.
DD> 8<----- CHOP ----->8
DD> The dye stuff (also used on cloth, sometimes inadvertently) comes from
DD> the outer hull of the walnut. Removing that is a genuine PITA but is
DD> the first step toward gettin at the hard, erose kernel that contains
DD> the nut meats. My grandfather built a trough with a mesh bottom that
DD> he could fill with walnuts fresh from the trees. The family car was
DD> then driven down the trough doing most of the outer hull removal.
RH> I've read of that being done, never saw it so couldn't, until now,
RH> verify that it was (is) an acceptable way of shelling them. Any idea
RH> of what was done (other than muscle power) before cars were invented?
DD> According to the Wiki How article "To harvest black walnuts, start by
DD> collecting fallen black walnuts off the ground. Then, remove the green
DD> hulls on the walnuts using a jackknife or by cracking them under your
DD> foot. Next, dispose of the hulls and dry the brown hard shells on some
DD> newspaper for several days."
They make it sound so easy.............(G)
DD> Still had to crack that tough nut in the middle and dig the bounty
DD> from it, though.
RH> I imagine so; I probably wouldn't have the muscle power to crack them.
DD> There are a fair number of lever operated specialy tools for cracking
DD> the hard shells. Also a couple using screws (think hand-held vice) or
DD> the time honoured method of laying the nut on a hard surface and
DD> smiting it with a hammer.
We've got a vise one (screws onto a table or counter top), curtesy of an
old friend of ours. She gave it to us to originally do pecans. We've
also got the hand crackers and I think, one lever type.
DD> Title: Saddle of Rabbit Roasted in Tobacco Leaf w/Garlic Sauce
DD> Categories: Game, Vegetables, Wine, Herbs
DD> Yield: 4 Servings
RH> Fit the topic but doesn't sound like anything I'd go for.
DD> Nor I - but it fit my personal "Burtonizing" campaign. Bv)=
I know.
DD> 4 Leaves blond tobacco
RH> Picked but not yet cured? That's what I'd guess, seeing enough of it in
RH> various stages here in NC. Not nearly as much as when we lived in the
RH> state from the mid 70s to early 80s but still a major crop.
DD> Different cultivars. "As the names imply, dark leaf is supposed to
DD> have a denser hue and blonde leaf is expected to sport a lighter
DD> color.
DD> However, do not conclude these two varieties to be worlds apart. The
DD> same species of tobacco plant can be the source of both dark leaf and
DD> blonde leaf. This is because processing and production play a key role
DD> in the entire scheme of things."
https://khalilmamoon.com
DD> Confused yet? I certainly am.
Whatever, I leave the stuff alone.
DD> No tobacco was harmed in this recipe:
DD> Title: Tobacco Onions
DD> Categories: Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
DD> Yield: 4 Servings
No, and it looks good.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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