Subj : Smoker's Alley
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Apr 19 2025 15:45:18
Hi Dave,
DD> According to the Wiki How article "To harvest black walnuts, start by
RH> They make it sound so easy.............(G)
DD> It *is* easy .... to read about. Bv)=
Exactly!
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.
RH> We've got a vise one (screws onto a table or counter top), curtesy of
RH> an old friend of ours. She gave it to us to originally do pecans. We've
RH> also got the hand crackers and I think, one lever type.
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.
RH> Whatever, I leave the stuff alone.
DD> And here's the fried pickles recipe I am going to convert from
DD> "archives" to "kitchen" status. Possibly using the big (toaster oven
DD> size) air fryer.
DD> Title: Oven-Fried Pickles
DD> Categories: Squash, Chilies, Herbs
DD> Yield: 8 servings
We still don't, and probably will never, have an air fryer. Closest
thing to it that we have is a toaster oven that has a convection
feature. I've thought about trying to see if it works as an air fryer
but haven't done so yet. One of these days, maybe...............
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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