Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Any suggestions for cracking "black walnuts"?

Question

These nuts have a very tough outer shell, any tips on cracking them?

Answer

When I was a kid, we used to run over them with the car. Put a bunch in the driveway and drive over them so they got a single pass from a tire. That usually crushed a few beyond help, but just split the majority open nicely. They were still a lot of trouble to pick from the hulls, and ultimately not very nice to eat, IMO.

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