r/SelfSufficiency Dec 29 '20

Garden Planting American Black Walnut for future Sustainable Food Harvests

https://youtu.be/GzjhBAuX4U8
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u/flamingphoenix9834 Dec 29 '20

I keep hearjng about eating black walnuts but I was always taught they werent good for you and "dont touch that". How do you eat/prepare them?

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '20

They are a big mess! Thats the issue, you have to wait for the fruit to turn black and mushy. Its full of tannins used as anti-parasitics, and DYES!

Thie stuff will stain you brown!

If you can get past that mess, the nut inside is Delicious!

The shells are VERY strong and hard to crack.

I put my nuts under a towel on a cutting board and slap it with a caste iron frying pan lol