Sorry, I couldn't help the cheesy title.
We live on Walnut Street. In our backyard is a giant walnut tree. We've lived here for more than five years and all we have ever used the walnuts for is ammo during back yard smack-downs. The fact that I don't really like nuts, especially walnuts, probably contributed to our lack of interest.
This year we decided to finally take advantage of the bounty that is available to us, so we did a little research, and Mike made two really awesome drying trays that we have set up in the garage. Daily, Mike and the boys gather the nuts and then lay them out to cure on the trays. In our wet and cool weather, it can take up to three weeks before the nuts are ready to be taken out of their shells.
I think we have collected at least 50 pounds of nuts so far. Mike will probably start shelling them this weekend and then we will keep them in the freezer until we are ready to pack them up for Christmas gifts.
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I'm impressed.
You're so proactive! Straight from "I don't like nuts" to "I'm going to build my own drying tray and gather 50 lbs. of them this year." :)
i hope i will be one of the recipients....you're sugared nut recipe is one of my all time faves!!! see you soon.
My mom is big on cracking and freezing nuts too. Way to be resourceful!
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