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| Black Walnuts |
This fall we had a plentiful harvest of walnuts. Folklore tells us that a large nut harvest portends a hard winter. Well, so far that has not been true. I picked less then half the walnuts that fell from our trees and I still have plenty for my husband and I. The squirrels are happy that I left so many for them.
We even had enough that we gave our friend Kathy Mast some as a small Christmas gift. I then shamelessly proceeded to give her more and ask her to make us a Black Walnut Cake. It was delicious. Tonight I am going to use some in a Thai recipe I found called "Fried Rice with Walnuts and Raisins". We have used some of the nuts sprinkled on salads and just as a snack on their own. The picture shows what I have left.
If you have never tasted Black Walnuts don't think they taste like English Walnuts, the taste is much stronger and I prefer it to the English Walnuts that you find in the grocery store.
We even had enough that we gave our friend Kathy Mast some as a small Christmas gift. I then shamelessly proceeded to give her more and ask her to make us a Black Walnut Cake. It was delicious. Tonight I am going to use some in a Thai recipe I found called "Fried Rice with Walnuts and Raisins". We have used some of the nuts sprinkled on salads and just as a snack on their own. The picture shows what I have left.
If you have never tasted Black Walnuts don't think they taste like English Walnuts, the taste is much stronger and I prefer it to the English Walnuts that you find in the grocery store.
Since the winter has been so mild we have been harvesting some chickweed from our property to have with our lettuce and I just recently started some greens in the basement. Every time we can eat something that we grew ourselves we get a satisfaction and enjoyment that just does not come from a trip to the grocery store.
