Black Walnuts
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FRED
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Does anyone have a solution as to what to do with Walnuts that are falling off of my tree. So far I have takened 3 loads out to the woods and probaly have 5 more loads?
7 answers
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We used to skin the husks and then dry and eat them...my grandfather would put them on the road to his garden and drive over them with his small tractor to remove the husks.
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 18, 2012
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Oh man! I wish I lived near you. I would take some.. We also dried them. My grandfather had a tree, when all the cousins were young we would sit around and shell them for our moms. I would get on Craigslist. Sell them. I bet you put an add out you would be bombarded with people wanting them.
Carroll A
on Oct 18, 2012
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Sell them. My neighbor was just talking about how much money her mom gets for the black walnuts from her trees.
3po3
on Oct 19, 2012
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invest in some grandkids! We (when we were little) used to have to peel the black walnuts and crack them open with a hammer for my mom so she could put the walnuts in her chocolate chip cookies. Probably why I hate nuts to this day!
Becky P
on Oct 19, 2012
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I remember how stained my fingers would get from dehusking the black walnuts...but I still love them!
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Oct 20, 2012
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our pioneer forefathers used these husks to dye fabrics / yarn etc.
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 21, 2012
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Yes, a lot of crafters would love them, I do myself......u boil them up and get a dark liquid and then I store it in a 5 gallon bucket .........then I use it to dye material for antique dolls and such..........there is a tree out back here but I could never find them back home in Syracuse NY.......instead of using coffee or tea to dye things, this is so perfect......just info for u........
Sharon B
on Oct 22, 2012
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