Originally Posted by
tuckyquilter
OMG:::: I love Black Walnuts. If I lived close I'd come harvest them for you. I still use them in fudge, brownies etc. They used to just grow all over the place where I grew up and folks would just go out and harvest what they wanted. I can remember sitting around shelling the meats, and eating a few along the was. Thankfully I have a place that sells them shelled.
How did you shell them? I would like to know. I have two black walnut trees which seem to have nuts every other year. My tenant says she has shelled some, but I know it is not easy. I've tried a hammer or a vice but it is not a fun job.