Comments on: Not Far From The Tree goes nuts! http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:10:20 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Elaine http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796/comment-page-1#comment-760 Elaine Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:04:49 +0000 http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796#comment-760 Hey,I live in South Etobicoke and gathered some walnuts from Lakeshore Drive a couple years ago but didn't know what to do with them. I would love to come out his year and help pick the fruit and nuts in South Etobicoke. Hey,I live in South Etobicoke and gathered some walnuts from Lakeshore Drive a couple years ago but didn’t know what to do with them.
I would love to come out his year and help pick the fruit and nuts in South Etobicoke.

]]> By: Marc Michalak http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796/comment-page-1#comment-548 Marc Michalak Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:20:28 +0000 http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796#comment-548 Just after roasting them I sampled some and the black walnuts have an intense flavour to them...almost spicy. Very refreshing! I hope we can get to a few more trees next year and get more people involved. I hear you Jenn about the staining. I grew up with a black walnut tree next door and when clothes were drying on the line they would often get stained by the juices from the nuts when squirrels were munching on them up in the tree. But wow, its worth the work to get to those tasty nuts. No wonder the squirrels love them!! Just after roasting them I sampled some and the black walnuts have an intense flavour to them…almost spicy. Very refreshing! I hope we can get to a few more trees next year and get more people involved. I hear you Jenn about the staining. I grew up with a black walnut tree next door and when clothes were drying on the line they would often get stained by the juices from the nuts when squirrels were munching on them up in the tree. But wow, its worth the work to get to those tasty nuts. No wonder the squirrels love them!!

]]> By: Helen at Toronto Gardens http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796/comment-page-1#comment-547 Helen at Toronto Gardens Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:59:33 +0000 http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796#comment-547 Our mum once made pickled walnuts from the fruits of a black walnut tree at the foot of the garden she had at the time. Pickled walnuts are a very English preserve, said to be good with cheese such as stilton. I don't know how hers turned out, as at the time I was a fussy teenager. Just searched for a recipe, and found this on the blog of The Cottage Smallholder. It requires the fruit/nuts to be picked in June, when they're a mature size but before the inner shell has a chance to harden. Have a look: http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-pickled-walnuts-project-stage-two-plus-free-original-recipes-for-spiced-pickling-vinegar-792 Our mum once made pickled walnuts from the fruits of a black walnut tree at the foot of the garden she had at the time. Pickled walnuts are a very English preserve, said to be good with cheese such as stilton. I don’t know how hers turned out, as at the time I was a fussy teenager.

Just searched for a recipe, and found this on the blog of The Cottage Smallholder. It requires the fruit/nuts to be picked in June, when they’re a mature size but before the inner shell has a chance to harden. Have a look:

http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-pickled-walnuts-project-stage-two-plus-free-original-recipes-for-spiced-pickling-vinegar-792

]]> By: Jenn http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796/comment-page-1#comment-546 Jenn Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:19:27 +0000 http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/archives/796#comment-546 What? I didn't think people actually ATE black walnuts! We have a huge tree in our yard and are forever picking up the nuts from our lawn - we have no idea what to do with them other than feed them to the squirrels. They stain our patio, and we can't grow anything underneath the tree. But maybe I will try my hand at harvesting them next year??? What? I didn’t think people actually ATE black walnuts! We have a huge tree in our yard and are forever picking up the nuts from our lawn – we have no idea what to do with them other than feed them to the squirrels. They stain our patio, and we can’t grow anything underneath the tree. But maybe I will try my hand at harvesting them next year???

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