[Herbalist] Getting the Meat out of Walnuts

[Corwyn and Carowyn]

Greetings!

>Once you extract the nuts, they are fairly easy to crack with vice
>grips.  My mom used to do it on a slab of iron with a hammer.

>CAVEAT:  Be very careful if you try putting a black walnut on an anvil
and
>tapping the shell with a hammer.  The resulting shrapnel when that tough
>exterior lets go is all too reminiscent of anti-personnel grenades.
They
>let go like bombs.  You do usually get through the shell after a couple
of
>whacks, but a leather apron, heavy gloves, and some sort of face and eye
>protection are recommended.

Which anvil are you talking about?  The knee version, or a standard
anvil?  We call the knee version a "saddle".  I have one, and am looking
for a caster to make copies.  If you fold your hand "correctly" around
the nut, you contain the shrapnel.  Well, usually.

-Caro

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