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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Black walnuts: Taste treat or just a big pain?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Many Southerners have childhood memories of shelling grocery sacks full of pecans for the family pecan pie or other holiday treat. But pecans are softies compared to the legendarily tough black walnut. First, there’s the outer hull, which some people break by running over with a truck or car. Then there’s the shell itself, which seemingly only succumbs to a blow from a hammer. Extracting the meat is so labor intensive that Mike Fredenburg of Ball Ground sells it for $10 a cup on craigslist. (Click here for the story.) The flavor tends to be an acquired taste and the nuts are generally used as an ingredient (think black walnut ice cream) rather than eaten by themselves. Do you have any favorite dishes that use black walnuts? Know of anyone who goes through the painstaking process of shelling them? We’d like to hear from you.
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Alone For Christmas?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You’re all alone on Christmas Day. Do you go out for Chinese or stay home and make mojitos for you and the dog? Have you ever dined alone for Christmas dinner? Why? Where did you go to eat?
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