How to de-husk the Black Walnut, the EASIEST way!

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Cleaning the husk off of your walnuts can be quite a chore. However, with this simple technique you can harvest and have food in no time!

First start by peeling off the husk from each walnut. This can be very messy and gloves are suggested. You can either set aside the husk for another project or compost them.

Set each de-husked walnut into a large durable bucket. Once the bucket is fairly full with walnuts we'll next need to fill the bucket with water.

Using a durable rode or plastic pipe to stir, the walnuts are vigorously turned. After a good stir, the water is dumped, then, the bucket is rinsed with fresh water. Repeat this process noticing that after each stir and rinse, the shells get cleaner and cleaner. The friction from the shells alone eventually gets every last bit of husk off.

Once there is no longer any husk and your rinse water is dumping out clean, you can remove your shells and lay out to dry. This can either be done out in the sun or inside using a ventilated box with a fan.

You can now eat your foraged superfood fresh or allow a couple weeks for it dry. Either way you will now have months worth of this tasty snack. Be sure save a few aside for future walnut recipes when we return to discuss this brain healthy treat!

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