Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I saw a Youtube video of a guy enclosing the unhusked nuts in a cage and then power washing them to remove the husks. No such automated process to crack them once de-husked, however. On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: May get a

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-19 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
, pine) for the bat. I still enjoy innovating, but being poor is a much stronger incentive to do it. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-19 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:48:55 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-19 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD When I was a kid we would collect them and put them in the gravel driveway or side road and let the cars run over them awhile. You have to get

Re: [MBZ] Juglans Wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
And black walnuts cost twice as much because of this and the fact that the nut does not neatly come out whole once the shell is cracked. There is a processing plant in the Ozarks that has a secret way to mass-crack black walnuts and sort shells from the nuts, so they are really cleaning up.. On

Re: [MBZ] Juglans Wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I want to be in the black walnut processing business. On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: And black walnuts cost twice as much because of this and the fact that the nut does not neatly come out whole once the shell is cracked. There is a

Re: [MBZ] Juglans Wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
And black walnuts cost twice as much because of this and the fact that the nut does not neatly come out whole once the shell is cracked. There is a processing plant in the Ozarks that has a secret way to mass-crack black walnuts and sort shells from the nuts, so they are really cleaning up..

Re: [MBZ] Juglans Wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
There is a new blasting option on the market which preforms better than soda. It's called Dustless Blasting and the results are pretty impressive. http://www.dustlessblasting.com/automotive.html This link should take you to information and some video samples of how it works. I was impressed.

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How do you remove the husks before cracking them? On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 8:12 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:48:55 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So, is there a difference between the eastern and western varieties?

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:48:55 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So, is there a difference between the eastern and western varieties? --R there is no western variety. Eastern Black Walnut, Juglans Nigra or the carpathian walnut, aka english walnut, persian

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
May get a walnut-stained area on driveway, depending on humidity/moisture.. Wilton If you can't live with the stains, buy the nut meats. The stains will wear off over time, and the stains on your hands will go away with time also. The piles of walnut hulls I dumped eventually biodegraded

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD How do you remove the husks before cracking them? Stomp em on the driveway, or hull them with a knobby snow tire on a wheel in a cage. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Let 'em dry, they'll come right off. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Craig diese...@pisquared.net; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re

Re: [MBZ] Juglans, wuz: Re: Nice 1984 300CD

2015-03-18 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
How do you remove the husks before cracking them? Stomp em on the driveway, or hull them with a knobby snow tire on a wheel in a cage. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery