Wild Living with Sunny: Episode 18 - California Black Walnuts

[oveid]

Do you soak them before dehydrating or did you just dehydrate then soak right before eating? and What if you want to store them in the shell? do you dehydrate them in the shell then soak when you crack them? or can you soak them in the shell before dehydrating ? if you shell and dehydrate and soak, do you have to re-dehydrate before storing them? or does it always go shell, soak, then dehydrate?

[LottieSue]

Can I ask an unrealted question? I have California Pepper trees on my property the pods or whatever they are called are red and I believe reading for harvesting but I can't find any information. They are safe to eat right? Any info?

[webyourstuff1]

Chris- Sorry, I could not find your website.

Could you possibly post a link here?

Thanks

[jamesjames371]

I am always pushing Whole Foods to my friends and family to the point that they are think I work for you. That is why a friend just took great pleasure in sending me this article about Whole Foods and quality standards not being what they used to be Please respond so I can defend Whole Foods to my friend!

[krystalmarie36]

my husband is a veggie hater but actually ate this recipe...woohoo...and ask for more...thank you for opening our eyes to raw food

[busterpiggle]

Is there a huge rock in the kitchen?

[LittlePool2010]

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[varvorines]

Thank you so much for posting this. I just picked some but for the green hull. The green hull is ani-bacterial, parasitic, viral and cancerous!

[paulineSherris]

Makes me wanna eat a nice meaty taco :) mmm muy delicioso

[histerics3]

I'm collecting black walnuts right now, but I haven't figured out a great way to crack them - not sure if I'll invest in that cracker, yet, how did it go? Looks like you didn't use very many of them. I think the flavor of them is much milder, tannin wise, than the english walnuts - perhaps they don't need to be soaked? You should also mention that the husk can make a powerful anti-parasite medicine.

[bonzaibb12]

it would be really nice to make flax seed crackers as nachos with the walnut meat and pico de gallo

[Paul07901]

Boy, talk about role reversal in the heterosexual world? This is it! A free spirited California gal, and decked out in tool belt to boot. Directing all the boys where to go put it. How do know that your nutmeats have'nt absorbed any carcinogens or e-coli from the surrounding soils of the tree?

[sunnysavage]

hi paul...you made me laugh.

i guess you don't know about the carcinogens or e-coli, unless you have them analyzed. again, we are highly sensitive and equipped beings and although we have let our senses get lazy....use your sense of smell, touch, taste, sight, and intuition to help guide you in knowing if the food is safe or not. ask people living near where the tree is, or those who are familiar with the area.

cheers, ~sunny

[avaleila]

I've always wanted to know. WHen you soak something and throw out the water, are you also throwing away vital nutrients??

[sunnysavage]

it really depends on what your soaking, how long you soaked it, and what nutrients you are wondering went into the pot. I don't think there is one simple answer to your questions. When I cook things in a pot, I usually try to use a small amt of water and cook for the least amt of time possible...oftentimes saving my cooking water to use in stocks or when i need liquid in a recipe.

cheers, ~sunny

[clownfishyi1994]

hi sunny. i live on the east coasts long island. i have about ten black wallnut trees on my horse farm and i just went out to pick a bout 100 today and now i need to crack them. last year, i had a harvest of about 1,000,000 and my italian grandmother came up with a new way to crack open the wallnut. what she did was put it in a sock and beat them with a hammer. try this idea and tell us what you think. is it easer than the nut cracker

[sunnysavage]

love it!

*yey* for Italian grandma's.

cheers, ~sunny

[mysticalwoodsman]

I am seriously not trying to sound piggishly rude, but the female's butt is SO nice... oh, and the food looked good too :o) How is that health food cook so skinny though?

[sunnysavage]

Hey thanks from the female :) Raw/living foods folks are oftentimes really skinny. I asked Chris about it (the chef) and he said that he's only been 100% raw for like 6 months and his body is doing a big detox in order to put on more weight in the future from good food.

cheers, ~sunny

[DARTAGNANS170]

LOOKS very good

[fnordly]

this is the only other video on this subject other than the one I just posted. i am dealing with juglans nigra, which has a lot more husk, and I have another cracking method i will show on my next vid.

[Khono]

Oh god, that looks so delicious!

[sunnysavage]

yes, it was!

Happy Foraging, ~sunny

[johnnyboylean]

awesome, I have 4 trees and will have to try his recipe.