-=> Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Ground black walnut shells used to be added to rubber for recapping
 DD> snow tires. To give added traction. I'm not aware of any recappers
 DD> still in business for passenger car tires.

 BC> That's a cool story, thanks for sharing it!

 BC> When i was a kid, the tire change places would sell used & patched
 BC> truck inner tubes for $5 to people who wanted to float down the
 BC> river.  They no longer do this, and i suspect it is due to liability
 BC> issues.

More likely due to most trucks running tubeless tires. Might check with
your local John Deere dealer, though.

 DD> This link https://midwesterner.org/how-to-make-black-walnut-butter/
 DD>       Title: Black Walnut-Bourbon Butter

 BC> Cool site and recipe, thanks!  I'd eat that.

I thought the site was well done. And I learned something new thare so
it made that day a good day.  Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Black Walnut Cottage Pudding
 Categories: Desserts, Puddings, Nuts
      Yield: 1 Pudding
 
    1/4 c  Butter
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1    Egg; well beaten
    1/4 ts Salt
      1 c  Milk
      2 c  All-purpose flour
      3 ts Baking powder
    1/2 c  Chopped black walnuts
    1/2 ts Vanilla flavoring
 
  Cream butter with sugar. Add egg. Beat thoroughly.
  Sift flour, measure and sift with baking powder and
  salt. Add alternately with milk to first mixture.
  Add walnuts and flavoring. Mix thoroughly and pour
  into shallow, well-oiled baking pan. Bake in moderate
  oven (375§F/190§C) 30 minutes.
  
  Serve with vanilla or hard sauce.
  
  RIOTTE, Louise; The Complete Guide to Growing Nuts:
  Taylor Publishing Company. Dallas, Texas. 1993
  
  MM Format by John Hartman - Indianapolis, IN 30 May 1997
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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