Sunday, October 20, 2013

Walnuts In Shell

"What are those?" I asked Mom, pointing to some round hard things on the table.

"Walnuts," she replied. Apparently, her cousin had gone for a holiday to Turkey and had brought back walnuts in shell as gifts.

I had certainly not seen walnuts in shells before this. Not the real thing. I'd seen pictures, of course.

Walnuts in shell

I took a pestle and lightly knocked on the shell. Then I pried it open to reveal crinkly walnuts inside! They somewhat reminded me of the human brain. I took one seed out and popped it into my mouth.

Inside the shells 

Fresh and crunchy no doubt, but ... 

"Bitter!" I squealed. After which, I put all the others aside in an air tight container. Eew. I wasn't going to eat them at all.
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2 comments:

  1. PhilipOctober 20, 2013 at 11:51 PM

    As we head towards Christmas walnuts will be in all the shops in the UK

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  2. inid2tellOctober 21, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    Great! Maybe we'll get some at major supermarkets here too. *Hopeful*

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