Subj : Walnuts was: Peanut Britt
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Mon Jan 08 2024 12:49:46

  Re: Walnuts was: Peanut Britt
  By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Mon Jan 08 2024 05:28:00

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.

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

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

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

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

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