https://civileats.com/2023/12/19/wild-nuts-are-making-a-comeback-in-southern-appalachia/ Daily News and Commentary About the American Food System Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:10:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://civileats.com/2023/12/19/wild-nuts-are-making-a-comeback-in-southern-appalachia/#comment-309429 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:10:28 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=54732#comment-309429 I have a walnut huller of similar design I bought at a farm auction in Lime Springs Iowa about 20 years ago. Probable based on the 1958 patent it uses a propane tank for the body and flappers of tire tread on the shaft with an external 1 hp motor with drive belt. I pour a five gallon bucket of walnuts thru it in 45 seconds, repeat and all the hulls are knocked off and drop thru a grate with the nuts coming out the end chute quite clean. I rinse them and stack them on hardware cloth racks under cover for a few months until they are dry enough to crack. I usually store them in sealed 5 gallon buckets for about a year before I start cracking them using the Master Nut Cracker of which I have three. Works quite well tho it sure makes a racket. Ear protection a must.

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