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Expensive? When my wife wants some, she goes out in grandma's back yard (New Mexico) and shakes some pinecones. All it costs is, getting your hands a bit sappy.
by JoeAltmaier 5y ago
Expensive? When my wife wants some, she goes out in grandma's back yard (New Mexico) and shakes some pinecones. All it costs is, getting your hands a bit sappy.
- Zancarius 5y agoSadly, we've lost most of our pinyons in this part of NM due to drought! There are quite a few saplings coming back, however. I feel like "a bit sappy" is something of an understatement--they're REALLY sappy trees! But, hey, nothing a little isopropyl can't fix!
- CameronNemo 5y agoYou also have to shell them! Any tips on how to do that?
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoI'll ask
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoRolling pin!
- CameronNemo 5y agoDefinitely tried a rolling pin with no luck. Maybe the shells on these nuts are thicker than a traditional pinyon.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoMy wife has her Aunt's old pasta rolling pin. It's three feet long, 6 inches thick and weight as much as a fence post. So there's that.
- taejo 5y agoSmash them with a rock. If they don't break, the rock isn't heavy enough. If the nut gets smooshed as well as the shell, the rock is too heavy. Iterate until you find the perfect rock and then hold onto it like a sea otter.