On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:31:00 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:16:26 AM UTC-6, Graham wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:03:09 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> > > On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:56:21 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:52:20 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> > >>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:39:35 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >>> > On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:52:29 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> > >>> > > I would say that Biden is my least favorite nut. But my favorite nut of all times is the cashew. Roasted and salted.
> > >>> > > There are however problems with cashew processing.
> > >>> > > https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...itions-profits
> > >>> > Pistachios, apparently. I've been eating them as a midafternoon snack for months. Prior to that I was
> > >>> > rotating among pecans, walnuts, and pistachios, but I eventually switched to just pistacios.
> > >>> I'll never buy roasted ones again.
> > >>> https://www.target.com/p/wonderful-r...z/-/A-76544165
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Cindy Hamilton
> > >>>
> > >>> --Bryan
> > >> I get Wonderful pistachios, roasted, salted, and without the shells.
> > >
> > > I just ordered 4# of hickory nuts in the shell. Now I need a piece of
> > > granite (or an anvil) and a sledgehammer.
> > >>
> > >> Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > --Bryan
> > Use a Vise-Grip. (UK = Mole wrench). you can set them so that they crack
> > the shell but leave the contents whole. I use them to crack walnuts.
> It would have to be a large vise-grip. For other nuts I use a 12" Channel Lock,
> but hickories are tough nuts to crack.
> https://www.harborfreight.com/20-in-...ers-64460.html
>
> --Bryan
I call those slip-joint pliers. My brother-in-laws will call those channel locks. Who the heck calls them groove-joint pliers? My favorite trick is to hold a walnut in my hand and smash it down on a table. A smart guy would hold it so the walnut makes contact with the table instead of your fingers but I never did.