Walnuts, to Keep
Ingredients
Directions
Store
Put a layer of sea sand at the bottom of a large jar.
Add a layer of walnuts, then another layer of sand, and repeat until the jar is full.
Ensure the walnuts do not touch each other in any of the layers.
Prepare to use
When ready to use, soak the walnuts in warm water for an hour, changing the water as it cools.
Rub them dry to peel easily and enjoy.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Walnuts
- The nuts are the item being stored and later softened and peeled for eating.
- Sea sand
- Surrounds the walnuts in each layer, keeping them separated while stored in the jar.
The step that matters
Keep the walnuts from touching in every layer. Walnuts pressed against each other can bruise or spoil where they touch, so separating each nut with sand helps the whole batch keep well.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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