Recipes Using Native Black Walnuts
Black walnuts are native to the eastern and midwestern U.S. The English walnut wasn’t cultivated in the U.S. until around 1870, in California. Black walnuts have a different taste than Engish walnuts. I especially like black walnut ice cream, and I use them in baked goods or add them to my homemade trail mix. Black walnuts grow with a green outer coating on them. This coating has to be removed before the hard nut inside can be reached. The outer…