These were good, but sadly since his death they obviously are no longer available.Originally Posted by Wittenden
These were good, but sadly since his death they obviously are no longer available.
They do loverly pickled walnuts. Never managed to pickle 'em myself. If the squirrels hadn't eaten them, I ended up with an unappitising wrinkled black mess.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
There was clearly no end to the great Norman's talents: film reviewer, pickler... I can imagine him sitting at home, topping and tailing the onions with a clapperboard. I had a pickled walnut in the late '70s and have never recovered from the experience. Are you supposed to eat the crunchy/slimy shell?
Last edited by Tris39; 02-10-2021 at 18:08.
Pickled too latence the shell starts to form inside the green outer covering it becomes inedible. I think early July is the right time, but I should think it is a matter of trial and error, and beating the squirrels to it.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Well, that's something I learnt today! I remember my grandparents having a jar of pickled walnuts, and I think they've been my definition of "inedible" ever since.
Come On You Hatters!
Yes. I eat/try just about anything but never again for tripe and the pickled walnut. The one I tried was from a jar, but squirrels are known for their resourcefulness.
Sounds like a quote from the film Alien.
Some more good news.
Beer prices to rise again.
James Fawcett, CEO of renowned Castleford maltsters Thomas Fawcett and Sons Ltd, had this to say:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...zlUuBjU7-eBo6o
The fun never ends. Oh, joy.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Aren't we all so wet now? Some woman was blathering on about how Beatrix Potter's books were terribly damaging in last week's Sunday papers.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
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