My sister that lives in Georgia sent me about two pounds of shelled black walnuts and 2 pounds of home made chocolate fudge. Yesterday, I made two batches of short bread with about a cup of nuts mixed in with each.
I have not had this since growing up m in Pennsylvania 70 years ago. Four of us kids would sit down in the cold garage around the holidays and crack/shell black walnuts using a piece of railroad iron and a ball peen hammer. My mother would make dark chocolate fudge with black walnuts or black walnut shortbread.
Brings back fond memories for sure.
