Black Walnuts Big Business In Ozarks
PROCESSOR SAYS IT’S ‘CASH LAYING ON THE GROUND’
Posted: October 23, 2011 at 5:47 a.m.
Whether it’s picking up a little extra cash for Christmas, dropping a few kernels in the Halloween fudge or buying millions of pounds for commercial processing, October is harvest time for black walnuts in the Ozarks.
FAST FACTS
WHAT’S IN A NUT?
Black walnuts grow wild throughout the Midwest and East-Central United States.
Here are a few of the uses:
They have a rich flavor and are commonly used in cooking, especially baking. They’re added to fudge, salads, entrees and desserts. The black walnut is considered a holiday mainstay because of its wide use in traditional seasonal recipes.
The shell is used as an abrasive to blast, clean and polish soft metals and other materials and for deburring and deflashing moldings, castings and electrical parts. It is resistant to breakdown and can be reused many times.
Ground shell is used in soaps, cosmetics and dental cleansers and as a filler in dynamite.
A dye or stain can be made by soaking walnuts.
The oil and gas industry uses the shells to maintain seals when drilling and filtration when separating crude oil from water.
Walnut shell flour is used as a filler and adhesive ingredient in plywood and with resins to create cold castings.
SOURCE: HAMMONS PRODUCTS
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