trappa 518 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I found a plethora of woodnuts yesterday and want to collect them. I usually dry them. roast them and have them with salt but want to store some for the coming months. Anyone got a link or can give me the heads up as to what to do. Im thinking storing in salt when dried but not sure. Anyone help? cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badoosh 1 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Whats a woodnut? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Hazel nuts? TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
essexjed 1 Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Hazel nuts? TC no... these grow just under the ground, pigs love em, so do i lol....goggle it! sure they will be on there. good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hazel nuts? TC no... these grow just under the ground, pigs love em, so do i lol....goggle it! sure they will be on there. good luck Nope I tried woodnut, groundnut earthnut No hit in wikiepedia or google. Any chance of a photo. The only thing I can think of is truffles. And if you seen the price on truffles you would not be eating them. AJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
essexjed 1 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hazel nuts? TC no... these grow just under the ground, pigs love em, so do i lol....goggle it! sure they will be on there. good luck Nope I tried woodnut, groundnut earthnut No hit in wikiepedia or google. Any chance of a photo. The only thing I can think of is truffles. And if you seen the price on truffles you would not be eating them. AJ i just googled pig nuts fella came up straight away...? good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ah I know what they are now. We have always known them as Ground nuts. TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awen 29 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) I found a plethora of woodnuts yesterday and want to collect them. I usually dry them. roast them and have them with salt but want to store some for the coming months. Anyone got a link or can give me the heads up as to what to do. Im thinking storing in salt when dried but not sure.Anyone help? cheers you could always store them in a bucket of sand in a cool place i have done this with carrots and parsnips alot in the past [mimicing nature] pickling aswell but you will lose the delicate taste or freezing but i have never tried it so not 100%, hope this helps http://www.afamarket.cn/pignut-of-keep-in-storage-one-law-2/ this might help pal. writing by a chinese fella so writen a bit wierd. i think the chinese use them quite alot so looking along that line might be the best option. Edited August 10, 2009 by awen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeD 24 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have walked past these loads of times and now I know I can eat them :-) Thanks to this thread I now have more free food. JoeD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat-Ferret 857 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Interesting, I have never heard of them, out for a dig tomorrow, The plant looks like elderberry from tiercels link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeD 24 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Interesting, I have never heard of them, out for a dig tomorrow, The plant looks like elderberry from tiercels link They are quite common in the woods near me and all along the canal, I always thought they where weeds, but I am now intrigued with them and will be out with my trowel next time I am near where I have seen them. JoeD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
othickman 6 Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) OOooOO. Interesting...but how can you identify it from the list below, all of which look quite similar (just dug out a plant book - hadn't heard of groundnuts before): Cow parsley, Ground Elder, Hemlock (ish), wild carrot, and hogweed (ish). Now most of those I wouldn't be able to use any of it, and once dug up to check for the illusive pig nut a lot of the plants may die, plus Hemlock is poisonous although looks quite different... Help please Oh, and any recipes (simple )? Edited August 20, 2009 by othickman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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