Macadamia nuts
John Grimshaw (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:34:51 PST)

As Celeste says, cracking Macadamia nuts is a tedious business. When I lived
in Tanzania kind neighbours gave me a bag-full and I spent an afternoon
cracking them with a hammer against the steps. Having eventually garnered a
harvest of fragmentary nuts I thought they'd be better for a quick toast in
the oven, so popped them in - and cremated the lot in about 2 minutes! Very
vexing.

From the botanical viewpoint I always think it's interesting that they are
are one of very few edible members of the Proteaceae - I like biodiversity
in my diet!

John Grimshaw

Dr. John M. Grimshaw
Sycamore Cottage
Colesbourne
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 9NP

Tel. 01242 870567
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