Comments on: We’re Going Nuts About Cracking Nuts http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts Craft Ideas, Kids Crafts, Recipes and More Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:22:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tina http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11290 Tina Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:23:55 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11290 the brazil nut, always hard to get all the meat out. My Grandmother had the nutcracker and also a pointy thing that you could kind of dig out the stuck nut meat with. We also used the same utensils to eat crab with. I haven't had nuts to crack in so long, I'm gonna go get some and see if I can find my Grandma's nutcracker. Thanks for the memories!! the brazil nut, always hard to get all the meat out. My Grandmother had the nutcracker and also a pointy thing that you could kind of dig out the stuck nut meat with. We also used the same utensils to eat crab with.
I haven’t had nuts to crack in so long, I’m gonna go get some and see if I can find my Grandma’s nutcracker. Thanks for the memories!!

]]> By: care-in http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11287 care-in Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:25:58 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11287 My grandparents always had pecans to be cracked. My grandfather made his own nut cracker one time. He just used whatever was lying around in his garage. It had a rubberband and you pulled this thing back and let it go. Great memories! My grandparents always had pecans to be cracked. My grandfather made his own nut cracker one time. He just used whatever was lying around in his garage. It had a rubberband and you pulled this thing back and let it go. Great memories!

]]> By: erika http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11240 erika Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:17:46 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11240 We always had a wooden bowl full of nuts as well. I too am waiting for our youngest (18 mos) to be a little older before I revive this tradition. I did do it for the first 5 yrs of married life - before kids - it was a fun reminder of past Holidays. We always had a wooden bowl full of nuts as well. I too am waiting for our youngest (18 mos) to be a little older before I revive this tradition. I did do it for the first 5 yrs of married life – before kids – it was a fun reminder of past Holidays.

]]> By: Beth http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11236 Beth Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:47:45 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11236 My Grandparents also had a wooden bowl of nuts around almost all the time...I especially remember trying to use that nutcracker on the brazil nuts and how it would slip around so! I loved them but they were such a challenge to crack. Nancy~your funeral home leftover comment made me laugh! We also called them toes. Thank goodness my Grandpa never called them leftovers or I would have never eaten another nut again in my life! Hahahaha! My Grandparents also had a wooden bowl of nuts around almost all the time…I especially remember trying to use that nutcracker on the brazil nuts and how it would slip around so! I loved them but they were such a challenge to crack.

Nancy~your funeral home leftover comment made me laugh! We also called them toes. Thank goodness my Grandpa never called them leftovers or I would have never eaten another nut again in my life! Hahahaha!

]]> By: Dixie Lee http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11235 Dixie Lee Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:46:30 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11235 Brazil nuts..one of my favorites!! Brazil nuts..one of my favorites!!

]]> By: vanessa http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11224 vanessa Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:55:33 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11224 This reminds me of my Grandpa, this was his fav thing to do at Christmas time. This reminds me of my Grandpa, this was his fav thing to do at Christmas time.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11222 Nancy Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:55:41 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11222 I always loved the filberts. (filberts and hazelnuts are the same) The large ones we called "toes". My grandpa owned a funeral home and casket company and he always told us those were "leftovers". Gross huh!! We didn't think so, since we played the funerall home it wasn't spooky to us.... I always loved the filberts. (filberts and hazelnuts are the same) The large ones we called “toes”. My grandpa owned a funeral home and casket company and he always told us those were “leftovers”. Gross huh!!
We didn’t think so, since we played the funerall home it wasn’t spooky to us….

]]> By: Stacie.Make.Do. http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11220 Stacie.Make.Do. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:29:37 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11220 My parents always had a bowl of nuts, too, when I was growing up. They still do, actually - a wooden bowl that has a holder in the middle for the cracker and nutpicks. Alas, that is how we found out my eldest is allergic to tree nuts! He was helping crack one year and his eyes nearly swelled shut - eek. So we hardly ever have nuts in our house now. I think Lexa is referring to Hazelnuts. My favorite was the Brazil nuts. My parents always had a bowl of nuts, too, when I was growing up. They still do, actually – a wooden bowl that has a holder in the middle for the cracker and nutpicks. Alas, that is how we found out my eldest is allergic to tree nuts! He was helping crack one year and his eyes nearly swelled shut – eek. So we hardly ever have nuts in our house now.

I think Lexa is referring to Hazelnuts. My favorite was the Brazil nuts.

]]> By: Marie http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11219 Marie Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:24:09 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11219 Brazil Nut is coming back to me. Thanks! I do have a hard time getting the nut out of this one, the pecan too. I like the idea of microwaving it first. Katy - my Mom's bowl was a thick wooden one too! Fun memories. Brazil Nut is coming back to me. Thanks! I do have a hard time getting the nut out of this one, the pecan too. I like the idea of microwaving it first.

Katy – my Mom’s bowl was a thick wooden one too! Fun memories.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.makeandtakes.com/were-going-nuts-about-cracking-nuts#comment-11218 Jessica Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:07:54 +0000 http://www.makeandtakes.com/?p=2360#comment-11218 I had forgot that my mom did that too. I need to go find a bag of mixed nuts to cary on that that tradition! Thanks for the reminder, Jessica www.MomShots.com I had forgot that my mom did that too. I need to go find a bag of mixed nuts to cary on that that tradition!
Thanks for the reminder,
Jessica
http://www.MomShots.com

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