tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post6734408465082459652..comments2023-05-18T20:50:44.425-04:00Comments on Garbling The Dandelion: Foraging for Black WalnutsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-53251007282537502892016-11-26T22:19:47.894-05:002016-11-26T22:19:47.894-05:00Ok..Thanks. I use a homemade saline for nasal disc...Ok..Thanks. I use a homemade saline for nasal discomfort, I just don't like to over-use it.<br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-21617882300523223942016-11-26T16:38:24.516-05:002016-11-26T16:38:24.516-05:00PS: SwimSpray is, per my pH test strips, pretty cl...PS: SwimSpray is, per my pH test strips, pretty close to neutral, but I don't know how the supersensitive mucus membranes in the nose would respond to it ... still less the homemade version, since I can't get it that close to neutral without messing with its effects. Don't know that I'd try it myself, just sayin'.Megaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018161469321132527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-43118506480383281232016-11-26T16:33:01.239-05:002016-11-26T16:33:01.239-05:00Trusting that I'm not imposing too much on our...Trusting that I'm not imposing too much on our hostess, I have thyroid issues and found that topical iodine application (Lugol's solution, to be precise) is helpful but unless you're really low on iodine it doesn't absorb completely and therefore leaves some stain on the skin. The Vitamin C converts the iodine part of the solution to iodide, in the process disappearing the coloration. Chlorine is in the same chemical family as iodine, and the Vitamin C solution affects the chlorinating agent in pool water such that the molecules which bond strongly to hair and skin are caused to release and rinse out. There is a commercial C preparation called SwimSpray which has an informative website; I like the product a lot, and it's stabilized for long life (the homemade version I described seems to degrade in a week or so) but it IS significantly more expensive and so I often rely on the homemade version since I swim two or three times a week. The effect on my skin and hair was not good before I found out about the C rinse.Megaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018161469321132527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-55564039640851868232016-11-26T14:57:00.139-05:002016-11-26T14:57:00.139-05:00Thanks for that last bit. A bit spooky though, I g...Thanks for that last bit. A bit spooky though, I go swimming once a week in a heavily chlorinated pool, and when I get some up my nose...I don't suppose I could snort that stuff though?<br />What is your background with all this? I am intrigued, your knowledge seems to come from personal experience.<br />You can reply to pguttadauria@gmail.com if you like.<br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-1189591818158528652016-11-26T14:37:54.131-05:002016-11-26T14:37:54.131-05:00Paul: also FWIW, especially if you swim in a chlor...Paul: also FWIW, especially if you swim in a chlorinated pool and have problems with skin or hair due to chlorine build-up, a Vitamin C spray (a combination of ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, water and a small amount of baking soda to bring the PH up a bit toward neutral, works very well to clear the chlorine from skin and hair. Just spray on, let it sit a minute, then shower off.Megaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018161469321132527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-6911239809998019652016-11-26T12:26:50.357-05:002016-11-26T12:26:50.357-05:00Thanks for that info,about the clothes especially....Thanks for that info,about the clothes especially. I did find that rubbing alcohol worked on the skin, and time. Next year I'll wait until they are completely dry before taking the husks off.<br />Paul Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-32297006472872864052016-11-26T03:34:18.610-05:002016-11-26T03:34:18.610-05:00If the stain from the husks is from iodine alone a...If the stain from the husks is from iodine alone and not other colorants in combination, you can disappear the discoloration from skin and from hard surfaces with vitamin C. Just dissolve a ground-up C tablet (about 500 mg, tho more doesn't hurt) in water, then apply to the stain, which will vanish. It will also work, though not quite so effectively, on iodine-stained fabrics, but does best on stains that are still wet, not dried and set in. Megaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018161469321132527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-20052589595027713852016-11-21T08:46:40.112-05:002016-11-21T08:46:40.112-05:00I can't get over how long it took me to clue i...I can't get over how long it took me to clue in to foraging for nuts. I love roasting them on the wood stove before I crack them... P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-64919547287952358842016-11-20T16:19:55.799-05:002016-11-20T16:19:55.799-05:00I completely forgot to come back and comment on th...I completely forgot to come back and comment on this. Black walnuts grow wild in Oklahoma and were plentiful at the trailer park. We piled them in milk crates and left them outside. Once the husk blackened, it wasn't too hard to roll them underfoot to get most of it off. I agree they are very hard to pick out after cracking the shell. There was once a company here in Oklahoma that would shell them with special ancient equipment, but they went out of business and the machines left the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-19447271550392581522016-11-07T19:55:15.274-05:002016-11-07T19:55:15.274-05:00Yes,I drove over a few that fell on the street and...Yes,I drove over a few that fell on the street and they popped nicely.I may try that next year. Thxs.<br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772581387969976371.post-29702766117706962282016-11-07T18:52:18.832-05:002016-11-07T18:52:18.832-05:00We used to pick up fallen black walnuts before the...We used to pick up fallen black walnuts before they got too "inky" and laid them in the gravel driveway where we would drive over them for a couple weeks. Eventually, you could pick up perfectly clean nuts to take inside and crack. I've spent many hours teasing the meat out of black walnuts! Nice write-up, brings back memories. Thanks!Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.com