Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:32:27 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:31:00 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:16:26 AM UTC-6, Graham wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:03:09 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:56:21 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:52:20 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:39:35 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:52:29 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I would say that Biden is my least favorite nut. But my favorite nut of all times is the cashew. Roasted and salted.
>>>>>>>>> There are however problems with cashew processing.
>>>>>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...itions-profits
>>>>>>>> Pistachios, apparently. I've been eating them as a midafternoon snack for months. Prior to that I was
>>>>>>>> rotating among pecans, walnuts, and pistachios, but I eventually switched to just pistacios.
>>>>>>> I'll never buy roasted ones again.
>>>>>>> https://www.target.com/p/wonderful-r...z/-/A-76544165
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>> I get Wonderful pistachios, roasted, salted, and without the shells.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just ordered 4# of hickory nuts in the shell. Now I need a piece of
>>>>> granite (or an anvil) and a sledgehammer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bryan
>>>> Use a Vise-Grip. (UK = Mole wrench). you can set them so that they crack
>>>> the shell but leave the contents whole. I use them to crack walnuts.
>>> It would have to be a large vise-grip. For other nuts I use a 12" Channel Lock,
>>> but hickories are tough nuts to crack.
>>> https://www.harborfreight.com/20-in-...ers-64460.html
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>> I call those slip-joint pliers. My brother-in-laws will call those channel locks. Who the heck calls them groove-joint pliers? My favorite trick is to hold a walnut in my hand and smash it down on a table. A smart guy would hold it so the walnut makes contact with the table instead of your fingers but I never did.
>
> Channel locks and slip joints are very different tools... no such
> animal as groove joint pliers. I usually crack walnuts by holding two
> in one hand and gently squeezing them together... the weaker one
> cracks open.
>

Yoose wouldn't be able to do that without spinach.