Once you have shelled the little suckers (we put them in a gunny sack in the
driveway and drove over them until they surrendered) here's a cookie recipe
that will make it all seem worthwhile. I believe this is my mother's
adaptation of a '30s Amish recipe.

ALTHEA'S BLACK WALNUT COOKIES

2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs, well-beaten
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 pound black walnut meats, chopped

Combine sugar and eggs and mix well. Sift dry ingredients and add to sugar
and egg mixture. Stir in nuts. Drop by the teaspoonful on a greased cookie
sheet. Bake about 12 minutes at 375 degrees

Happy shelling.

Felice.