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

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.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 9:52:29 AM UTC-6, 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

Hickory nuts. Nothing else comes close. I fact, I just
bought myself a Christmas present.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Organic-Wil...t/353311015798

Grown in a State that helped elect Joe Biden.

--Bryan

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

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.

Cindy Hamilton

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

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.

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

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.

Peanuts probably here but I like all types.

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 9:52:29 AM UTC-6, 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

Macadamias, then cashews! A mix is really good!


John Kuthe...

> 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.

I would rate Macadamia nuts as my favorite. I'd eat them as a kid in
Hawaii. Very expensive when my money was coming from delivering the
Honolulu Star-Bulletin and The Army Times. Lightly Roasted pecans are
also delicious.

On 12/13/2020 11:56 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I get Wonderful pistachios, roasted, salted, and without the shells.

I love pistachios too. I buy them in the shells so I don't eat so many
at a time..

On 12/14/2020 10:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 11:56 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> I get Wonderful pistachios, roasted, salted, and without the shells.
>
> I love pistachios too. I buy them in the shells so I don't eat so many
> at a time..
>
>
>
The ones in the shells taste better than the no shelled ones. Must be
the process or something that changes them

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 10:20:13 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/14/2020 10:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> > On 12/13/2020 11:56 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> I get Wonderful pistachios, roasted, salted, and without the shells.
> >
> > I love pistachios too. I buy them in the shells so I don't eat so many
> > at a time..
> >
> >
> >
> The ones in the shells taste better than the no shelled ones. Must be
> the process or something that changes them

I don't disagree. But since I usually eat them in the cube farm at work,
it seems discourteous to subject my co-workers to the noise of cracking
pistachio shells.

Every morning I pack just enough for that day so I don't eat so many at
a time. I've found that half an ounce or so is a sufficient mid-afternoon
pick-me-up.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:03:23 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

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.
>
>Peanuts probably here but I like all types.

Peanuts are not nuts, they are peas/legumes.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:24:58 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 9:52:29 AM UTC-6, 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
>
>Macadamias, then cashews! A mix is really good!
>
>John Kuthe

I find macadamias flavorless and too oily. I like cashews but won't
go out of my way for them. I like pistachios but I prefer walnuts and
filberts.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:29:11 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:24:58 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:
>
>>On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 9:52:29 AM UTC-6, 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
>>
>>Macadamias, then cashews! A mix is really good!
>>
>>John Kuthe
>
>I find macadamias flavorless and too oily. I like cashews but won't
>go out of my way for them. I like pistachios but I prefer walnuts and
>filberts.

Filberts It's such a quaint dialect.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:30:48 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> 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

That URL isn't working, however that tool is more accurately known as
slip joint pliers... I can easily open those nuts with an ordinary
nutcracker. Brazil nuts are more difficult to open without damaging
the nut.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:39:19 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:30:48 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> 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
>
>That URL isn't working

Yes, it is.

>, however that tool is more accurately known as
>slip joint pliers... I can easily open those nuts with an ordinary
>nutcracker. Brazil nuts are more difficult to open without damaging
>the nut.

Or macadamia nuts.

On 12/14/2020 11:38 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:29:11 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:24:58 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 9:52:29 AM UTC-6, 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
>>>
>>> Macadamias, then cashews! A mix is really good!
>>>
>>> John Kuthe
>>
>> I find macadamias flavorless and too oily. I like cashews but won't
>> go out of my way for them. I like pistachios but I prefer walnuts and
>> filberts.
>
> Filberts It's such a quaint dialect.
>
It is how they are differentiated from the cobnut. Varies with species
though both come from Hazel trees. Filberts are more elongated.

I prefer them in the form of Frangelico.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:39:15 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/14/2020 11:38 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:29:11 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> John Kuthe
>>>
>>> I find macadamias flavorless and too oily. I like cashews but won't
>>> go out of my way for them. I like pistachios but I prefer walnuts and
>>> filberts.
>>
>> Filberts It's such a quaint dialect.
>>
>It is how they are differentiated from the cobnut. Varies with species
>though both come from Hazel trees. Filberts are more elongated.

And both are also called hazelnuts?

>I prefer them in the form of Frangelico.

That's a liqueur. I wonder if there's also a hazelnut liquor.

I think the hazelnut's rather boring until it's combined with
chocolate.

On 12/14/2020 1:44 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:39:15 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2020 11:38 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:29:11 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe
>>>>
>>>> I find macadamias flavorless and too oily. I like cashews but won't
>>>> go out of my way for them. I like pistachios but I prefer walnuts and
>>>> filberts.
>>>
>>> Filberts It's such a quaint dialect.
>>>
>> It is how they are differentiated from the cobnut. Varies with species
>> though both come from Hazel trees. Filberts are more elongated.
>
> And both are also called hazelnuts?

Yes, but filberts is not used much any more.
>
>> I prefer them in the form of Frangelico.
>
> That's a liqueur. I wonder if there's also a hazelnut liquor.


Frangelico contains: Sugar, alcohol, hazelnut distillate, natural and
artificial flavours, caramel.

>
> I think the hazelnut's rather boring until it's combined with
> chocolate.
>

Yes.

On 12/14/2020 8:57 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:39:19 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:30:48 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > 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
>>
>> That URL isn't working
>
> Yes, it is.
>
>> , however that tool is more accurately known as
>> slip joint pliers...

and those are not slip joint pliers.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:58:24 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/14/2020 1:44 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> And both are also called hazelnuts?
>
>Yes, but filberts is not used much any more.
>>
>>> I prefer them in the form of Frangelico.
>>
>> That's a liqueur. I wonder if there's also a hazelnut liquor.
>
>Frangelico contains: Sugar, alcohol, hazelnut distillate, natural and
>artificial flavours, caramel.

I'd suggest leaving out the "flavours" and the caramel and converting
the sugar to more alcohol.

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:10:49 PM UTC-10, Nemo 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.
> I would rate Macadamia nuts as my favorite. I'd eat them as a kid in
> Hawaii. Very expensive when my money was coming from delivering the
> Honolulu Star-Bulletin and The Army Times. Lightly Roasted pecans are
> also delicious.
Hawaii no longer has a morning and an evening paper. All it has is a paper - the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. We got macadamia nuts out the the ying-yang though. We also have an abundance of balls, it seems. Truly, this is God's country.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1A8HL3n78u9oC3Wr8

Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:58:24 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2020 1:44 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> And both are also called hazelnuts?
>>
>> Yes, but filberts is not used much any more.
>>>
>>>> I prefer them in the form of Frangelico.
>>>
>>> That's a liqueur. I wonder if there's also a hazelnut liquor.
>>
>> Frangelico contains: Sugar, alcohol, hazelnut distillate, natural and
>> artificial flavours, caramel.
>
> I'd suggest leaving out the "flavours" and the caramel and converting
> the sugar to more alcohol.
>

Then you'd have crystal palace.

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.

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.

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.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:01:52 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:32:27 -0800 (PST), dsi1

>>I call those slip-joint pliers. My brother-in-laws will call those channel locks.
>>Who the heck calls them groove-joint pliers?

I's a waterpomptang.

>>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.

I thought you'd just look at the nut.

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:02:00 PM UTC-6, Sheldon 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?

Obviously Harbor Freight does.

> > 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.

To crack hickory nuts that way you'd need to be Heracles.

> Channel locks and slip joints are very different tools...

Slip joints are the regular pliers.

> no such animal as groove joint pliers.

Channellock is a trade name. There are generic terms, and groove-joint is one of
them. They're also called tongue-and-groove and multi-groove.

--Bryan

On 2020-12-14 11:39 a.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:30:48 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:

>>>> --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
>
> That URL isn't working, however that tool is more accurately known as
> slip joint pliers...

Hmmm.... I thought that you had said that you had worked as a machinist,
so I am surprised to see you so inaccurately calling them slip joint
pliers. They are tongue and groove pliers, also commonly known as
channel locks.


I can easily open those nuts with an ordinary
> nutcracker. Brazil nuts are more difficult to open without damaging
> the nut.

I guess Brazil nut is the politically correct name for them. I guess I
cannot say what we called them as goods. My family was not into nuts but
they were always present a friends place and that was what his mother
called them, and she was a biracial Jamaican.
>

Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:01:52 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:32:27 -0800 (PST), dsi1
>
>>> I call those slip-joint pliers. My brother-in-laws will call those channel locks.
>>> Who the heck calls them groove-joint pliers?
>
> I's a waterpomptang.
>
>>> 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.
>
> I thought you'd just look at the nut.
>

He loves to play with nuts and balls.

Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:02:00 PM UTC-6, Sheldon 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?
>
> Obviously Harbor Freight does.
>
>>> 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.
>
> To crack hickory nuts that way you'd need to be Heracles.
>
>> Channel locks and slip joints are very different tools...
>
> Slip joints are the regular pliers.
>
>> no such animal as groove joint pliers.
>
> Channellock is a trade name. There are generic terms, and groove-joint is one of
> them. They're also called tongue-and-groove and multi-groove.
>
> --Bryan
>

Hush that talk! Yoose gonna get Popeye excited.

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:40:53 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-14 11:39 a.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:30:48 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > > wrote:
>
> >>>> --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
> >
> > That URL isn't working, however that tool is more accurately known as
> > slip joint pliers...
> Hmmm.... I thought that you had said that you had worked as a machinist,
> so I am surprised to see you so inaccurately calling them slip joint
> pliers. They are tongue and groove pliers, also commonly known as
> channel locks.
> I can easily open those nuts with an ordinary
> > nutcracker. Brazil nuts are more difficult to open without damaging
> > the nut.
> I guess Brazil nut is the politically correct name for them. I guess I
> cannot say what we called them as goods. My family was not into nuts but
> they were always present a friends place and that was what his mother
> called them, and she was a biracial Jamaican.
> >
My mother even called them that when we were kids, but by the time I
was a teenager no one did. Two interesting things about Brazil nuts:
First, one should not eat too many of them because they have very high
levels of selenium; second, the country that produces the most Brazil nuts
is not Brazil, but Bolivia.

--Bryan

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 1:36:38 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:02:00 PM UTC-6, Sheldon 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?
> Obviously Harbor Freight does.
> > > 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.
> To crack hickory nuts that way you'd need to be Heracles.
> > Channel locks and slip joints are very different tools...
> Slip joints are the regular pliers.
> > no such animal as groove joint pliers.
> Channellock is a trade name. There are generic terms, and groove-joint is one of
> them. They're also called tongue-and-groove and multi-groove.
>
> --Bryan
The only thing that's important is that a person knows how to use them - not what they happen, due to geographic happenstance, call the gizmos.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:36:33 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:02:00 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:

>> Channel locks and slip joints are very different tools...
>
>Slip joints are the regular pliers.
>
>> no such animal as groove joint pliers.
>
>Channellock is a trade name. There are generic terms, and groove-joint is one of
>them. They're also called tongue-and-groove and multi-groove.

Now we know why American manufacturing has left the country. All y'all
can't even agree on names of simple tools.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:57:06 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:40:53 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I guess Brazil nut is the politically correct name for them.

What's the incorrect name? What Wikipedia says? <taboo word>'s toes? I
used to know them as para nuts.

>> I guess I
>> cannot say what we called them as goods. My family was not into nuts but
>> they were always present a friends place and that was what his mother
>> called them, and she was a biracial Jamaican.
>> >
>My mother even called them that when we were kids, but by the time I
>was a teenager no one did. Two interesting things about Brazil nuts:
>First, one should not eat too many of them because they have very high
>levels of selenium; second, the country that produces the most Brazil nuts
>is not Brazil, but Bolivia.

In 2017, Brazil produced 32,942 tonnes of Brazil nuts and Bolivia
produced 25,749 tonnes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nut>

Not that I care, but I happened to see that when I looked them up.

On 2020-12-14 5:32 p.m., 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:
>
>
>>>> --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 brothern
> 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.
>


Your brothers in law are correct. They are a tongue and groove design
but are most commonly called channellock. Slip joints are more common
type of pliers with a jaw and grips, but instead of a fixed fulcrum like
you see in things like side cutters and needle nose, they have an
adjustable fulcrum to change the width of the jaws.

Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:36:33 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
>> On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:02:00 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>
>>> Channel locks and slip joints are very different tools...
>>
>> Slip joints are the regular pliers.
>>
>>> no such animal as groove joint pliers.
>>
>> Channellock is a trade name. There are generic terms, and groove-joint is one of
>> them. They're also called tongue-and-groove and multi-groove.
>
> Now we know why American manufacturing has left the country. All y'all
> can't even agree on names of simple tools.
>

Those no good american *******s don't deserve good tools anyway.