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Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:51 pm
by Fallenangel
I've picked some of the above for the first time earlier this week. I suspect I may have done so a little early, but I was reluctant to wait as last year I did and they had all gone by the time I went back.
I've had a google around for ideas on how to prepare them, and come away even more confused
Some links said to boil, some to roast, and some said do nothing and just leave them for six weeks!
Any advice/experience would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Rachael
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:01 pm
by Thomzo
I accidentally pruned off a branch from my hazel that had green nuts on it. They've been sat in my conservatory for the last week and I reckon they're pretty much ripe now. If you haven't got a conservatory, a south facing windowsill should do, if we ever get any sun that is.
Zoe
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:09 pm
by Green Aura
When we were kids we used to pick and eat them green - they were tasty.
I have no idea whether they're harmful but I'm still around to tell the tale.
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:26 pm
by wabbit955
you can eat them green or ripe
i would never boil them as you would lose flavour
but roasted is always good
i use a lot in work when in season
i make ever thing from biscults to ice cream with them
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:00 am
by Fallenangel
Thank you everyone for the replies.
If I roast them, do I roast them in their shells or without? And what is the easiest way to shell them?
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:48 pm
by wabbit955
remove shells before roasting
hit them lightly with hammer
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:43 am
by Zech
wabbit955 wrote:hit them lightly with hammer
don't they skid about all over the place? I use old fashioned nutcrackers, but I've never tried any other way.
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:53 am
by wabbit955
i put loads between old cloth hit them then sort them out much quicker than one at a time
Re: Prepare freshly picked cob/hazelnuts?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:25 pm
by Annemieke
Just keep them a few weeks - like walnuts they need to dry out a bit, though someone I know prefers them fresh.
Annemieke