The other day my husband was at a friend's house. He called and asked if I wanted some almonds (they had bags full, he said). I know what almonds are. I love almonds. I eat almonds.
What I didn't know was that they come in shells (I should have put 2 & 2 together....peanuts come in shells...walnuts come in shells...pistachios come in shells....). When I saw what was in the bag he brought home, I told him that these were NOT almonds. I didn't know what they were, probably chestnuts, but DEFINETLY NOT almonds.
I don't have a nut cracker. I used a meat tenderizer to open one, and guess what I found?? ALMONDS!!! Apparently almonds come in shells too. Lesson learned. Well, since I didn't have a nut cracker, and the meat tenderizer thingie was crushing the nut, not just the shell, I used a vise-grip to crack them all.
After I finished that task (and ate half of them), I googled how to roast them. So I did. I made a batch of garlic-pepper & one of cinnamon-honey. They came out well and tasted good, but someone forgot to tell me NOT to put the ones with honey on a paper towel to cool. Apparently they stick. Lesson #2 learned. At least I didn't burn anything.
What I didn't know was that they come in shells (I should have put 2 & 2 together....peanuts come in shells...walnuts come in shells...pistachios come in shells....). When I saw what was in the bag he brought home, I told him that these were NOT almonds. I didn't know what they were, probably chestnuts, but DEFINETLY NOT almonds.
I don't have a nut cracker. I used a meat tenderizer to open one, and guess what I found?? ALMONDS!!! Apparently almonds come in shells too. Lesson learned. Well, since I didn't have a nut cracker, and the meat tenderizer thingie was crushing the nut, not just the shell, I used a vise-grip to crack them all.
After I finished that task (and ate half of them), I googled how to roast them. So I did. I made a batch of garlic-pepper & one of cinnamon-honey. They came out well and tasted good, but someone forgot to tell me NOT to put the ones with honey on a paper towel to cool. Apparently they stick. Lesson #2 learned. At least I didn't burn anything.
i didn't know they came in shells!!! lol
ReplyDeleteI love this! Cracked me up! You should share how you made the honey cinnamon ones.
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