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As a kid, we used to have black walnut fights from a huge tree on the corner of our small town. As an adult, I would rather use them in a recipe instead of up the side of the head. Your bread looks delicious and will be made in the upcoming week. Thank you Vicki!

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Ouch!! I hope you like the bread. Thanks, Sally!

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I absolutely adore the squirrel portrait! I’m not surprised it got snapped up so quickly. I’d love to own an original Vicki Smith painting. Is there a website I should visit? You’re a wonderful artist as well as a great storyteller—and clearly a baker too! The bread is definitely on my list to try, and now I’m on the hunt for black walnuts—the kind that are already shelled!

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Thanks so very much Ruth! We really enjoy that bread. I have a website, but no mechanism to make purchases. There are some original pieces at www.vickismithart.etsy.com and I'm thinking of posting more items, eventually. I appreciate your interest! Thanks, too, for sharing on Notes.

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I just checked out the Etsy site. The masks are amazing! I think I'd hang them on the wall. Too beautiful to wear. I hope you post more items. I'll keep checking. Might like one of the paintings.

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Thanks, Ruth!

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Adorable artwork!

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Thanks, Amie.

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Squirrel 🐿️ drawing is great, love the colors! And also enjoyed learning about getting the hulls off!

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Thank you, Jolene!

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This looks and sounds good - and love the squirrel...

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Thank you, Joanne.

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Not surprised that your squirrel portrait is taken. You captured the essence of squirrel. Truly delightful.

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Thanks, Janice.

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‘Not sure my previous comment came through to you, but I Love your posts and hope you have good luck with your black walnut experiment!💓

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Thanks, Peggy. I sometimes have trouble leaving a comment on Substack.

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I love the squirrel drawing. I admire your patience for giving the walnuts another try. It sounds very labor intensive. I hope you will update us on how it goes and whether it was worth it.

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Thanks, Amy. I will follow up. I guess I am a glutton for tedious tasks!

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Squirrel stew, that’s funny! Though where I live they say “you ain’t got a good woman if she can’t cook squirrel.” We used to have a squirrel that would open black walnuts on the deck, he also stole my tomatoes. We named him Jimmy. Haven’t seen him in a while come to think of it.

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I would be very upset about stolen tomatoes!

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Most excellent!

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I can’t wait to try the recipe. Our Livingston Manor kin used to gather the black walnuts. I think there was a hammer involved

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