ISSUE 53, SWEETS & CANDIES, Part 4: Black Walnut Candy
Black Walnut Candy
Of all the nuts of the antioxidant rich Juglans family, the black walnut has the most distinctive flavor—sweet, with a licorice note, a mild bitterness, and a mellow resonance as the oils linger in the mouth. The chemistry of the nut is complex, high in y-Tocopherols, and highest in poly-unsaturated fatty acids among nuts, with a ric…