NINE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS: Walnuts

We had some friends over last night for some home-made mulled wine and we all tucked into the giant bag of walnuts that Vanessa’s grandma gave us for Christmas. Apparently they are a Christmas thing, along with tonnes of oranges/tangerines. I like it! Thankfully Vanessa’s grandma was extra thoughtful and included a big metal nutcracker inside the bag too so we had a way of opening them.
The nut-cracking soon turned into a challenge of who could crack the walnut cleanly in half and I managed it just once. One attempt resulted in a little nutty heart which we couldn’t bear to eat.

I managed to get one nicely in half and Vanessa quickly came up with the idea of filling with wax and making a little candle out of it. So later that evening, we poured some melted wax in there with a bit of string and voilà! Walnut candles 🙂

I know our post yesterday was all about candles but this post like a sequel… think of it like Candles 2: Candle Harder.

They are burning along happily now next to our advent calendar. Now time to see how many more nuts I can crack nicely in half!