"Micah J. Mabelitini" wrote in message ...
Iris Cohen wrote:

Judd et al say that they're (walnuts) drupes.

Now I am really confused. Does that mean they come in a fleshy outer covering,
like the almond, and what we call the nut is just the seed?

They're dry drupes. Walnuts resemble fleshy green billiard balls when
they fall off the tree. The unpleasant covering [...]

Delicious, actually, when pickled; and the best relish for cold poultry.

Mike.