'Vinegared Conkers ??

[Ruthierhyme]

Does soaking Conkers in vinegar make them harder ??

We now have a pot full sitting on the window sill and have no idea if it works or not lol

Is baking better than leaving them out to dry ?

[Chelltune]

My Dad was talking about this today. He seemed to think that neither worked, infact it made them more brittle.

well my brother used to soak them in vinegar then put them in the airing cupboard...absolutely no idea whatsoever if it made any difference....

[Miss Muffet]

Tried most 'remedies'..... I found vinegar made them softer, baking them made them brittle and coating them in olive oil and salt then baking them just made the conkers stink!

[Chelltune]

LOL, Miss Muffet.

We went to the World Conker Championships today, I should have found an expert there to ask!

I think that some conkers are just stronger than others... do they smell nice whilst they are baking like roasting chestnuts?

[Ruthierhyme]

ermm no .. the kitchen smelt very strongly of vinegar !

Took ages in the oven and still the cord hole oozes if squeezed :crazy: not sure we'll be trying that again !!

My son used to soak them in Vinegar too, i think that it must make them softer surely?

When you bake them do they blow up like chestnuts do? The splattered oven effect is not good.

anne

[Ruthierhyme]

Originally Posted by Sadierhianne

My son used to soak them in Vinegar too, i think that it must make them softer surely?

When you bake them do they blow up like chestnuts do? The splattered oven effect is not good.

anne

Hello you

No they didn't explode, I did wonder if they might if baked in the microwave though ... oven cleaning isn't a favourite job so was careful to make the cord hole beforehand so that the pressure could escape !

I must have missed piercing one of the chestnuts then I think most things seem to explode in the microwave, awww splattered microwaved eggs adhere to the entire inside and have to be scraped off - never ever buy a microwave egg poacher

hello you too Hows are yer?

anne