almendras

They're easier to kill than, say, pigs or chickens. You haven't go to coax them out of their pen, or string them up by their legs to cut their throat.

Just line them up on a large rock or concrete surface -- they'll sit still for you -- and give them a light but firm whack (with a great big hammer) to crack their head open, letting spill out the tasty meat hidden within.

I've almost got the whack mastered, (not too hard, not too soft;) most of the time I keep the innards intact. I line up ten at a time now: whack whack whack whack -- you know...

Simona admires my persistence. She says she'll fry the almonds up real nice once I've finished this bucket-full.