YOU WILL NEED A LARGE BOILING POT

(YOUR POT WILL BE DISCOLORED FROM BOILING KNEES IN IT)

TOOLS NEEDED- Boiling pot, potholder,gloves, knife, hands and cypress knee with thick bark.

FILL POT 3/4 WAY WITH WATER, PLACE CYPRESS KNEES  BASE END UP. PLACE HEAVY BRICKS ON TOP OF THEM, TO HOLD THEM UNDER WATER. PLACE LID ON YOUR POT AND BOIL {FULL BOIL} ABOUT 30 MINUTES.REMOVE KNEES ONE AT A TIME WHEN HOT, BE CAREFUL CAUSE THEY CAN BURN YOU (WEAR GLOVE) START PEELING AT THE BASE PRY BARK UP WORKING YOUR WAY TO THE TIP AND AROUND KNEE.BARK WILL COME OFF IN ONE PIECE.

 RINSE IN COLD WATER AND SUN DRY OR WITH FAN BLOWING ON THE KNEES.

FROM THE ONLY  SWAMPS of LOUISIANA

I HOPE THIS CAN HELP YOU IN THE PEELING OF YOUR KNEES

driftwood-mary