Tarte aux Noix et au Rhum

In the Périgord the walnut trees lining the roads south from Brive are a fine sight. If you are there in the autumn take advantage of the new season’s crop. The ripe walnuts which fall overnight must be collected every day to prevent their blackening on the ground. After a short spell drying in the sun they are packed in lacy sacks for sending to other parts of France or Britain. But it’s even nicer to bring your own home, if you can, for eating with cheese or to make a walnut tart.