Over the years I have seen and handled shorebird decoys that are usually described as "original paint worn to wood" These birds have a distinct over all worn warm brown appearance. For years I have wondered if the birds were really worn to paint or had their distinctive colored been achieved in some other way.
As a youngster one of my fall jobs was to harvest American Black Walnuts, shuck the hulls after they turned black. And eventually pick out the tiny amount of sweet nut meat found inside for my Mother to use in special baking projects,especially brownies....