On Jun 19, 3:05*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:57:43 -0700, Mort wrote:
>
> > > Then I noted the package said "steam pasteurized".
> > > No wonder the texture was permanently destroyed.
> > > They were steamed and so was I. Those things are not
> > > cheap.
>
> > > I need to make sure I don't fall for this one again.
>
> > Never heard of pasteurizing nuts. *Sounds like they collected them
> > off the ground and needed to sterilize them. *Are they Odwalla
> > brand? ;-)
>
> Trader Joe's had a big recall of raw almonds a couple
> years ago. *When almonds returned to the shelf, they
> were labelled as "almost raw" because they'd been
> blanched to kill bacteria. *Recently, I noticed that
> the label says "raw" with no qualification. *I wonder
> whether that means they've reverted to truly raw almonds.
>
> I know there was some protest to TJ's by raw foodists,
> to whom any blanching or steaming is anathema.

They do the same thing to "raw" pistachios. To my knowledge, you
can't buy truly raw ones.

--Bryan