The Pine Nut Crisis
On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:39:33 -0700, "Steve B"
> wrote:
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> > Yep, made pesto last week and was surprised to find no pine nuts at TJs.
> > And my local grocery store wants 10 bucks for a couple ounces. So I
> > settled
> > on sunflower seeds. Close, but not quite the same.
>
> Ah, the poor masses. I have hundreds of those trees on the mountain side
> where my cabin is located. Guess I'll go pine nutting this fall.
>
> The guys who sell them on the street in Cedar City, Utah, get twenty bucks
> for a sandwich sized ziplock of them. And then it's not really that full.
>
Have you actually gone pine nutting before? They are not naked - you
have to roast and release the nut/seed. I'd rather buy them.
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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
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