James Silverton wrote:
> On 2/21/2012 10:49 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>> On Feb 20, 6:57 pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>> George M. Middius wrote:
>>>>> Jean B. wrote:
>>>>>>> We also like pistachios, but I sure wish you could buy them already
>>>>>>> shelled?! If they have them as such, I've sure never seen them?!
>>>>>> I can get those at Trader Joe's... BUT they don't seem to be as
>>>>>> fresh as the ones in the shells, alas.
>>>>> They're a bargain at TJ, but you're right IMO about the freshness. A
>>>>> drugstore chain here (CVS) also has shelled pistachios, and sometimes
>>>>> Safeway has them too.
>>>> Fresher than TJ's? I have some of the unshelled pistachios,
>>>> because I was thinking of making a fruitcake. It didn't
>>>> materialize though. I hope they are usable for cooking.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jean B.
>>>
>>> I can always buy macadamia nuts without shells in the baking aisle - I
>>> make cookies using those and white "chocolate" chips, instead of
>>> regular chocolate chips. Delicious, so I'm told. Naturally, I've
>>> never tried one.
>>>
>>> N.
>>
>> Speaking of white chocolate and nuts, white chocolate goes well with
>> hazelnuts. A woman whom I used to work with brought some wc-h brownies
>> to work, and they were divine. (I am not much of a white chocolate fan
>> either.)
>>
>> And I forgot. I'd REALLY like to have hickory nuts again. I used to sit
>> on my second parents' back steps, smashing them with a rock. They were
>> REALLY good. One of the houses I looked at had a pig nut (synonym) tree,
>> and I meant to get a few nuts. I should have been speedier, because the
>> tree got chopped down a couple of months ago.
>>
>
> Just too much work for a small result. I leave them for the squirrels.
>
Yes, I do recall that it was rather hard to pry the meat out,
which is probably why they aren't a huge commercial success. But
the meats are so sweet and good.

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Jean B.