Peter Aitken wrote:
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> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Peter Aitken wrote:
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> > > I do not think that pine nuts are really nuts in the sense that cashews,
> > > pecans, etc. are.
> >
> > Interestingly, cashews and pecans aren't nuts either.
> >
> >
> >
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> I am quite surprised to find that you are half right. Pecans are in fact
> nuts according to the botanical definition while cashews to my surprise are
> not - they are seeds.
>
> True nuts include acorn, chestnut, hazelnut, pecan, walnut.
>
> Not true nuts: almonds, brazil nuts, cashew, peanut, pine nut.


Alton said pecans (surprisingly) because they have a fleshy outer
covering. Googling around, I see that they are considered true nuts, so
never mind on that.



Brian Rodenborn