They're Here! Fresh New Crop Pecans
Fresh New Crop Pecans
They're here! Fresh new crop pecans. In the South this is a time we look forward to. The air is cool and fresh, trees are changing to beautiful warm colors and the pecans are falling from the trees. Pecans are an important part of our southern heritage, there are trees in back yards, down city streets and country roads and even in the school play grounds. The tern “new crop” means the crop for this year. Pecans are only harvested once a year. The pecans usually fall from the trees about the middle of October and are harvested by the end of October or the first of November. They are then cleaned, shelled and graded by size and sometimes variety. After this process they are bagged and shipped out to many different types of retail stores. Of course in the south with an abundance of pecan trees many people pick up, crack and shell their own pecans for their personal use for baking or giving as gifts.
Thanksgiving and Christmas dishes are best when fresh new crop pecans are used in the recipe. Pecans add so much favor and nutritional value to food. When buying your pecans you should look for plump pecans that are uniform in color and size. A fresh raw pecan should be light golden in color; the darker brown colored pecans would more likely indicate that they are not from a fresh new crop of pecans.
Enjoy this time of the year and try pecans in your baking and holiday dishes.
They're here! Fresh new crop pecans. In the South this is a time we look forward to. The air is cool and fresh, trees are changing to beautiful warm colors and the pecans are falling from the trees. Pecans are an important part of our southern heritage, there are trees in back yards, down city streets and country roads and even in the school play grounds. The tern “new crop” means the crop for this year. Pecans are only harvested once a year. The pecans usually fall from the trees about the middle of October and are harvested by the end of October or the first of November. They are then cleaned, shelled and graded by size and sometimes variety. After this process they are bagged and shipped out to many different types of retail stores. Of course in the south with an abundance of pecan trees many people pick up, crack and shell their own pecans for their personal use for baking or giving as gifts.
Thanksgiving and Christmas dishes are best when fresh new crop pecans are used in the recipe. Pecans add so much favor and nutritional value to food. When buying your pecans you should look for plump pecans that are uniform in color and size. A fresh raw pecan should be light golden in color; the darker brown colored pecans would more likely indicate that they are not from a fresh new crop of pecans.
Enjoy this time of the year and try pecans in your baking and holiday dishes.
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posted by The Pecan Diva @ 2:34 PM