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Will
there be Pinon this year? We do not think there will be
much. Many times there is a producing pocket when there
is not a crop. We have favorable conditions, including lots
of rain and an early spring for a longer growing season. However,
not many cones formed last year, and the ones that did, for
the most part, blighted when they matured this year. Blighted
means shells formed with no nuts inside them.
Why
are pinon nuts scarce? Pinon nuts take time to form and
many things can happen in the time between cone formation
and harvest. The cones themselves take 2 years to mature.
There is a saying in New Mexico... "once every seven
years a good crop comes along..." The ol' timers were
not kidding.
Are
fresh Pinon nuts better? Our company sells more during
the fall harvest season then the rest of the year combined.
People prefer them fresh, period.
Why
are Pinon nuts more expensive than other pine nuts? It
is the most desired variety, supply and demand work out the
retail price. People gather them literally by hand. There
is no mechanized harvester used.
Do
Nevada pine nuts taste like New Mexico Pinon nuts? No
- they do not. They come from a different species. New Mexico
Pinon nuts come from the species Edullis - this means edible
in Latin. The Nevada pine nuts have a stronger pine taste.
If you ere raised with Nevada pine nuts, you probably prefer
them. New Mexico Piñon nuts taste delicious... especially
after roasting... the toasted buttery creamy flavor is addictive.
Euell Gibbons author of "Handbook of Edible Wild Plants" described
pinon nuts "The most palatable of all the wild foods."
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