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Will
there be a lot of Pinon in 2008? Depending on Mother Nature,
could be either yes or no.We predicted that there woould be
a 2008 crop. Hoever, the crop is not a bumper crop at all.
there are many small pockets, at a distance fro the pickers.
The price has skyrocketed this year, and it is still not gettig
pinon into the sacks like one would think it would. This is
why we describe it as a "short supply"
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. Another reason was the die off 5-10 years ago.
After an extended drought there was a 20 percent die off of
pinon trees in some areas.
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? Pinon
nuts are the most desired variety of pine nut, supply and
demand work out the retail price. People gather them literally
by hand. There is no mechanized harvester used. New Mexico
Piñon nuts do taste delicious... 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."
Do
Nevada pine nuts taste like New Mexico Pinon nuts? No
- they do not. Nevada pine nuts 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.
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