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| Hi, all.
I spend most of my time over at the cooking forum, but I've got a question better suited to this forum. We had to trim some branches of our pecan tree off of our roof, and they were loaded with pecans starting to ripen, but most of them not quite ripe yet. We went ahead and picked those pecans anyway. We cracked one pecan that had the green part split away, and the pecan was very bitter and moist. So, can anything be done to save these pecans for eating, or are they a lost cause? There are plenty more still on the tree, so it's not a total loss. Sally |
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| In theory you can force ripen them after picking green by spreading them out in a single layer in a dry place, out of the sun, like a cool basement. Spread them out on cardboard or several layers of newspaper - something that lets the air circulate all around the nut. Not plastic. Window screens work well if you have them. I say "in theory" because many of them will rot before they ripen. How many depends on how green (the moisture content) they were when picked. So it all depends on how much effort you want to put into saving them. If you have a good space give it a try and salvage what you can of them. If you happen to have a dehumidifier you can set up to run near them so much the better. In the past we have spread ours out on the wire tables in the greenhouse with good results but it is exceptionally dry in there and cool enough with the shade cloth on and the exhaust fans running. Good luck. Dave |
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| The French make liqueur with green walnuts, green almonds, or peach pits. |
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| Thanks for the advice. I don't have the set up or room to spread them out like you describe, so I decided to rescue the ones that were opening up already, and "spread" the closed tight green ones on the ground. I figure maybe I'll get some from that bunch, but at least the squirrels might enjoy them. There are plenty more pecans on the tree. It's looking like a good year for pecans. Thanks again Sally |
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