[Market-farming] Seeking to buy pecans and walnuts (at less than the price of gold)

Pat Meadows pat at meadows.pair.com
Sat Sep 13 18:35:42 EDT 2008


On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:52:27 -0500, you wrote:

>Ya'll might want to watch Ebay a little later in the fall when pecans are
>being harvested.  We bought cracked pecans last year for a little more than
>a dollar per pound plus shipping.  We got almost 50% meats when we were
>finished.

Wow, I will surely keep checking Ebay in that case.  That is a terrific
price.  Thanks very much!

I don't mind shelling them; my husband and I can take turns at it.

>  Not bad!  It took some work to take the meats out of the shells,
>but on a winter evening, it was a pleasant task.  We froze them in heavy
>freezer bags and they are still very good!  

Yes, they last a long time frozen.

Thanks again.

Pat
-- northern Pennsylvania
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