{"id":15460,"date":"2015-01-15T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=15460"},"modified":"2019-10-28T14:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:03:06","slug":"savory-pecans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=15460","title":{"rendered":"Savory Pecans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When my parents were still living I always knew when we visited in the fall I would be taking home pecans; 200# was the most I ever took home. I would have them cracked while there and knew it would take me a couple of months of shelling them before I was done for the year and we would have a freezer full to last me through all the catering events. One year, I waited a little too long to finish shelling and the pecans were in plastic bags and not a breathable mess bag so I had to dump them outside. There were so many pecans that it took the squirrels about 2 months to take them away. Guess by the time they were finished they claimed me as a friend for life. Now, why do I still like those pesky little critters.<\/p>\n

I will always remember when we were visiting at the right time of the year, with a yard full of pecans (they had about 6 trees), we would walk around the yard with my mother or dad picking up pecans. Now, to me, that is the most relaxing times I can remember. Picking up pecans are like searching for those hidden Easter eggs we looked for as kids. Walk, talk, stoop, pick up, talk, walk and it was a great way of finding out things going on in their lives. Way before, I’m sure, someone invented a pecan picker-upper. My dad took a pole and attached a “slinky” to it and he would push it down on the pecan and the slinky would pick it up and when the slinky was full enough it would get dumped in a bucket. I really miss those moments and I cannot look at a pecan in a shell and not think of their place in Tennessee. We always thought our dad was a renaissance man and one day I’m posting all the remarkable things I remember about him.<\/p>\n

I no longer get those pecans so when I do have some given to me by my sister, I hoard them and use sparingly.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of savory nut recipes out there and one of my favorites is The Best Bar Nuts in NYC<\/a> that was printed in a Union Square Cookbook. I love those but the recipe below I use only pecans when making it and they are so easy to make. These can be eaten as is or chop and put in a salad. The original recipe I started with did not have the sugar; I decided to add it to add a little sweetness to use in my salad.<\/p>\n

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Here are some things I have done recently with these nuts; I’ve put them in my Christmas salad, I’ve eaten them for a snack and for my Downton Abbey Tea I chopped them up and put them in some olive spread for a little tea sandwich.<\/p>\n

BLAST FROM THE PAST: <\/span><\/strong>Zucchini Tomato Boats<\/a> is a recipe I posted back in 2013. If you are looking for some vegetable recipes to start the year with, give this a try; it was a really good side dish.<\/span><\/p>\n

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