Crack Pecan Nuts
Pecan nuts in their shells can be a great buy during pecan season; or you may be lucky enough to have a pecan tree of your own. Tasty as they are, there is still the question of getting them open. Here is some old-fashioned assistance to get the nutmeat out in one piece.
Steps
- Pour boiling water over the pecan nuts.
- Let the pecan nuts stand tightly covered for five or six minutes. This is softening the shell and will enable you to extract the nut easily without a trace of the bitter lining of the nut.
- Use a nutcracker and crack lightly all around the nuts. This should enable you to obtain the nuts quickly and for the most part, the nuts should come out whole.
Tips
- It is always better to prefer nuts in their shells over shelled nuts; whilst shelled nuts are convenient, the unshelled nuts preserve the nutrients and quality of the nuts for longer.
- Use excess nuts to make pecan pie.
- Freshly cracked nuts are best used quickly to obtain the benefit of their nutrients.
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Sources and Citations
- Sourced from Fowler's Household Helps, available in the public domain via Project Gutenberg. The eBook used for the source of this article is available for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
