Pinon Nuts

[AZ8]

Love roasted pinon nuts! Growing up in Northern AZ, we had some great spots. During some dry years there wasn't much crop, but most years we had success. Need to make a trip this fall. Great childhood memories.

 

Here's a neat video.

 

[muledeerarea33?]

Good video! Especially the part she said about the older generation. We all need to remember that, and try to be that way while respecting technology, but not going full force with an entire new way of doing stuff. It goes for a lot more than just pine nuts.

[khmer6]

had no idea pine trees were edible except the pine cones we were forced to eat as kids :-p

anyone have pictures of these pinon nuts and how they look in the wild? do you pick them off the trees or off the ground?

[.270]

i;ve been told that there is a 7 year cycle. a tree, or stand of trees will go 7 years between crops. if you find a bunch one year, supposed to be 7 years before those trees produce again. pinons are gift from God himself. raw, roasted, however. they are excellent and good for you. really high in fat tho. put em pancakes, cookies, muffins, anything. they are excellent. and they didn't come from a 7-11 and ain't been wrapped in plastic. look for pack rat nests. sometimes they are loaded. i cut down a dead oak that was hollow, musta got 75 pounds out of it. filled up our ice chest and every other kinda container we had with us. a good way is to wait until after the first good hard freeze to open up the cones and loosen the nuts, lay tarps under the tree and shake it or hit the trunk with a maul. the nuts will rain down. pick the tarps up and drain em off. one of the few things i miss about the plant was all my Navajo pals bringin' me pinons. Lark.

[Norteno]

^^^ like he said. Lay out a big sheet (not your good bed sheets, wife will kill you) and shake the heck out of the tree. Rats nest or chipmunks nests were always a jackpot. Throw them in your coffee can! Rinse them good when you get home, lay them out on a baking sheet wet, salt and roast.

Take caution and watch out for ticks, wear a hat and check your head when you get home.

 

Oh yeah, I can't eat a lot either because I break out.

[PRDATR]

That was a great video, really enjoyed it. FYI, if you go to the supermarket you can buy them already shelled in the baking isle where the bags of nuts are.

Pine nuts are also very popular in Italy.

[TRKHNTR]

pinions are okay but with all this moisture were getting up here in the high country the mushroom picking is good and will only get better if this rain continues.

[Red Sparky]

That was a great video, really enjoyed it. FYI, if you go to the supermarket you can buy them already shelled in the baking isle where the bags of nuts are.

Pine nuts are also very popular in Italy.

Yes but there is a difference between pine nuts and piñon nuts. If it has pine nuts, candy etc., it can't be labeled piñon nuts. Like the difference between green chile and Hatch green chile. The locals know the difference, close but not the same. There is a candy maker in Santa Fe that tried to use pine nuts to make piñon bark, it kind of backfired for them and they now have to label as having "pine nuts".