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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDo any DUers live in a pecan growing region?
I just got back from my grocery store intending to buy some pecans to make a coffee cake .... I almost fainted .... ten ounces of pecan pieces, not even halves, but pieces ... ten ounces for $12?? Is there a pecan shortage now??
thank you for any replies in advance!
TexasTowelie
(112,159 posts)I'm not aware of any shortages other than the fact that we are about 3 months away from harvesting. You are probably getting the dregs from the 2017 harvest.
Lochloosa
(16,063 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)If you have prime and its an add on item. And theyre much fresher than anything in a bag this time of the year.
Theyre salted but you could rub 90% of that off.
Theyre so expensive its worth buying from good growers in the late fall and feezing them.
TEB
(12,841 posts)I love pecan pie hope it works out
missingthebigdog
(1,233 posts)We have pecan trees in our yard, and always have more than we know what to do with. Hit me up in September; Ill mail you some.
Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)TEB
(12,841 posts)To look into this cahoots
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,425 posts)Kali
(55,007 posts)and sucking up a lot of water to do it. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10385087
Arkansas Granny
(31,515 posts)a pecan tree in my yard and the harvest can vary wildly from year to year. I've had a few years when I didn't get any pecans at all and a couple of bumper crops. When I compare notes with other people, it seems like everyone experiences the same each year.
Botany
(70,501 posts)they are harvested in sept to nov.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)We used to pick up the ones from our trees and take them to Sheffield Pecan Company to trade for shelled pecans. Now we just let the ants and the squirrels have our pecans and buy the ones we need from the stores.
Sheffield right now is selling pecans at $12 a pound but they may go down in the fall. http://www.sheffieldpecans.com
We've found that we can get pecans right after the holidays for a discount at Publix and throw them in the freezer for the next time I want to make pecan pies.