1. The name "pecan" is a Native American word that was used to describe nuts requiring a stone to crack.
2. The pecan capital of the world is Albany, Georgia, which boasts more than 600,000 pecan trees.
3. Over 80% of the world's pecan crop comes from the United States.
4. Pecan trees only produce nuts every two years.
5. The pecan pie was created by French people who had settled in New Orleans.
Pee-can or Pee-cahn ?
ReplyDeleteIt's the state tree of Texas, and there are LOTS of variety of pecan.
ReplyDeleteMost of us around here prefer the "papershell" variety for the ease with which they can be shelled and eaten.
I have to correct number 4. My pecan trees have produced nuts every year.
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