And, as a southerner, I can attest that pecans are simply better.
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
Top tier nut. Better than that thing you get on your birthday.
Co-signing as a fellow Southerner (well, Texan).
What’s your poison PEE-CAN or PUH-KAHN?
After seeing @jbouie.bsky.social post about this earlier, I have been dying for a praline. Where I grew up in GA, there used to be a pecan orchard, and we would collect paper grocery bags FULL of pecans.
I also grew up collecting pecans, especially this time of the year. I will probably get some as a gift when I go home for thanksgiving. Someone always has brown paper bags of pecans.
We went to Asheville for some basketball two weeks ago and the whole stadium smelled like candied pecans just from these two good ol boys running a stand--incredible
Now I can’t stop thinking about my grandfather, tending his wood stove, and cracking pecans he’d harvested from his trees. Getting a bag was the equivalent of him handing you a bag of gold coins.
The NC AFL-CIO's headquarters has a gigantic pecan tree that produces pounds of pecans every year.
We would pick up the pecans in our yard before the squirrels could get them. Then help my mom and dad shell them. Dad would roast them in butter … soooo good. I miss him and his pecans. Thank you for sharing your memory!
My Grandmother did the same. She had the kids gather the nuts in the fall and cracked nuts every night until Christmas. She gave a bag to each of us.
Yeah, but did you ever have to climb the tree and shake it so more would drop???
On a related note, sitting with family or friends and cracking pecans is a lot more exciting as an adult than as a tween (who didn't like nuts at the time)
When we lived in Alabama we had two pecan trees in the front yard and one thanksgiving I harvested enough to make a pecan pie. As a girl I always wanted to live in a pecan orchard.
Had a pecan orchard in my past. Nothing like wild pecans. Years of cross pollination gave up the most flavorful nuts. They were smaller, and difficult to shell, but the results were worth it.
Loved making candied pecans
Oh man this talk of nuts is making me long for the days my dad had a big ass glass jar full of peanuts, walnuts, pecans, and almonds with this silver Iranian nut cracker...(and hungry)
I grew up on the Gulf Coast and collected pecans as well! My first thought was of those Turtle candies in the red box.
I’m not a southerner, but pecans are BUTTERY. clearly the superior nut.
Nobody’s making almond pie.
Only better nuts are hickory and hazel.
I was waiting for this response, with which I heartily agree.
There used to be a pecan tree by the theology library at Emory. We'd crack them with our heels and have a little snack between classes.
They're like user-friendly walnuts.
Truth! My wife's family lives near Blue Diamond country, which is very fertile CA soil w/ very little water that isn't piped in from 1000s of miles. Would pecans (any pronunciation) over amonds (regional pronunciation) any day.
Better. Period.
My dad would drive any distance for a Stuckey’s pecan log roll
The hero we need
OMG ME TOOOOOO
Holy cats how am I only now learning about this confection?! Me wanty! 🤤
I have all the ingredients for pecan pie and it’s taking a Herculean effort to wait until Thursday to make it.
Stephanie Stuckey bought the company back a few years ago and it going big on bringing it
Do you prefer nougat or caramel centers?
Random fact, I went to law school with Stephanie Stuckey.
Stephanie Stuckey bought the company back a few years ago and it going big on bringing it
Stuckey's still exists?
What are you even saying?!!! Yes Stuckeys exists!!
Years and years ago, family stopped at one on drives South. Haven't thought about it in ages. Merely surprised it still exists. Does it carry chocolate-coconut thingies? And chocolate toffee pops? Or am I misremembering?
Not misremembering. Those all sound like Stuckey content. It’s probably much as you remember. New fancy coffee but everything else is the same.
Stephanie Stuckey bought the company in 2019, and she's leading it to a comeback including some key mergers and acquisitions of other pecan producers.
Still based in GA and doing good stuff.
There used to be a Stuckey’s near Death Valley, I had a pecan roll there when I was 9 and I’ve never forgotten it
I am a pecan freak, and yet I never got one when we stopped at Stuckey's. And we stopped at many Stuckey's going to and fro on I-20.
I may have learned to read from recognizing Stuckey's road signs.
We would not let up until we got our Mystery Bags.
when my impossibly east texan boomer dad comes to visit, he cruises around my neighborhood looking for the best pecan trees so he can (1) pick up whatever's on the sidewalk/easement and (2) knock on people's doors to ask if he can collect nuts out of their yards
“Howdy ma’am, first let me assure you I am a man and not several squirrels in a trench coat”
thing is, he actually IS extremely squirrel-esque lol
Ah yes, that generation is chock full of undiagnosed/untreated ADHD lol
Growing up my grandparents had enormous pecan trees on their property, and they would make me and my siblings go collect/shell them when we visited. We were allowed to eat as many as we wanted. Consequently, if I ever eat another pecan again, it'll be far too soon
Pecan pralines ftw!
Pecans have so much more depth of flavor and texture. Pecan trees grow and produce quickly.
better in every single way. nobody ever wants almonds and cream ice cream. they go for pralines and cream because it is *delicious*.
When the in laws pecan trees had to be cut down after storm damage it's now a sad Thanksgiving. Little kids were picking them up from the ground and adults were climbing a ladder to shake limbs. I have a bag from the store.
As a Californian, I 100% agree. Pecans are SOOOOO much better.
Maybe it's the Aussie in me, but I feel the true king of the nuts is the macadamia.
Yuuup. I have a large old pecan tree. Sadly it's not given much pecans this year and last. The few it produced, the squirrels hungrily hoarded. 😕 Drought.
No one in the history of the planet has ever made an almond pie.
Case closed.
Is there pecan-based marzipan, though? 😋
Don’t have to be a southerner to know that pecan pie is tops. However, I will stan almonds specifically for Marzipan & certain holiday cookies that just can’t be made with pecans.
I'll just say this... You don't see walnut pie, or peanut pie... why? Cause pecans are the only ones good enough to make a pie...
Had walnut pie at a long gone bakery in SF called Mission Pie. It was delicious. On par with pecan—and I love pecan pie.
unless you get that weird middle piece of fiber lol
My Aunt Lottie lived for a time in Georgia and had a pecan tree in her yard. It was simply wonderful to get a jar of pecans from her for the holidays.
Everyone wins
It’s not even close.
Serious question…is pecan milk a thing?
10000000000% endorsed.
@sarahtaber.bsky.social did a whole thread on Xitter explaining why pecans haven’t taken over almonds, and IIRC, it’s lack of ag production knowledge connected to remnants of slavery. (PLEASE correct my take @sarahtaber.bsky.social!)
Results of our 2016 pecan taste test: #1 Pawnee, #2 Kanza, #3 Elliott, #4 Sprouts Bulk Bin. This year is supposedly a good year for pecans here, so we'll try again with more varieties!
As a born and raised southerner, turning my back on pecans would be to turn my back on my own soul
I love how the nut discourse on here has ranged from "pecans are clearly superior" to "But Would Poison Ivy Eat Almonds: a Debate in Three Parts"
Speaking of Poison Ivy, I've been reading a lot about food + the environment for this book, and the thing that struck me most is this: generally, a plant-based diet is better for the earth than eating meat, BUT many crops become problematic when scaled up for mass consumption. Almonds are a big one.
As a southerner I can say yes I have
Pecans are such a top tier snack and I will argue about it! Way better mouthfeel than almonds.
Glad to see everyone talking about how great pecans are, as a Texan. Pecans are amazing a+++
This is easy for me since Pecans are a superior nut anyway.
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
pecans are better than almonds but where do pine nuts, the superior nut, fall on water usage scale
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
Almonds are a trash nut. Pecans are tastier and won't break your teeth.
pecans are the superior nut in any case.
top 3 nuts
1. peanuts
2. pistachios
3. pecans
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
Pecans are my favorites. Anytime there is a nut option, pecans (and sometimes even if not. Recipes are mostly guidelines.)
Yes please. Pecans are the superior nut anyway
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
YES HAHA YES RETVRN TO PECANS THE SUPERIOR NUT (georgia sucks ass tho, texas pecans better)
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
If you want a southerner to fight about it, get a Georgian and a Louisianan arguing about if its Puh-Khan, or Pee-Can.
We're planting a pecan tree this spring and I'm looking for a local producer too! When I was a kid we stocked up when driving through Georgia. (Pecans are a better-tasting and more versatile nut than both almonds and walnuts anyway but they trigger my birch OAS while pecans don't, so I'm biased)
Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4
I am weighing in only to the extent that I would like to see more pecans in general. Top-tier nut
pecans are also the only appropriate nut to use as a buttertart topping
Happy Teusday all! All i can think about is baking another Pecan pie. I love when you find a new recipe you really enjoy. Wondering what would be better. Crushed pecans or whole pecans.
::Morrissey voice:: “Pecans are better than almonds, pecans are better than almonds”
I have won the pecan pie battle though. We are having a French walnut tart because walnuts are superior to pecans.
