Red Pistachios

[eeneR 3]

Why? I dont get it...why do they still dye them red?

I had such a taste for them, went to the store downstairs here....all they had left are the red ones. Now my fingers are all red.

Sigh...

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eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[Sebazz1 2]

From the California Pistachio Commission Website

Q: Why are some pistachios red?

A: The first pistachios available to consumers were imported from the Middle East. American importers dyed the shells red, both to disguise staining from antiquated harvesting methods and to make pistachios stand out among other nuts in vending machines.

Until the 1970s, there was no domestic pistachio industry in the United States. California harvested its first commercial crop in 1976. The entry of California pistachios into the marketplace made available nuts with clean, naturally tan shells. California's Kerman variety is also larger in size with a more vibrant green nut color. A small percentage of California's crop is dyed red, not by necessity, but to meet the needs of those consumers who prefer the colorful shell.

[eeneR 3]

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A small percentage of California's crop is dyed red, not by necessity, but to meet the needs of those consumers who prefer the colorful shell.

Those freaks like having red fingers still!!!!

I know why they did it originally, just dont understand why it is still done

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[yardhippie 0]

ooh... so youll lick the dye off your fingers for us!

I know... Im bad.

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
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[Sebazz1 2]

Like or Lick?? I'd like to watch some licking of the fingers... MMM, I have a sudden craving for pistachios and fingers or actually pistachiod fingers

[scaryshari 0]

Nothing to contribute here, but:

{{as homer simpson}}

mmmm pistachios.... my favorite nut.

is

[Candy 0]

If you find any blue or orange ones......they're probably from the orchard we play paint-ball in.

[seejanefall 0]

Trader Joe's has these Habanero Pistachios. They're freakin addictive. They burn your lips, but you keep eating them . . . (sad, I know. . .)

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[tigra 0]

I just got some garlic pistachios from Costco! Yum! They had chile and lemon too, but it was a 3 pound bag and I thought that was overkill!

[eeneR 3]

Garlic pistacios OH man....wow...yum

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto