From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking
On 1 Dec 2025 20:49:38 GMT
Leonard Blaisdell <
leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-11-29, Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 11/28/2025 8:55 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
Most folks have never had a single-leaf pinyon pine nut.
Are they similar to *regular* pine nuts? I noticed they're $40/#.
I'm not sure. I've never eaten a *regular* pine nut. Forty bucks is
what they're charging at my supermarket for them. I harvested them a
few times. You need a long pole and a gunny sack. Your hands will get
real sticky. Then you have to pop them from the cones. It's young
man's work. But! They're free for the taking on federal land.
Still?
That's nice to see a native tradition survive.
https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/pinenutgathering.htm
Pinyon pine nuts may be gathered and removed from the park only for personal non-commercial use.
Limits are: 25 lbs per household per year or 3 gunnysacks of cones per household per year. When laid flat, each gunnysack must be no larger than two feet by three feet. Those found in possession of pine nuts or cones in excess of these amounts may be cited and the pine nuts and cones will be confiscated.
Parking is allowed only in gravel or paved parking areas. Do not drive or park off-road. All-terrain vehicles and other off-road vehicles are strictly prohibited.
Breaking branches, cutting, pulling, shaking, climbing, or otherwise injuring pines or other plants is illegal.
Only free standing ladders may be used for picking.
https://youtu.be/iQu68JiDhCk
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