The Fenclaire Farm Tyler Brown with Ashton his 2-yr. old, 2nd cousin |
Ripe Pistachios that are ready to harvest |
"The Shaker" |
"The Catcher" |
All the boys young and old gathering the shake down to be sorted and shucked |
Grandma Claire sorting the crop bucket by bucket |
All the leaves and twigs have to be removed |
With water and a spinning sanding wheel the outer skin of the pistachios are removed |
As the skins are removed they go back into the soil to fertilize for next year. |
After they have been shucked they are sorted by good and bad nut. If they float, there is no nut and they cannot be used. If they sink they have a nut. It's about a 50/50 ratio. |
The solar/air drying racks for after they are soaked in salt water for a day |
Then they go through the oven |
and you have warm delicious pistachios |
Grandson Tyler Brown with Fenton |
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