Whirled Peas wrote:
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> On 01/06/2016 05:58 AM, Gary wrote:
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> > Kind of like pistachio nuts. Remember when they used to dye them red?
> >
>
> Those were from Iran. The dye was used to try to hide spots and
> blemishes on the shell. When trade relations broke down with Iran (the
> Great Satan thing), California orchard growers started producing
> blemish-free, larger, and tastier pistachios with no need to dye them to
> hide things.

Thanks for that info. I've never heard that story.