On 1/8/2016 9:14 AM, Gary wrote:
> Whirled Peas wrote:
>>
>> On 01/06/2016 05:58 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>
I remember it. Remember what is historically called "the hostage
crisis?" 1979. That's what triggered the trade embargo.

The red dye was a mess on your fingers and stained your lips.
California growers got a nudge up in the pistachio market as a result.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_6570944.html

or

http://www.thekitchn.com/whatever-ha...tachios-189029

Jill