On Friday, January 8, 2016 at 11:01:55 PM UTC-5, 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'm dubious about some aspects. I remember undyed Iranian pistachios.

What I liked about the Iranian pistachios was that they were just crusty
with salt. None of the California processors appears to be able to
get that right.

Cindy Hamilton