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Natural Pistachios
 - roasted in the shell and salted
Natural pistachios 
- colored red, roasted and salted
shelled pistachio kernels
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Leeanne

 

The pistachio bush/tree grows in dry mountain areas such as Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan in a wild condition.

 

Back in the late 1970's the pistachio was brought to California and the industry developed an orchard variety called the Kerman Pistachio.

 

The climate where almonds grow also favors growing the pistachios.   Since 90% of the world almond crop is in California and the rest in in the Mediteranean countries (Italy, Spain, Greece).

 

I have never heard of Australia raising pistachios, but it is not beyond reason. Some time in the future I forsee this as a crop grown in Australia.

 

Anyway, that is the simple answer.

 

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Gene Cohen

 

Dear sir,

I have a lot of pistachio posibilities. Thats why, I am searching for marketing pistachio. I am from Turkey. In my willage we have been producusing very delicious pistachios. I found your mail adress from internet. If you want we can make a good business on pistachio.

Our pistachio have been grown up in natural way. Some years we are produse very much but some year little. In good year our price is very low, but in bad year is high. Because of this situation, after good year we sell our harvest as much as late. This is our dilemma. Because we couldnt have reach our aim on time.

Sincerely,
Sabri Gokalp

sfsabri@ispro.net.tr

Adress: Sakarya Cad.Timurlenk Sok. No:109/4

Balcova-Izmir

Turkey


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee-anne Ober [mailto:oberslac@dove.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 6:54 AM
To: Nuts\@TheNutFactory.com@dove.mtx.net.au
Subject: pistachio nut

Good Morning.

                        I am trying to find out is there any where  here in australia that grows the pistachio nut. Or any companies that are looking at starting up a business growing them, I have spent most of time searching the internet only to find American sites until i found yours.. Thank goodness there is still your good old Australian companies alive and kicking !!!!!!!!!

I would appriciate any information you can return to me.. Thankyou......

                yours  Leeanne.......

           oberslac@dove.net.au

 

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2/3 cup chopped almonds
1 cup Thompson raisins
3 pounds apples, cored, pared and thinly sliced
4 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
/2 cup additional brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
dash of nutmeg or cinnamon
1 pie pastry
yolk from one egg

Spread butter evenly over bottom of 9-1/2" glass pie plate. Sprinkle chopped almonds evenly over bottom and arrange raisins in a ring close to the rim. Make three lines of raisins across plate bottom arranged in a wheel-spoke pattern. Using the back of a spoon, press the raisins and nuts gently down into the butter coating.

Spring 2/3 cup of brown sugar evenly and press evenly into place with the bowl (back) of the spoon.

Put the pie pastry over the raisin-nut-sugar base and press against pan leaving 1/2: overhanging. Fill with sliced apples. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, flour, salt; sprinkle the mixture over the sliced apples. Dust the top with nutmeg or cinnamon. Turn the pastry edge up and flute the rim. Prick pastry with fork.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Brush the top of the pie with diluted egg yoke. Continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. Test apples with fork; when soft, remove. As soon as the sugar syrup in the bottom of the pie plate stops bubbling, place a large serving plate over pie and carefully invert pie and plate with the design intact.

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