Mac Nuts on the Tree
Purdy's All Natural Macadamia Nut Farm, Moloka`i, Hawaii
These are macadamia nuts in the husk and still on the tree. When the mac nuts are ripe, the green husks split open and the brown nut in its shell (see last photo) falls to the ground.
Harvesters collect the nuts from the ground daily. The nuts can be cracked open and eaten right away at this point but the kernel (the nut meat inside) often sticks to the shell.
Most mac nut producers collect the fallen nuts and lay them out in trays to dry about a week (the natural way) or they put them in a heating bin for a couple of days to speed up the process. After this period of drying, the kernel separates from the shell and when cracked open the kernel is more easy to remove whole.
From here the white kernel can be eaten as is but more often they are dry roasted with a little salt or roasted and then covered in chocolate. Any way you have them they're still a great treat to eat.
http://molokai-aloha.com/macnuts/
http://www.molokai.com/eatnuts/
Purdy's All Natural Macadamia Nut Farm, Moloka`i, Hawaii
These are macadamia nuts in the husk and still on the tree. When the mac nuts are ripe, the green husks split open and the brown nut in its shell (see last photo) falls to the ground.
Harvesters collect the nuts from the ground daily. The nuts can be cracked open and eaten right away at this point but the kernel (the nut meat inside) often sticks to the shell.
Most mac nut producers collect the fallen nuts and lay them out in trays to dry about a week (the natural way) or they put them in a heating bin for a couple of days to speed up the process. After this period of drying, the kernel separates from the shell and when cracked open the kernel is more easy to remove whole.
From here the white kernel can be eaten as is but more often they are dry roasted with a little salt or roasted and then covered in chocolate. Any way you have them they're still a great treat to eat.
http://molokai-aloha.com/macnuts/
http://www.molokai.com/eatnuts/
Comments
 | 1:25pm June 23 2006yellville said: They sure don't last long in our house, I have to hide them from jan alot |
 | 2:25am June 24 2006PhotoPro said: wow - never seen them b4 - great shot!! |
