tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post1717331895182899660..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: All Hail Texas Pecans! (and a recipe)Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-79620512748376218392017-04-12T22:05:15.413-05:002017-04-12T22:05:15.413-05:00I made persimmon pecan bread for Christmas. It la...I made persimmon pecan bread for Christmas. It lasted about five minutes--guess I'll have to make it again. Pecan pie? Manna from heaven, especially when you make it in the pecan crust. Yummy. Which is why I rarely make it. LOL.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-69266305357980916082017-04-12T20:58:43.145-05:002017-04-12T20:58:43.145-05:00Just a question. Do you slice the cake and serve ...Just a question. Do you slice the cake and serve it with the sauce? It doesn't say in the recipe.. just want to make sure I do it right!Sandy Sorolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295772589904282584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-47825719581966871152017-04-12T20:46:06.877-05:002017-04-12T20:46:06.877-05:00Love Texas pecans, especially the paper shell. Nex...Love Texas pecans, especially the paper shell. Next to lemon meringue, pecan is my favorite and please don't ruin it by putting chocolate in it.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-58887305080372331612017-04-12T20:44:16.693-05:002017-04-12T20:44:16.693-05:00I truly love recipes including Pecans and I am goi...I truly love recipes including Pecans and I am going to try that cake too! Pecans are the most favorite of nuts for me. I always incorporate them in my baking no matter what nut the recipe calls for, I use pecans... well except in a peanut butter cookie calling for peanuts! Sandy Sorolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295772589904282584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-15623840176057321972017-04-12T17:34:11.668-05:002017-04-12T17:34:11.668-05:00I am so happy to see your post, Kathleen, for so m...I am so happy to see your post, Kathleen, for so many reasons.<br />Now I'm just going to admit right here and now that I know absolutely nothing about pecan trees and what the statistics are here in North Carolina. I DO know that I don't have any here on my property, but I can buy them at the Fresh Market from local farmers and in the grocery stores when I need a pecan fix. <br />I am loving pecan pies and roasted pecans. I never heard of a custard pecan pie. Seems like there oughta be a law against that. I saw your pecan cake and I have to admit, I've never had one of those, but now that you've posted the recipe, I am definitely going to give that a try. I saw Celia had a rum raisin pecan pie she makes. Sounds mighty interesting.<br />This was a delightful post, Kathleen. <br />Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-64880078894251228872017-04-12T16:41:42.295-05:002017-04-12T16:41:42.295-05:00Well golly, Kathleen, so good to read this post fr...Well golly, Kathleen, so good to read this post from one of my fav Texan Compadres. My sister's ranch in Colorado County was originally settled by a family of Germans back in the day and the first thing they did was plant 77 pecan trees. It's an awesome old orchard. Over the last 40 years our family have harvested and delighted in the pecan crop and shared with anyone-everyone. I bake dozens of pies during the holidays and - OH! you should taste my pralines! The recipe brought across the Sabine River when my mother's parents "immigrated" from Louisiana during the oil boom days. <br /> Great post! Thanks a bunch.Karen Casey Fitzjerrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121643662150475302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-12777097534557503782017-04-12T16:12:56.296-05:002017-04-12T16:12:56.296-05:00Pecans have been part of my life since I was a chi...Pecans have been part of my life since I was a child. At my grandmother's house.. close to Turkey Creek..my family would drag an old quilt or tarp...something..and spread it under a pecan tree. Then Daddy would work his magic and make those pecans shower down. Mother and us girls eagerly grabbed them up and dumped them into a tow sack.<br />Daddy spent his winters cracking pecans for Mother. Since he couldn't read very well, he liked having something to do. He constructed a pecan cracker that worked as well as any bought in a store. We have that out in the shop as a keepsake...I think.<br />Mother made a pecan cake each Christmas that none of us girls could duplicate. We can list the ingredients, but somehow it doesn't come out right. (same with pie crusts, sad to say.)<br />Our golf course in San Marcos has many pecan trees, and in the fall, you'll see people out there picking up pecans.<br />However..the Native Pecan is small and hard and time-consuming to crack and "pick." <br />Each October, the Bluebonnet Lions Club--the women's group--in San Marcos sell shelled pecans as a fund raiser. These come from commercial companies in East Texas, a great place to grow pecan trees.<br />I order 8 one pound bags each year.(I fear running out of good pecans)--One bag is $9. I hoard these to last a year..but I do give one to our daughter each Christmas. She's the baker in the family...not me.<br />I make a pecan pie called Hattie's Pecan Pie. It calls for white Karo Syrup instead of dark. I like the white much better. I have also used this basic recipe to create my own, I call "Rum Raisin Pecan Pie." I began making it for a fundraiser where our church serves lunch at a small historic cottage. Well, after the first year, when I brought my offering of two of these pies, the volunteer workers got paper plates and snatched pieces to "save", so that guests had only half a pie left. And yes, it is good.<br />Thanks. I enjoyed this and made me look at my stash to see how many bags I have left. They must last until October.<br />I will not buy pecans in a store.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-52497050049636829312017-04-12T15:30:25.346-05:002017-04-12T15:30:25.346-05:00LOL The birds eat last season's holy berries i...LOL The birds eat last season's holy berries in the spring and get drunk. It's so funny!<br /><br />I can't afford to remove my neighbor's tree. I just watch it during storms. We moved a car from the driveway during one hurricane because of the pecan tree only to have another tree fall on that car! :-( E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-66933072469441757022017-04-12T12:21:22.981-05:002017-04-12T12:21:22.981-05:00Kathleen, pecan pie is a favorite at our house, to...Kathleen, pecan pie is a favorite at our house, too. Daughter Bea brings one for Thanksgiving and Christmas and for my husband's birthday. Supposedly, the largest and oldest Texas pecan is on the Finch property in Parker County. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-24641715688494428892017-04-12T06:55:58.074-05:002017-04-12T06:55:58.074-05:00Keep an eye on that tree! My parents had one fall ...Keep an eye on that tree! My parents had one fall on their house during a hurricane, and that a mess. Right afterward, they had all the trees close enough to fall on the house cut down: pines, pecans, oaks... The good thing about that was they had a lot of firewood. ;-)<br /><br />I hate pulling up tree seedlings, too. Sadly, we don't have pecans here, but palm and oak seedlings sprout from my trees, and the neighbor's chinaberry tree believes in sharing. Birds love palm fruit, which ferments on the ground. Ever had a bunch of drunken birds in your yard? It's not pretty.<br /><br />Do try the cake! It's delicious.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-12880145126868580402017-04-12T03:33:35.889-05:002017-04-12T03:33:35.889-05:00Here in Virginia, I have a love-hate relationship ...Here in Virginia, I have a love-hate relationship with a pecan tree. The thing looms over 100 tall. If it breaks, it will fall on my house even though it's in a neighbors yard! A branch about 1/2 up the tree came down 15 years ago and landed on my carriage house. The very leafy tips of that branch skimmed my house. The base of that branch was bigger than the circle a man can make with his arms. So I fear every bad storm. But I love the pecans. One year, I must of picked up over a gallon of pecans that had blown into my backyard. My neighbor got more in his yard. Oh yummy! But that beautiful tree, and it is beautiful, is the main food source for a half dozen squirrels. And what do they do? They bury the nuts so they can eat them later. I've actually stood by my back door and watched them bury dozens of nuts in my yard on a matter of minutes. Do you know how difficult it is to pull one those little trees out of the ground? I'm constantly fighting with pecan trees in my flower beds.<br /><br />I must try that Cinnamon Pecan Cake! I can tell by the ingredients that it will be delicious. Pecans are one of my favorite nuts. (Nuts are so good for us!) It is nice to have a free source of pecans. Seems I manage to pick up a few each fall on my way to the car. I've learned to stomp on them enough to crack that hard shell so I can eat them on my way. E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.com