A walnut and a walnut core having been remove from the outer pithy fruit. Walnuts are not true nuts, botanically speaking.

Nut is a general term for the large, dry, oily seeds or fruit of some plants. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts. Nuts are an important source of nutrients for both humans and wildlife. All nuts are seeds, but not all seeds are nuts. Nuts are both the seed and the fruit, and cannot be separated. Seeds come from fruit, and can be removed from the fruit, like almonds, cashews, walnuts, and pistachios, which were once inside fruit.

A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity, and where the seed remains unattached or unfused with the ovary wall. Most nuts come from the pistils with inferior ovaries (see flower) and all are indehiscent (not opening at maturity). True nuts are produced, for example, by some plant families of the order Fagales.

A nut in cuisine is a much less restrictive category than a nut in botany, as the term is applied to many seeds that are not botanically true nuts. Any large, oily kernel found within a shell and used in food may be regarded as a nut. Because nuts generally have a high oil content, they are a highly prized food and energy source. A large number of seeds are edible by humans and used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, or pressed for oil that is used in cookery and cosmetics. Nuts (or seeds generally) are also a significant source of nutrition for wildlife. This is particularly true in temperate climates where animals such as jays and squirrels store acorns and other nuts during the autumn to keep them from starving during the late autumn, all of winter, and early spring. Nuts, including both tree nuts and peanuts, are among the most common food allergens.

Almonds and Walnuts are the edible seeds of drupe fruits — the leathery "flesh" is removed at harvest.

Lychee is a member of the soapberry family, in which its berrylike fruits can be eaten fresh or sundried as nuts.

Several epidemiological studies have revealed that people who consume nuts regularly are less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease. Recent clinical trials have found that consumption of various nuts such as almonds and walnuts can lower serum LDL cholesterol concentrations. Although nuts contain various substances thought to possess cardioprotective effects, scientists believe that their Omega 3 fatty acid profile is at least in part responsible for the hypolipidemic response observed in clinical trials. In addition to possessing cardioprotective effects, nuts generally have a very low glycemic index (GI).

Consequently, dietitians frequently recommend nuts be included in diets prescribed for patients with insulin resistance problems such as diabetes mellitus type 2. One study found that people who eat nuts live two to three years longer than those who do not. However, this may be because people who eat nuts tend to eat less junk food.

The nut of horse-chestnut trees (Aesculus species, especially Aesculus hippocastanum), is called a conker in the British Isles. Conkers are inedible because they contain toxic glucoside aesculin, they are used in a popular children's game, known as conkers, were the nuts are threaded onto a strong cord and then each child attempts to break their opponent's conker by hitting it with their own. A related species, Aesculus californica, was eaten by the Native Americans of California during famines after toxic constituents were leached out.

Kellogg, John H. "Nuts May Save the Race." The Itinerary of Breakfast. New York. Funk Wagnalls Company, 1920. 165–203.

Nut hand, in poker, the best possible 5-card poker hand in hold 'em games, also referred to as "The Nuts"

Mark Rydell was the first director attached to this film, with Barbra Streisand interested in playing Claudia. However, Rydell cast the younger Debra Winger instead. Then Streisand came back after Winger pulled out. Then Rydell left the project, and Streisand hired Martin Ritt. Streisand says she was genuinely frightened of Leslie Nielsen, who managed to convince her he was dangerous. She says she wishes she had "fought back" more in their dramatic sequence together, but that he really did scare her. more

Thanks so much for being so nice and answering my questions. Not to many people would take the time or have the patience. Anyway just wanted to say that everyone in my family were so surprised and really enjoyed the Indian nuts. Again thank you and I'll be ordering again soon.

Jericho's back! Tuesdays at 10 PM EST/PST on CBS. Get fired up and help defend Jericho with this Jericho Peanut Assault Game. Win cool prizes too!

Home page, where fans from all over the world pooled their resources and their passion to send thousands of pounds of peanuts to CBS and SAVE Jericho. During this historic campaign, fans sent in letters, photos, and crazy, great ideas! We've worked hard to preserve all these ideas and post them for posterity. Plus, we've made a permanent place for Jericho fans to talk about how NUTS they are for Jericho! About Our Products We got involved in this campaign by accident. We're nut guys! We ship nuts wherever they are needed - for Father's Day celebrations, Monday Night Football parties or office snacks. We noticed that people were using our site to send peanuts to CBS, so we got involved, and made it easy for you to send FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS! We want you to know two things. 1. Who we are. read about our family on the About Us page 2. Like our motto says. we're more than just nuts! Here are some of the most popular products that our company sells - all of them top quality, fresh and delivered FAST!

June 6, 2007 To the Fans of Jericho. Wow! Over the past few weeks you have put forth an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime time television series. You got our attention. your emails and collective voice have been heard. As a result, CBS has ordered seven episodes of "Jericho" for mid-season next year. In success, there is the potential for more. But, for there to be more "Jericho," we will need more viewers. A loyal and passionate community has clearly formed around the show. But that community needs to grow. It needs to grow on the CBS Television Network, as well as on the many digital platforms where we make the show available. We will count on you to rally around the show, to recruit new viewers with the same grass-roots energy, intensity and volume you have displayed in recent weeks. At this time, I cannot tell you the specific date or time period that "Jericho" will return to our schedule. However, in the interim, we are working on several initiatives to help introduce the show to new audiences. This includes re-broadcasting "Jericho" on CBS this summer, streaming episodes and clips from these episodes across the CBS Audience Network (online), releasing the first season DVD on September 25 and continuing the story of Jericho in the digital world until the new episodes return. We will let you know specifics when we have them so you can pass them on. On behalf of everyone at CBS, thank you for expressing your support of "Jericho" in such an extraordinary manner. Your protest was creative, sustained and very thoughtful and respectful in tone. You made a difference. Sincerely, Nina Tassler President, CBS Entertainment P. S. Please stop sending us nuts.-)

(that's about 8 million peanuts!!) Jericho 1 day record. 10,000 pounds hit CBS NY on 5/29!!! (see shipping details) list of contributions

We know you're NUTS about Jericho. we are too! This is a page where you, the fans, can share why you love it in your own words. and send in photos of how you show your pride in the real world! We love all the heartfelt messages, not to mention the photos of your signs, tee shirts, dogs and cats! Check it out, and show your love here!

Save the real world Kansas, too! Jericho is set in Kansas, which was hit by a series of devastating tornadoes during the same week that the season finale aired. An EF5 tornado destroyed about 95% of the town of Greensburg. For every pound of peanuts shipped in this campaign, we're donating 10 cents to the Greensburg Rebuilding Fund. Plus, fans have already given $12,219 through us and we are donating another $4,040 in proceeds from the t-shirts. If you'd like, make an extra donation here! Full Details

So many of you have written in to us asking for a campaign tee shirt that we finally took some time away from peanut roasting and shipping to do this for you. We put our NutsOnline mascots to work on these cute one-of-a-kind shirts available in many styles, colors and sizes - including sizes for kids and toddlers! We are donating ALL PROCEEDS from sales of these shirts to the Greensburg, Kansas Rebuilding Fund.

3.10 PM EST Guys and gals, I certainly wish I had better news to offer you this holiday weekend, but unfortunately it looks like CBS is pulling the plug on Jericho. Tuesday will be the finale. "The ending that will air Tuesday night doesn't entirely slam the door on the series, but is different than the cliffhanger version, sources said. It also doesn't preclude the possibility of "Jericho" finding a second life on cable, though the economics of the production will likely prevent a continuation of the show." Try and have a great weekend though!!! You still can look forward to Tuesday! (Glass is half full, right?)

4.52 PM EST Happy leap day Jericho fans! Today we are shipping our Nuts for Jericho T-Shirts along with peanuts to London!!! The company in charge of UK distribution of the Season 1 Jericho DVD wanted as many shirts and peanuts to go with them to go along with the DVD promotion!.-) Awesome, eh? Have a wonderful weekend!!!

8.40 AM EST Good morning Jericho lovers! I'm a little tired, but staying up was well worth the price! It was a bit surreal seeing Jericho back on the air, and I couldn't help but giggle. (Were these the same people I was hugging back in July in LA?!?! (Guys, don't get too jealous with this photo of Ashley Scott and me!) Haha!!!) It feels good to have Jericho back. And Bill eating peanuts in Jimmy's hospital room was priceless!!!Keep on enjoying Jericho!

10.15 AM EST Check out the weekly high scores of our wicked Jericho Peanut Assault Game. Have a nuttily wonderful weekend!

7.20 AM EST Hello Jericho lovers! Happy New Year! Yeah, I know, I haven't had much to say lately, but I wanted to wait for something meaningful. When I met the writers, producers, and actors back in July, I was assured that the new episodes were going to be fantastic and even a notch above Season 1 episodes. Of course they're biased, but they were pretty emphatic and I wanted to believe. Well, finally, a third party confirmation.I just spoke with a TV drama journalist and here's a snippet of what she had to say, "I've now seen the first 3 episodes of the second season and all I can say is WOW!!!! My first thought was how pleased all the fans will be with these episodes. You all did not put forth those efforts in vain. They are above and beyond anything I could have hoped for - I think they may even be better than any season one episode! Oh - and the nuts got a cameo in the first episode! You guys will love it!" Read the whole live blog (it's huge!) here.

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Dylan's NUTS!! to CBS Delivery Collection is an inspiring compilation of everything so far. Check it out!

5/29. Wave 5. Dylan's masterpiece miniseries continues with NUTS!! to CBS Super NUT Tuesday! A great look at how we get from the inspiration to the warehouse to the truck to the target.

5/24. Wave 3. Come along for a ride through NutsOnline territory with Jeffrey as he gets ready to deliver 1,000 pounds of freshly-roasted peanuts to CBS headquarters in New York on behalf of YOU! (filmed by Nutty Jeff, edited by Pecany Sarah) (full size)

5/24. Wave 3 delivery, including Jeff and the nutmobile and some commentary, filmed by Mike and his cute family of Jericho fans (full size)

5/24. Wave 3, 5000+ lbs, with Jeff and the nutmobile, filmed and dramatically edited by Dylan (full size)

All the media that talks about our part in the fight to Save Jericho! Friday, July 6. JERICHO RETURNS DAY! USA Today. Wanted. More nuts to watch CBS' 'Jericho' Philadelphia Inquirer. Fans win the battle of Jericho Canada Leader-Post. Bags of Nuts get Jericho Renewed St. Louis Post-Dispatch. TV critic's pick for Friday. 'Jericho' back from the dead North Texas Star-Telegram. The battle for Jericho Tuesday, June 19 TV Guide. Skeet Thanks Jericho Fans Friday, June 15 TV Guide. Jericho's Surprise Resurrection. Skeet Ulrich on the show's return and the changes ahead Thursday, June 14 The National Enquirer. Battle of 'Jericho' (June 25 issue, on sale this weekend) Louisville Courier-Journal.'Jericho's' resurgence questions ratings and how we watch TV Tuesday, June 12 Variety. Jericho returns with Friday repeats Orlando Sentinel. "Jericho" returns to CBS lineup on July 6 Ventura County Star. A nutty strategy by series' fans helps bring 'Jericho' back WTOP 103.5 FM. CBS Chief Calls Rather Comments 'Sexist' (end of story) Rocky Mountain News. Fans claim rare victory Saturday, June 9 New York Times. CBS Revives 'Jericho,' With a Plea to Fans Entertainment Weekly. 'Jericho' Rising? Friday, June 8 Variety. 'Jericho' gets a jolt Philadelphia Inquirer. Thanks to fans, 'Jericho' lives on SyFy Portal. You Win Some, You Lose Some, You Go Nuts The Stage. Nuts to Jericho! BlogCritics. TV News. Nuts Save Jericho PopMatters. CBS' walls against 'Jericho' come tumbling down Pittsburg Post-Gazette. 'Jericho' resurrected Thursday, June 7 Mediaweek. CBS' Jericho Revived for '08 Broadcasting & Cable. CBS Goes Nuts Over Jericho E-Gear. All It Takes is Nuts Wednesday, June 6 CBS. BREAKING NEWS. JERICHO SAVED! A message from Nina Tassler CNET. Deluge of peanuts brings back 'Jericho' TV show The New York Times. CBS, Bowing to Protests, Brings Back 'Jericho' The Washington Post. Fans' Nutty Campaign May Save 'Jericho' From Tumbling E! Online. Jericho Fans Go Nuts for Revival New York Magazine. All Those Nuts You Sent to CBS Paid Off. 'Jericho' Might Return Associated Press. Nutty 'Jericho' fans' peanut protest makes CBS reconsider cancellation Tuesday, June 5 LA Times. Resurrection?. The fans might have saved 'Jericho' Entertainment Weekly. A Return to 'Jericho'? TV Guide. Ausiello Report. Exclusive. Jericho on Verge of Renewal New York Post. STARR REPORT (3rd paragraph) Orlando Sentinel. Could all those nuts save "Jericho"? We're waiting for an answer, CBS TMZ. com. "Jericho" Back in Action? That's Nuts! Associated Press. Fans make CBS reconsider 'Jericho' axing SyFy Portal. 'Jericho' To Return To CBS Monday, June 4 KFKF 94.1 in Kansas City. Lisa, one of our many Jericho heroes, in a radio interview Friday, June 1 Toledo Free Press. Local woman nuts for 'Jericho' SyFy Portal. Other Networks Interested In 'Jericho' Thursday, May 31 The National Enquirer. Shell-Shock (June 11 issue, on sale this weekend) Lower Hudson Online. NUTS for Jericho Elmira Star-Gazette. Help fight cancellation of a favorite TV show Wednesday, May 30 The Wall Street Journal. Aww, Nuts. Why CBS Can't Save 'Jericho' (watch the last minute of the video, it's priceless) The New York Times. End-of-Days Fidelity for 'Jericho' SyFy Portal. 'Jericho' Nuts Campaign Takes On New Cause Find The Boots. Save Jericho. A Movement with a Heart Tuesday, May 29 AOL's Blogging Stocks. CBS Jericho fans say nuts to network Pioneer Press. 'Jericho' fans go nuts over cancellation The Madison, WI Capital Times. Media musings (halfway down the column) iF Magazine. 'Jericho' Fans Put Their Nuts On the Line Monday, May 28 TVBlend. com. Jericho May Have A Chance With Nutty Protest Hollywood. com. Angry 'Jericho' Fans Go Nuts MonstersAndCritics. com. CBS under attack for canceling 'Jericho'. Protests grow Sunday, May 27 New York Times. Fans of Canceled 'Jericho' Mobilize With a Very Literal Protest Saturday, May 26 Michelle Malkin. Nuts for Jericho Slashdot. "Jericho" Fans Send Over Nine Tons of Nuts to CBS Chatmag. com. Nuts, Social Media, and the Power of BlogTalkRadio Platform Pittsburgh Leader Times. Kittanning man participates in protest of cancellation of CBS drama Jericho Friday, May 25 The New Zealand Herald. Sideswipe. Friday 99.9 KTYD in Santa Barbara. A great interview! ABCNews. com. Going Nuts. Fans Shell CBS for Canceling 'Jericho' E! Online. Will CBS Rebuild Jericho? Get the Scoop on the Fan Fave's Future! CBSNews. "Jericho" Fans Go Nuts CNN. Looking out for No. 1 (and some nuts) Newsday. Fans literally go nuts to save axed 'Jericho' WIBW Kansas. Nuts to CBS Metro Canada.

Viewers start mission to revive shows Thursday, May 24 Ain't It Cool News. Now That The "Nuts" Campaign Is In Motion, What Next?? SyFy Portal. CBS Gets Personal Nut Delivery, Campaign At 7 Tons Rocky Mountain News. Nuts to you (second item) Buzzsugar. "Jericho" Fans are Seriously Nuts InsideBayArea. com. 'Jericho' fans trying to save canceled show Wednesday, May 23 Entertainment Weekly POPWATCH. 'Jericho'. One Week Later My Luxury Place. Entrepreneur of the Month Making CBS 'Nuts'! Jersey Blogs. Blog of the Day. NutsOnline WCBS2 TV in New York. 'Jericho' Fans To CBS. 'Nuts!' - Over 9,200 Pounds Of Nuts Ordered To CBS In Manhattan The Newark Jersey Star Ledger. 'Jericho' fans. 'Nuts' to CBS - Show's demise spurs protest TV Squad. Jericho fans go 'nuts' over cancellation Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. TV Notes. 'Jericho' junkies unite (second item on page) Tuesday, May 22 Defamer. com. How to Kill Myopic TV Execs With Food Allergies. 'Jericho' Fans Call Down Plague Of Peanuts Upon CBS Tormentors TV. com. CBS offers Jericho compromise, fans throw nuts SyFy Portal. 'Jericho' Fans Raise Nut Profile To 7,000 Pounds CNN Money. Angry 'Jericho' fans think CBS is nuts Media Blvd. The Eagle Has Landed. Nuts Flowing Into CBS By The Ton in Effort to Save Jericho Copywrite, Ink. Shipping Nuts. NutsOnline For Jericho Monday, May 21 WebProNews. Jericho Fans Go Nuts Online SyFy Portal. Half Ton of Nuts Heading to CBS Ain't It Cool News. Save JERICHO Update!! Get Ready CBS - The Nut Truck Is Coming (Literally)!! Chow. com. Jericho Fans Go Nuts

10.10 PM EDT, May 22 Hello Jericho lovers! From a few orders, to a few more orders, to a few emails, to a lot more emails, we suddenly found ourselves in the middle of a campaign to support a show we had never even watched before. At first I thought you were nuts, but after interacting with a bunch of you I realized how real you were and how I could easily see myself in your place. Maybe I get excited too easily, but I was impressed with your devotion and passion and decided to fully embrace your campaign. As many of you know, we totally scrambled to pull this pooled shipping page off in a matter of hours. Now we've shipped tons of nuts and are frankly amazed at the outpouring of support. I find myself refreshing the page all the time to see the tally grow and grow and grow..Simply amazing. It's remarkable how such a motley group of people from all over the world can pull together and say "NUTS" to CBS in unison. The Internet is such a beautiful thing. But let me tell you the most remarkable thing about all of this- the emails I have received from you. I've experienced the whole range of emotions, from laughter to tears. Although this isn't a profitable venture for us now, I do realize the publicity has the potential to do wonders for our business. So, yes, at the end of the day we might come out ahead, but the most rewarding part of all of this is being able to connect with so many nice people. Truly amazing. And for that I am grateful to become a part of the Jericho family and to watch the show online once things settle down. NUTS!!! ~Jeffrey and the rest of the NutsOnline Family P. S. The nut campaign will continue. I am hoping that the audience for Jericho truly grows as people like me become intrigued. I wonder if the real trick to getting this back on the air is by watching the episodes online, where CBS can see real, hard data. Ah, just my 2 cents.

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Badly neglected by both audiences and critics at the time of it's original release, NUTS is a film that is ripe for reevaluation. Based on Tom Toplor's 1981 courtroom play, NUTS is definitely a dialogue-based film with little Hollywood flashiness. Though extremely well-written (by Toplor, adapting his own work with Darryl Ponicsan and Alvin Sargent) and sharply staged and directed by veteran Martin Ritt, it is the cast whom is really responsible bringing NUTS to life. Barbra Streisand gives an absolutely bravura performance that should have earned her an Oscar nomination. Alternately hilarious and frightening, Streisand is always mesmerizing as she delves so far into character. Richard Dreyfess is nothing less than Streisand's equal as her public defender. He too was robbed of an Oscar nomination. The supporting cast is a top-notch ensemble of professional character actors (Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach, Robert Webber, James Whitmore, and Karl Malden), all of whom work their craft flawlessly. NUTS' screenplay does indulge in the predictability of some of the typical courtroom-plot conventions a little too often, but Toplor's absorbing script still deserves high praise for it's fascinating exploration of what constitutes as normality and whether or not the insane should be required to receive treatment. NUTS isn't going to win over any fans of 3-cuts-per-second action films, but it leave lovers of thought-provoking, expertly-acted dramas fascinated. About the DVD. The picture quality is dark and grainy, however, I believe that this reflects the film's intended look. The sound is fine, and it's nice to have the film's trailer included. Streisand's intelligent and entertaining full-length commentary is the main extra here, and it more than makes up for the disappointing tracks she contributed to the WHAT'S UP, DOC? and MAIN EVENT DVDs.

Nuts is a must see for Striesand fans and anyone who enjoys a well written script and an exceptionally strong cast. The story of a high priced escort (Streisand) accused of murder and forced to go on trial to prove her sanity, in order to stand trial, is gripping. Her parents, who've had enough of her antics, want to send her to an asylum. Her state appointed counsel (played to perfection by Richard Dreyfuss) is compelled to find a way to prove her sanity to the courts as well as to his client. Perhaps there are no real surprises but the careful uncovering of layers of deceipt and mistrust is very real and honestly played out in this highly emotional and sentimental movie. I highly reccommend this film to all who enjoy good movie making.

Nuts was a hit off-Broadway play. Claudia Draper (Barbra Streisand) is a high priced call girl who has killed one of her johns (Leslie Nielsen). Her parents, Arthur and Rose Kirk (Karl Malden and Maureen Stapleton), just want to sweep it under the carpet by having her committed to an institution. But she doesn't anything to do with her parents or their scheme. Her high priced lawyer quits after she attacks him. That gets the attention of public defender Aaron Levinsky (Richard Dreyfuss). The arraignment judge (Dakin Matthews) is displeased with Levinsky's wanting to take this to trial and only gives him the weekend to prepare his case for the sanity trial. Their relationship begins is a chess match of trust. Levinsky gathers the evidence he needs for the trial and the sanity trail begins with trial Judge Stanley Murdoch (James Whitmore). The first prosecution witness is Dr. Morrison (Eli Wallach) who testifies that Claudia should be institutionalized. This followed by her mother Rose who testifies about her past. And then her stepfather Arthur testifies. During the testimony, Claudia first draws her stepfather as a vampire then her parents with no mouths. Aaron puts the clues together and discovers that Arthur was molesting Claudia. The defense puts up its only witness, Claudia. Even under sedation, Claudia makes her points. The prosecution recalls Dr. Morrison and his testimony inflames Claudia and she makes an impassioned rebuttal. Martin Ritt and Barbra Streisand assembled a flawless cast. The role of Claudia was made for Streisand. She has a field day with it. Maureen Stapleton is always a joy to see and she hits all emotional levels with this role. Karl Malden usually plays the stoic heroic man. This was an underrated performance and should have been garnered more attention. James Whitmore had a small pivotal role but showed what featured actor really means. And this is probably Richard Dreyfuss' best performance. Martin Ritt was one of the great directors and he liked nothing more than a controversial film. This was a perfect film for him. Streisand did triple duty on this film besides starring, she produce the film and did the musical score. Streisand has shown that she has a talent for scoring films. Before, she just wrote music for songs. This was a big step for her and it proved that she can do more than the normal performer. If you like high drama, courtroom films or just plain good acting, this is your film. DVD EXTRAS. Commentary by Barbra Streisand

Is she Nuts? I had seen this movie years ago & just loved it so I bought it. Barbra Streisand is great in this movie. Richard Dreyfuss as usual is awesome.

Nuts Barbara was very good in this movie, she did a excellent job. I was on the egde of my set. I like the story very mush. Other would really enjoy this movie.

A masterful performance. Nuts provides insight into the dysfunction created when a woman gets divorced, is alone with a daughter of her first marriage, and finds a new husband, forming a new family.

NUTS IS BARBRA STREISAND'S BEST FILM! I love a good courtroom drama! "Nuts" is just such a picture! Excellent performances from Streisand and Dreyfuss and a good script.

One Of Barbra's Best Dramatic Performances "Nuts" is a film about a strong-willed, high-class call woman (Barbra) who kills a customer (Leslie Nielsen) in self-defense.

Nuts NUTS is a great movie from Barbra Streisand. One of her best acting performances! The movie is about a high class call girl named Claudia (Barbra Streisand) who kills a client in.

A nut may be defined as a one-seeded fruit with a hard pericarp (ripened ovary wall). One or several nuts may sit in a cup-shaped structure called an involucre. In oaks (Quercus) the involucre is composed of small scales and the entire structure (involucre plus nut) is called an acorn. In chestnuts (Castanea) and beech (Fagus) the involucre is spiny, while in filberts and hazelnuts (Corylus), the involucre is leafy or tubular, depending on the exact species.

Assortment of true and false nuts. A. Hazelnut (Corylus americana), B. Pecan (Carya illinoensis), C. Peanut (Arachis hypogea), D. Macadamia Nut (Macadamia integrifolia), E. Almond (Prunus amygdalus), F. Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa), G. Chestnut (Castanea dentata), H. Kukui Nut (Aleurites molucanna), I. Water Caltrop (Trapa bicornis), J. Walnut (Juglans regia). [

Ot all nuts fit the above definition. In fact, Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (1970) also defines a nut as a foolish, crazy or eccentric person, or one of the two testicles in a male. Many so-called botanical nuts are more appropriately termed "drupes" or "dry drupes." These "false nuts" are really the seed-bearing, hard, inner layer (endocarp) of a fruit called a drupe. In dry drupes the outer layer or husk sometimes splits open or withers. This outer husk is part of the ovary wall (pericarp), and the hard inner wall surrounding the seed represents the inner part of the pericarp. Dry drupes are technically not true nuts because in true nuts the hard outer wall constitutes the entire pericarp. The coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a classic example of a dry drupe, with a thin, green, outer layer called the exocarp, a thick, fibrous middle layer called the mesocarp, and a very hard inner layer surrounding the large seed called an endocarp. These same three layers are easily visible in fleshy drupes such as the peach (Prunus persica), plum (P. domestica), and apricot (P. armeniaca). Unshelled almonds (P. amygdalus) are seeds still contained within an endocarp layer.

The pit of a peach (Prunus persica) showing the seed that is contained inside the hard, woody endocarp layer. The endocarp is the inner layer of the fruit wall or pericarp. It is surrounded by a fleshy mesocarp and a thin outer skin or exocarp. Fruits with a distinct endocarp layer surrounding the seed are called drupes. The endocarp protects and aids in the dispersal of the vulnerable seed, especially when it is swallowed by a hungry herbivore.

The fresh, greenish fruit of an almond (Prunus amygdalus) contains the familiar one-seeded endocarp (unshelled almond) that is commonly sold in supermarkets during the holiday season. Each hard-shelled endocarp contains a single seed.

Ther examples of drupes include date palm nuts (Phoenix dactylifera) and pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera). There is still considerable disagreement and controversy over the classification of some of these so-called nuts, particularly English walnuts (Juglans regia), black walnuts (J. nigra), and macadamia nuts (Macadamia integrifolia & M. tetraphylla). Botanists have devised all sorts of ingenious names for these "borderline nuts," such as dry drupe, drupe-like, drupaceous, drupaceous nut, and nutty drupe. Some readers may think the author of this essay has been driven to a mental condition with the same spelling as the plural of nut.

Pistachio (Pistacia vera), a dioecious tree in the sumac family (Anacardiaceae). It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and central Asia where it has been cultivated for over 3,000 years. Like the almond, the fruit is drupaceous with a fleshy, greenish outer layer (exocarp and mesocarp) surrounding the hard, seed-bearing shell or endocarp. The seed has a papery seed coat and two greenish cotyledons. Commercial pictachio "nuts" are split, seed-bearing endocarps with the surrounding, fleshy fruit wall removed. The roasted, salted, greenish seeds are eaten raw and are the delectable ingredient in ice creams, cakes and nougat candies. Another species called Chinese pistache (P. chinensis) is commonly cultivated in southern California for its beautiful reddish autumn foliage.

He fruit of kukui nut or candlenut (Aleurites molucanna) is usually classified as a drupe or drupaceous nut, but the actual "nut" is really a woody, thick-walled seed, typically one or two inside each fruit. Drupes usually have one seed, but the kukui nut appears to be an exception. Goat nuts or jojoba are considered to be seeds within a dehiscent capsule. Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) are also seeds produced in a thick-walled capsule. The cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale) is actually a thick-shelled, seed-bearing drupe produced at the summit of a fleshy stalk (pedicel) called a cashew apple. Pine nuts and pignolia nuts are seeds produced in woody cones from several species of pines, including the pinyon pines (Pinus monophylla & P. edulis), and the Italian stone pine (P. pinea). The peanut (Arachis hypogea) is actually a seed with a papery seed coat, typically two seeds enclosed in a dehiscent pod called a legume. After fertilization, the flower stalk of the peanut curves downward, and the developing fruit (legume) is forced into the ground by the proliferation and elongation of cells under the ovary. The peanut pod subsequently develops underground. Ivory-nuts are seeds from the ivory-nut palm (Phytelephas aequatorialis). Ivory-nut palms have an extensive distribution along banks of tropical American rivers, from Panama and Colombia to Peru. They are most abundant in the Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Female palms bear clusters of large, brown fruits, the size of grapefruits or melons. Each fruit is studded with numerous woody, pointed horns and contains four or more large seeds. The seeds are the source of vegetable ivory, a hard, natural material used as a substitute for elephant tusks.

A Hawaiian kukui nut necklace, made from the polished, thick-shelled "nuts" (seeds) of the candlenut tree (Aleurites molucanna). The green fruit is cut open to show the brown, thick-walled seed within the endocarp layer. The leathery, green outer layer (mesocarp and exocarp) is similar to the husk of a walnut. [According to most authorities, the kukui fruit is a drupe or drupaceous nut rather than a true nut.] Several rough, woody "nuts" (seeds) are shown before polishing.

The candlenut tree (Aleurites molucanna). The fruit structure shown in the above image is conclusive evidence that kukui nuts are actually seeds produced in a drupe.

Cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale). Left. A cashew "nut" attached to its swollen stalk (pedicel). The shell of the "nut" contains the poison oak allergen urushiol, and may cause dermatitis in hypersensitive people. Right. The fleshy "apple" is the swollen stalk (pedicel) to which the one-seeded "nut" is attached. Technically, the "nut" is a dry fruit called a drupe. It consists of a thin outer layer (exocarp and reduced mesocarp) surrounding a thicker, seed-bearing endocarp. Some botanists prefer not to commit themselves and call the cashew fruit a drupaceous nut.

Nother interesting Malaysian "nut" that is actually a seed is called "buah keluak" or "kluwak nut" (also spelled kloowak). Kluwak nuts come from the kepayang tree (Pangium edule) of Indonesia & Malaysia, a member of the flacourtia family (Flacourtiaceae). The oily, hard-shelled seeds superficially resemble Brazil nuts. Meaty seeds are edible after the poisonous hydrocyanic acid is removed by soaking and boiling them in water. Fermented kluwak nuts become chocolate-brown, greasy and very slippery. Cooked seeds are used in a number of popular Malaysian and Indonesian dishes.

Peeled kluwak nuts from the kepayang tree (Pangium edule). The fermented seeds become chocolate-brown, greasy and slippery. Cooked seeds are used in a number of popular Malaysian and Indonesian dishes.

The true nut of an acorn sits in a cup-shaped involucre composed of numerous overlapping scales. These acorns are from the cork oak (Quercus suber), the bark of which is the source of natural cork.

Two angular nuts of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) within a spiny-bracted involucre. The three-sided nuts resemble the miniature one-seeded fruits (achenes) of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum). This resemblance led to the German name "buchweizen" (beech-wheat) which became corrupted to the present name of buckwheat.

One-seeded achenes of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), an important crop plant native to central Asia. The three-sided achenes resemble miniature nuts from the beech tree (Fagus). This resemblance led to the German name "buchweizen" (beech-wheat) which became corrupted to the present name of buckwheat. The hulled achenes or groats are used in several brands of hot and cold breakfast cereals. The seeds are ground into flour which is used for pancakes, noodles and breads. In Russia, a nutritious porridge called "kasha" is made from buckwheat flour.

The American filbert of the eastern United States (Corylus americana) produces a true nut enclosed in an involucre of leafy bracts. In the closely-related species of the Pacific northwestern United States C. cornuta, the nut is produced in an elongate, tubular involucre.

The native filbert of the Pacific northwestern United States (Corylus cornuta) produces a true nut enclosed in an elongate, tubular involucre. In this photo the tubular involucre has been sectioned lengthwise to expose the hard-shelled nut inside.

The fruit of the coconut (Cocos nucifera) is technically a dry drupe composed of a thin outer layer (exocarp), a thick, fibrous middle layer (mesocarp), and a hard inner layer (endocarp) surrounding a large seed. The endocarp (upper left) contains germination pores at one end, one of which the sprouting coconut palm grows through. The "meat" (upper middle) of the seed is endosperm tissue and a small, cylindrical embryo is embedded in this nutritive tissue. "Coconut water" (upper right) is liquid endosperm that has not developed into solid tissue composed of cells. Copra comes from the meat of dried coconuts, while coir fibers are derived from the fibrous mesocarp.

Sprouting fruit of a coconut Cocos nucifera. The hard inner layer (endocarp) contains the actual seed composed of a minute embryo and food storage tissue (endosperm). The base of the embryo (cotyledon) swells into an absorbing organ that fills the entire cavity of the seed as it digests the endosperm. The endocarp has three germination pores, one functional pore and two plugged pores. [In "blind coconuts" all three pores are plugged.] The three pores represent three carpels, typical of the palm family (Arecaceae). Just inside the functional germination pore is a minute embryo embedded in the endosperm tissue. During germination, a spongy mass develps from the base of the embryo and fills the seed cavity. This mass of tissue is called the "coconut apple" and is essentially the functional cotyledon of the seed. [The white color has been altered in order to clearly differentiate it from the endosperm.] It dissolves and absorbs the nutrient-rich endosperm tissue to supply the developing shoot with sugars and minerals. Eventualy, the developing palm becomes self sufficient, as its leaves produce sugars through photosynthesis and its roots absorb minerals from the soil. The coconut "apple" is rich in sugars and is a sweet delicacy in tropical countries. The endosperm is the coconut "meat" which is dried and sold as "copra." The coconut "water" is multinucleate liquid endosperm inside green coconuts that has not developed into solid tissue composed of cells. Before the liquid endosperm forms a solid "meat" it is jellylike and may be eaten with a spoon. This stage of the endosperm development is called "spoon meat." The "coconut milk" used in many Asian recipes is made by soaking grated coconut meat in water and squeezing out the oil-rich liquid. "Coir" fibers are derived from the fibrous mesocarp. The saturated fat called "coconut oil" is derived from the meaty endosperm.

Close-up view through the inside of a coconut seed showing a small, cylindrical embryo (A) embedded in the fleshy meat or endosperm (B). The base of the embryo (pointing into the coconut) swells into an absorbing organ (cotyledon) that fills the entire cavity of the seed as it digests the endosperm. The wall of the endocarp (C) is a hard, woody layer that makes up the inner part of the fruit wall. The thick, fibrous husk (mesocarp) that surrounds the endocarp has been removed. The coconut "pearl" apparently develops where the embryo is located.

Note. Many botanists say that the husk of pecans and walnuts contains tissue from the outer pericarp, and insist on referring to these dry fruits as "drupaceous nuts" rather than true nuts.

According to "The Morphology of the Flowers of the Juglandaceae" by W. E. Manning (1940), American Journal of Botany 27 (10). us., the fruits of Juglans and Carya are drupe-like but not a drupe or dry drupe. The fruit is sometimes called a "tryma" but can be described as a nut. Webster's Third New International Dictionary describes a tryma as a nutlike drupe (as the fruit of the walnut or hickory) in which the epicarp and mesocarp separate as a somewhat fleshy or leathery rind from the hard 2-valved endocarp. The tryma is also defined as a drupe with a dehiscent husk, which fits the genus Carya perfectly.

English walnut (Juglans regia). In the textbook Botany. An Introduction to Plant Biology by T. E. Weier, C. R. Stocking, M. G. Barbour and T. L. Rost (1982), the walnut is classified as a nut. According to these authors, the green husk or shuck of the walnut is composed of involucral bracts, perianth (calyx) tissue, and the outer layer of the pericarp. The hard shell surrounding the seed is the inner layer of the pericarp. In true nuts, the hard, indehiscent layer surrounding the seed is the ripened ovary wall or pericarp. In oaks and chestnuts of the beech family (Fagaceae), the nut sits in a cuplike or spiny involucre composed of involucral tissue (or fused calyx tissue) that is not part of the ovary wall (pericarp). The walnut does not exactly fit the definition of a true nut because the hard shell is from the inner pericarp and not the entire ovary wall. Unlike the closely-related pecan (Carya), the husk does not split into four sections and actually resembles the outer fleshy pericarp of a drupe. According to most botanical references, the outer green layer or husk of a walnut is part of the pericarp and the hard shell surrounding the seed is the endocarp layer as in coconuts. Therefore, walnuts and closely-related pecans probably fit the dry drupe category rather than a true nut. However, if the walnut husk contains tissue from involucral bracts, perianth (calyx), and the outer pericarp, it doesn't exactly fit the definition of a drupe. Some authors eloquently avoid this dilemma by calling these fruits drupe-like or "drupaceous nuts." To really impress (confuse) someone, refer to the walnut as a tryma.

Black walnut (Juglans nigra), a deciduous hardwood tree native to the eastern and central United States. A. Mature dry fruit containing outer green husk. B. Hard (woody) inner layer surrounding the seed. This is what some botanists call the actual "nut." C. Sectional view showing cotyledons of inner seed and outer green husk (red arrow).

A California black walnut (Juglans californica) and the unusual small-fruited walnut (J. microcarpa) native to desert streambeds and canyons of the southwestern United States. Walnuts are called nuts or dry drupes, depending on how you define the fleshy husk tissue surrounding the seed-bearing "nut." If you consider the husk to be part of the ovary wall (pericarp), then walnuts would fit the dry drupe category. Some botanists refer to walnuts as "drupaceous nuts."

Pecan (Carya illinoensis). The green, fleshy outer husk or shuck splits into 4 valves, exposing a single large, one-seeded "nut" surrounded by a thick, woody pericarp. If the outer husk is composed of calyx tissue and is not part of the pericarp wall, then it fits the description of a nut. however, some botanists say that the husk contains tissue from the outer pericarp. In the walnut and butternut (Juglans), also members of the Juglandaceae, the husk does not split into sections and actually resembles the outer fleshy pericarp of a drupe. In true nuts, the hard, indehiscent layer surrounding the seed is the ripened ovary wall or pericarp and the outer husk is composed of involucral or calyx tissue that is not part of the ovary wall or pericarp. The "tryma" is a fruit type defined as drupe with a dehiscent husk, which fits the pecan perfectly. The "hican" is a Carya hybrid resulting from a cross between the pecan (C. illinoensis) and the shagbark hickory (C. ovata).

Macadamia nuts (Macadamia integrifolia) are dry drupes containing a very hard seed-bearing endocarp. According to most botanical references, the outer husk represents part of the ovary wall or pericarp. However, according to the The Macadamia Nut in California (1978), published by the California Macadamia Society, the fruit is a follicle consisting of a single seed (sometimes 2) in a husk which usually splits open at maturity. Technically, a follicle is composed of a single carpel that splits open along one seam. If the outer husk represents one carpel, then the macadamia nut is indeed a follicle. I have fluctuated on the classification of the macadamia fruit for years, but at this time I am leaning toward a follicle rather than a drupe. The following two images may shed some light on this contoversy.

An immature macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia) released from its outer dehiscent husk (pericarp). The seed shows a distinct attachment scar (hilum) where it was joined to the placental region on the inner ovary wall (pericarp). In a mature seed, the attachment scar is covered over by the thick, woody seed coat. If the outer pericarp represents a single carpel, then this fruit is indeed a follicle rather than a drupe.

A mature macadamia nut (Macadamia intregrifolia) showing the thick, woody seed coat and white seed. The white, micropyle region of the seed extends through the woody wall and is visible as a white dot on the exterior. In a true drupe, there would be no extension of the seed or micropyle through the woody endocarp wall.

A Hawaiian macadamia nut necklace made from the woody seeds of Macadamia integrifolia. Polished macadamia nuts are typically blond or light brown, compared with glossy, dark brown or black kukui nut necklaces.

A peanut plant (Arachis hypogaea) that has been pulled out of the ground to show the subterranean, seed-bearing, dry fruit (called a pod). After fertilization, the flower stalk (pedicel) of the peanut curves downward, and the developing fruit (legume) is forced into the ground by the proliferation and elongation of cells under the ovary. The peanut pod subsequently develops underground. As in other members of the enormous legume family (Fabaceae), the roots bear nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

The peanut (Arachis hypogea) is a dehiscent legume that is harvested from below the soil. The legume was originally formed above ground following pollination. After fertilization, the flower stalk of the peanut curves downward, and the developing pod is forced into the ground by the proliferation and elongation of cells under the ovary. The pod typically contains two seeds, each with a papery seed coat. Peanut seeds are eaten raw, salted and roasted. Peanuts are ground into peanut butter and Thai peanut sauce, and the expressed oil is used in cooking. Peanuts are also used in cookies, peanut brittle and candy bars.

Ome "nuts" are actually large, hard-shelled seeds produced inside a dehiscent capsule that splits open into sections called valves or carpels. The buckeye (Aesculus) is a good example of this kind of nutlike seed. There are several species of buckeye, including the California buckeye (A. californica), Ohio buckeye (A. glabra), and the European horse chestnut (A. hippocastanum), all members of the horse chestnut family (Hippocastanaceae). Another hard-shelled seed called Texas buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa), belongs to the interesting soapberry family (Sapindaceae).

He outer capsule wall of the European horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is covered with stout spines. They are collected in autumn and the large seeds are removed from the spiny casing and allowed to dry. In England, the dried, hard-shelled seeds are used in a curious children's game called "conkers." A hole is drilled through the seed (called a conker) and a string in threaded through the hole. The game is played between two opponents, each with one conker. One player dangles their conker by the string, holding it steady, while the opponent swings their conker on its string and attempts to strike the dangling conker. Players take turns until one conker is so badly damaged that it dislodged from its string. The winner is the player with the intact conker. Serious conker players try to harden the shell (seed coat) of their conker by drying techniques and various protective finishes. In Australia, a similar game is called "bullies." One of the choice seeds used for this game comes from the fruit of the quandong tree (Eucarya acuminata), a member of the sandalwood family (Santalaceae). Like the Hawaiian sandalwood (Santalum), this tree is a root parasite on a nearby host plant.

Left. California buckeye (Aesculus californica), a member of the horse chestnut family (Hippocastanaceae). Right. Texas buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa), a member of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). The "nuts" of these species are actually hard-shelled seeds produced in dehiscent capsules that split open at maturity.

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The message was brought in to the Division Headquarters by Major Alvin Jones, the S-3, and Colonel Harper, the Regimental Commander. They brought the message to me, the G-3 and Paul Danahy, the G-2. My first reaction was that this was a German ruse, designed to get our men out of their fox holes. But be that as it might, we agreed that we needed to take the message up the line. We took it first to the acting Chief of Staff of the Division, Lt. Col. Ned Moore. With him, we took the message to the acting Division Commander General Tony McAuliffe. Moore told General McAuliffe that we had a German surrender ultimatum. The General's first reaction was that the Germans wanted to surrender to us. Col. Moore quickly disabused him of that notion and explained that the German's demanded our surrender. When McAuliffe heard that he laughed and said. Us surrender? Aw, nuts! the date was December 22nd, 1944 To the U. S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne.

But then McAuliffe realized that some sort of reply was in order. He pondered for a few minutes and then told the staff, Well I don't know what to tell them. He then asked the staff what they thought, and I spoke up, saying, That first remark of yours would be hard to beat. McAuliffe said, What do you mean? I answered, Sir, you said 'Nuts'. All members of the staff enthusiastically agreed, and McAuliffe decided to send that one word, Nuts! back to the Germans. McAuliffe then wrote down. To the German Commander, Nuts! The American Commander.

At this time the Germans were acting in an arrogant and patronizing manner and Harper, who was starting to lose his temper, responded, The reply is decidedly not affirmative. He then added that, If you continue your foolish attack your losses will be tremendous.

Harper then put the German officers in a jeep and took them back to where the German enlisted men were detained. He then said to the German captain, If you don't know what 'Nuts' means, in plain English it is the same as 'Go to Hell'. And I'll tell you something else, if you continue to attack we will kill every goddam German that tries to break into this city.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Cruise has tossed off the shackles of Hollywood oppression and is piloting his Scientology-fueled funny car straight towards you. The tires are smoking and he's screaming to the stands about Katie, psychiatry, sex, space aliens, and Brooke Shields. We invite you to grab some popcorn and watch for a few minutes before the crash.

Tom Cruise is not nuts but a courageous whistleblower on the twin industries of psychiatry and the drug barons who support each other. At great risk to himself he has pointed this out and is paying the price through an organized campaign funded by the drug industry and psychiatrists who want to numb the minds of Americans so that the Zionists can take over - just ask Mel Gibson. Clearly your site is Zionist funded to bring down a great American by quoting him out of context and admittedly making him look stupid - which is your deceitful aim. If you know so much about psychiatry why don't you take Prozac and get a better view on life? You got him sacked from Paramount - so I hope you a really proud of yourself. If we had listened to Tom and given the malnourished Muslims in the middle east the vitamins they need we wouldn't have the terrorist problem we have today."

Reasons given for the rise in the Cruiser's negative perception included. "His attack on Brook Shields", "Anti-psychiatric drug stance", "Jumping on the couch like a cocaine-fueled howler monkey", and "I saw that funny website about him, y'know, the nuts one? They drew this funny picture of him. It made me laugh. They're silly." On the bright side for Tom, he still rates higher than many things, including. O. J. Simpson, malaria-carrying mosquitos, ingrown toenails, virulent stomach flu, income taxes and Carrot Top.

IT'S WAR! Team Cruiser fires back. Claims they have new deal. Team Paramount fires back. Claims he's still fucking nuts. Let the bloody battle of PR flacks begin! Wielding their Bluetooth headsets in berserker like fashion, they have been loosed onto the streets and coffee shops of LA to duel to the death over the Cruiser and Sumner Redstone "brouhaha". Team Cruiser opens with a perky slap to the face. Take that Sumner, you bitch. (NY Times).

Team Paramount, perhaps giving a hint to their strategy, kicks them straight in the nuts again (LA Times).

BREAKING NEWS. Paramount dumps the Cruiser. Team Cruiser cites, "Mutual decision". Paramount cites, "He's fucking nuts". Well, you had to see this coming. It appears the proverbial insanity chickens (it's a saying, look it up) have come home to roost. From CNN.

BREAKING NEWS. Tom Cruise is short. It appears that MI3's box office numbers weren't the only thing to come up short this weekend

According to numerous published reports, Cruise is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and his wife-to-be, Katie Holmes, is between 5-feet-8 and 5-feet-9. When Cruise and Holmes first went public with their romance last year in Rome, where they were frequently photographed smooching, their altitude difference was sharp and clear. But on the red carpet at the L. A. premiere of "M.i.III" the other night, Tom and Katie were. well .. exactly the same height! And Katie was wearing what appeared to be white patent leather Roger Viviers that come with a 3 1/4-inch heel - which would have raised her height to over 6 feet. So how is it that Tom could stand with her eye to eye, when he should have been staring at her chin? Cruise's spokesman, Paul Bloch, insisted that nothing was out of the ordinary. "He had normal shoes on." But the most plausible answer appears to be lifts - which, when built inside the heel of a standard dress shoe, can easily add inches."

What's that loud, flopping noise we hear? Oh, right, MI3. So the weekend box office numbers are in, and they are not looking very good for the Cruiser. Apparently, we weren't the only ones who decided not to go see the Cruiser run and run and run and. well, all he pretty much does is run, actually. From Deadline Hollywood.

Paramount's MI3 will gross only a disappointing $47.4 million for this opening weekend. That's way down from the pre-Friday estimates of $63 million from 4,054 theaters. After Friday's numbers came in, I was told by rival studios that MI3 would end the opening weekend with mid-$40 millions -- $45 mil-to-$46 mil. That's also much, much lower compared with MI2's 2000 gross of $57 mil for the Friday-Saturday-Sunday period and $71 mil over the 4-day Memorial Weekend. Friday night's MI3 box office figure was only in the vicinity of $17 mil domestically, Saturday's night's 18.4 mil and Sunday's estimated at a feeble $13 mil."

The Cruiser still hates Matt Lauer. Blood feud between two strangely feminine men continues. Gawker has sources claiming that the Cruiser was suppose to do a red carpet interview with Al "TrimSpa" Roker for the NY premiere of. wait, what's his new movie called again? Gosh, we just haven't seen enough publicity for this thing yet, and sometimes it just slips our mind. something with a '3' in it? Well, we're sure they'll get around to promoting it someday. From Gawker

Per usual, this is all uncomfirmed, but. We'd heard that Al Roker Productions was hitting the red carpet at the Ziegfield premiere for a 30-minute live show on NBC. The plan was simple - Cruise dramatically rides up the Hudson in a speedboat, then literally runs to the red carpet for the Roker interview. Unfortunately, it seems that the someone at the studio has not only refused to let Roker conduct the interview, but also forbade the jolly weatherman from interviewing anyone in the cast. So why the last-minute refusal? Supposedly (and that's a big supposedly) it's because Roker also co-hosts the Today show with Cruise's mortal enemy, the Ritalin and SSRI-supporting Matt Lauer."

Cruise told reporters. Cruise said he had doubts about leaving his infant daughter to promote his new movie across Europe, but said Holmes had encouraged him to continue working. "The pilots are on standby if I need to go back," he said."

Cruisegate Namegate Update 3. Suri in Persian, Japanese, French and Scientologist Conspiracy-ese. So we've gotten a lot of loyal reader email aboout this whole name thing. In fact, we dare say that we're all becoming a bit "nuts" about this issue (get it? "Nuts"? See what we did there, using our site name in a deliciously witty turn of phrase? Oh dear, we are such rascals.). We've had Persian-speaking readers inform us that, in the first place, contrary to the Cruiser's claim, their lanuguage is actually called "Farsi", and second, contrary to the Cruiser's claim, Suri does not mean "rose". It means "To blow a trumpet" or "talk foolishly or at random." Japanese-speaking readers have pointed out that "Suri" means "pickpocket" in Japanese. French-speaking readers have noticed that "Suri" sounds like "Souris", which means mouse in French. So all that is just super. But the best explanation (or "crazy conspiracy theory" if you prefer) came from a reader who goes by the

There has been a lot of explanation of the name "Suri", that it means a princess, blah, blah, blah. Surrey is the headquarters of Scientology in the UK and home to Saint Hill Manor, owned by, you guessed it! L. Ron. "L. Ron Hubbard, the final owner, purchased the estate in 1959, establishing it as his family residence. Best known as acclaimed author and founder of the Scientology religion, Mr. Hubbard carried out much of his research into the mind and the spirit of man at Saint Hill. Hundreds of students came from all four corners of the earth to study under him. In the impressive library, his 560 published works can be seen, in subjects ranging from fiction, photography and art to philosophy, education and even drug rehabilitation, for which he has received hundreds of international awards. Mr. Hubbard had extensive renovations carried out of the manor and personally oversaw much of the work - his aim was to restore the house to its original beauty. The numerous marble fireplaces and floors have been expertly restored and polished, and original woodwork rejuvenated. Wood cabinetry that had been hidden for a century has been unmasked and newly brought to view. As a result of the constant care and upkeep, the manor today is in outstanding condition."

Subject. Site you are hosting. tomcruiseisnuts. com Dear Sirs, I'm writing to you regarding your site you are hosting called. tomcruiseisnuts. com and I know others from my congregation have written you as well. The general response received back from your firm was on the order that this site is a parody and does not promote hatred. Well let's look at the definition of Parody in the Microsoft Encarta Dictionary which states. 1. Amusing imitation. a piece of writing or music that deliberately copies another work in a comic or satirical way. (Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2005. All rights reserved.) Can you kindly explain how the.. "Buy the shirt and let her know! Scream Katie Scream" with a picture of an alien face falls into this category? You obviously know what is to follow this as it is right there in the "And Coming Soon Section" regarding Tom on Alien Abduction which is a direct religious hatred linked to the T-shirt.

The 43 year-old star told America's GQ magazine. I'm going to eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I'm going to eat the cord and the placenta right there. Cruise, a devoted Scientologist, made the decision after reading the afterbirth contains important nutrients and vitamins.

Well, we know he does love his nutrients and vitamins. Personally, we would stick to the pill versions, but, hey, if a fresh placenta is your thing, that's your thing. Little wasabi and soy sauce - just like sushi!

Apparently you can also be a Blathering Wingnut and a Scientologist. Or you can be a Batshit Crazy Actor and a Scientologist. The options are almost endless.

April 13, 2006 IT has returned. and so must we. May God have mercy on us all We tried. We really did. We thought he had stopped, we thought he had gone away. The new publicist had finally shut him up, the craziness was fading. We could return to our normal lives, sit back in our La-Z-Boys, and never have to say "the Cruiser" again. The year of a Scientology-juiced Hollywood star telling us how to live our lives had passed. It was a time of peace and plenty for all. At last, we could rest.. But then.. Something dark and nutty began to stir deep in its Scientology-cloaked lair. At first it was just whispers of nuttiness. rumors of a loveless, Made-for-TV relationship complete with awkwardly staged displays of public affection. then came more talk of strange "silent birth" rituals, complete with signs, a very special iPod, and a special pacifier (a "Binky" apparently) for the CSCV (Cruiser Spawn Carrying Vehicle). and then, slowly at first, but gradually growing in both strength and insanity, IT began to talk. First, only to Germans, probably in the hopes that a country that loves the musical stylings of David Hasselhoff wouldn't find him that strange. He sat on a motorcycle for them. Neat.

Next, to GQ, where he began to oh-so-gingerly restart last summer's Scientology promotional tour, touting his magical ability to cure drug addictions. And then, finally, the announcment we have been dreading for so many months. a primetime Diane Sawyer interview with the Cruiser. IT had indeed returned. Then, suddenly, something became clear to us and we knew then that we must return. A confluence of events were conspiring to create a Perfect Storm of Tom Cruise Nuttiness - 1) impending silent birth of alien spawn, possibly bent on world domination, and 2) upcoming release of MI3 blockbuster, which means the Cruiser must go on every possible TV show to promote it. These events not only require the Cruiser to try to maintain the crumbling public facade of his "love" for his contractually obligated fiancee, but to go on TV over and over again to talk about it and the bizarre, silent arrival of his alien spawn. We think it's pretty clear where this is heading.

BREAKING NEWS - Barbara Walters interviews the Cruiser. BREAKING NEWS - He's still nuts. From Tribune Media.

I WILL forever be jumping on couches!" That's Tom Cruise talking to Barbara Walters on Walters' "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005" special, airing at 10 p. m. Tuesday on ABC (Channel 9). Cruise has no regrets. Not for his public exuberance over Katie Holmes ("All men should jump on couches. all men should celebrate their women") and not for his challenging "chat" with Matt Lauer over antidepressants. Cruise also addresses the "Scientology birth" rumors -- that Holmes won't have pain drugs and will be utterly silent while delivering. Cruise says. "Like anything, you want to be as quiet as possible. There have been misinterpretations that the woman can't make any noise, and that's just not true. It's nutty. No, but just calm and quiet. I want Katie to be as comfortable as possible. And whatever she's gonna go through, she's gonna go through. And I'm gonna be there." (This doesn't exactly address the issue of a woman in childbirth suffering intractable pain and needing painkillers.) "

November 29, 2005 1st Annual Name the Cruiser's Spawn Contest gets mainstream media attention. Sort of. Nice work, loyal readers. Our little home-grown Name the Spawn contest has been picked up by some entertainment news sites. And, this being Hollywood, some of them immediately try to steal the idea. From Cinematical. com.

Satiric (kind of) website "Tom Cruise is Nuts" did a little reader poll asking what Tom Cruise should name the baby he and Katie Kate Holmes are having. I'll give you three guesses what the top picks were. No, you don't win anything if you're right, because this is such a total no-brainer. Readers want Tom and Kate to name their baby Brooke (hah!) if it's a girl and L. Ron or some variant of that name (after Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, if you haven't been keeping up) if it's a boy.. What do you think Cruise and Holmes should name their baby?"

So it appears that this magical whirlwind romance is starting to lose some of its whirl. If we were Katie's pre-nup negotiating father (and thankfully we are not), we would not be happy to be losing our best negotiating spawn. er, piece, before the actual wedding. And about this whole sonogram thing. what the F@$K!? Seriously? His own sonogram? What are the chances he can't read the directions right and starts smearing jelly on Katie's ass? Do you think he makes "vroom, vroom" noises as he runs it along her stomach? We can also just see him rolling the thing around the house, sonogramming the house plants, the couch, the neighbor's cat, the UPS man. men do love to play with their new toys.

And thus, the 1st Annual Name the Cruiser's Baby Contest was born! Except, being much meaner people than Suzy, we have decided to immediately rename it the 1st Annual Name the Cruiser's Spawn Contest! Yay! So send your best guesses of what the little critter's name will be to us, with Spawn Contest in the subject line. We will be posting a list of our favorites and tabulating reader favorites. Plus, the winner will receive a copy of

TomCruiseIsNuts. com moves up on Google. Editors finally achieve long lusted for popularity. Begin to ignore old loser friends

Contest update, Part Deux. our readers bring the funny Judging by the number of entries from important government and economic institutions, our contest is having quite an effect on the productivity of the world's workforce. Neat. Some of our favorite "guesses" so far.

It was boredom that brought me to your site. I needed something to read but, having exhausted most of my favorite subjects (psychiatric medicine, religion and/or cults of the world, how stuff works, urban legends and e-mail hoaxes, the psychology of color) I just sat down and entered an annoying mantra that has plagued my thinking for months. I never want to think about it, but the phrase just keeps running through my mind like a bad song (My Achy Breaky Heart, for instance). Anyway, it was after a short period of staring at the blank search space on my front page that I suddenly typed in "tom cruise is nuts" and, wha-lah!. However startled and alarmed I was over the fact that the annoying phrase actually came out my fingers onto the keyboard, I hit ENTER and there you were - first site listed on the page! That said, I'd like to ask just two questions. (1.) Who the heck is Harry Bloogo, and (2.) Who is that woman (?) with TC in the picture Ben sent? It is down right spooky! Is it Katie now taking on more Tommyness than just his idiotic mindset? Is it TC's poor sister/manager, or is it actually a clever double exposure of TC and TC in drag? Seriously! I would REALLY like to know! And, by the way, thanks for the awful visual that I'm sure will henceforth accompany the annoying mantra I told you about! Thanks a lot!

** Editor's Note. Oooooh, unsubstantiated rumor and innuendo. we love that. Oh, and we heard that he bought a copy of "Ultrasounds for Dummies" so he should be okay.

Unbelievable. Considering that the safety of sonograms -- particularly frequent i. e. unnecessary ones -- is still quite controversial, this freak is reaching frightening new levels of irresponsibility. Babies have been shown to pull away from the source of the sonographic waves, and I can just imagine him using his new toy on a ridiculously frequent basis to watch his SPAWN on the television monitor. Don't wanna think about how this kid (?) is gonna turn out.. - Love your site. Cruise is a wing nut of epic proportions. While it's against my nature to offer advice to the genetically demented (Cruise) or the demented by association (Holmes), it is out of concern for the future climbing-the-walls, couch-leaping, out-of-control--but Ritalin-free--unfortunate spawn of the two feverish Scientology-spewing warpies that I am prompted to write this letter. So, Tom. You won't put a truly, painfully, clinically diagnosedhyperactive child on medication to stop the sensory brain overload--I guess that's fine. What better way to dupe the poor tot into a life of service to the Church of Scientology than to ensure he/she can never function as part of society?If your unfortunate wife suffers from postpartum depression, you'll be right there with somevitamins and an L. Ron Hubbard workout tape. I'm sure that'll work. Just a thought, though. better hide the knives. Nothing would turn me murderous in a hot second like a clueless guy with blazing white teeth and bad hair waving a bottle of Flintstones chewables in my direction telling me to just take two Barney Rubbles and it'll all be better. Try it--I dare you--just try it!! Now that, my loopy screen star, would be the essence of glib! No. What is truly boggling is that a self-taught medical professional like Dr. Cruise has taken it upon himself to not only buy, but administer sonograms to his unborn specimen. While I'm sure he's read all the medical literature published about, well, everything. I would be remiss if I didn't point out that although he has played one onscreen, he's not really a doctor. Not even a technician. Not to point out the obvious, but he is not qualified to tie hs shoes, much less perform procedures on the unborn. He could do permanent damage to his child from repeated sonography. Sonograms are diagnostic tools to be performed by qualified professionals as needed, not because you're bored and impatient. Perhaps Mr. Cruise needs to start breakinghis vitamins in half, because this is overzealous even for him. I'm going to start my own church, with a congregation of disenchanted children who were raised by pseudocelebrities with too much time on their hands and an inflated sense of their own brain power. Incidentally, my vote for the child's name is Hubbard--from the Latin Hu'Bar'd, meaning "spawned of the dangerously insane". - it was told that katie and tom bought an ultrasound machine to watch the baby grow..! this is definitely weird! I think the church of scientology is keen on this..they maybe call it SBCS, the "spawn breeding controlling system".-) yukk!.. greez from switzerland! no, not sweden!!!

Don't mean to have this taken as support for The Beast, but I have to disagree with those of you who say silent birth is impossible. I have had three kids, without drugs, noise, or whatever. BUT-I am a freak of nature who cannot feel my labor, and every doctor who has ever seen me deliver a child thinks there MUST be something wrong with me. I agree. I've attended fifteen births, and even people on huge amounts of drugs make noise when they give birth. Unless there's something WRONG with a woman, she's gonna make noise, period. Of course, TC would think that my condition, whatever it is, is a wonderful thing. Its not. My first child was delivered in a clinic hallway. My second was delivered in the shower. My third was delivered in the usual setting, but only because I refused to leave the hospital when I was told my labor wouldn't be induced, lol. Otherwise, he would have been born in a diner down the street, surrounded by drunk college students and bums. Painless, "silent" labor is not a good thing. if TC thinks a little noise is going to traumatize a baby, how d'ya think Jr. would like being popped out in the middle of lunch rush in a campus diner, opening his little eyes for the first time to see some dumbass wearing blue face paint and holding a pint? See? I'm a freak of nature, and even I think Tom Cruise is nuts

Tommmy is just a fan of "REVERSE-psychology!" By acting so-called "crazy-like," he's making all of us pill poppers feel normal, and thus we stop taking the pills and he gets what he wants in the end! GAHHHHHH!!!! I want to keep his first born as a pet! I bet it's going to have the cutest curliest little tail! - Your site is amazing, I just stumbled upon it today and couldn't stop laughing about how right you are. Tom seriously needs to chill out and rethink how he's acting because it's making him look childish. I also saw how many people you got who (however grammatically incorrect they were, angry children no doubt) disagreed with the points made on your site. Although I have to admit I agree with SOME of his views on medication, I think medication should only be given where absolutely nessecary, and not to anyone who shows abnormal behavior. I was a victim of overmedication (I was on several different medications, each with more negative side effects than positive effects) which damaged my liver. Well anyway, great work guys. It's rare today to see a well-designed website with a decent point behind it. Two thumbs up - I love this site and am in full agreement about Tom being nuts. I don't think you can trust someone that smiles THAT much. Actually being a close friend of Garth (he was kind enough to show us his honorable mention) and always thinking he is a bit crazed. I can guarantee that he is quite harmless compared to Tom. I just don't think it would work between the two of them since Garth does medicate himself often and Tom would not approve.

Just had to say."Love This Site!" Even though I like Tom Cruise "the actor" and own some of his movies, I have to say.ENOUGH! The same stupid celebrities week after week on the newsstands, their daily life made to look like a media circus event. Britney and Kevin, Jessica and Nick, Tom and Katie.what's next.Tom and Katie's Celebrity Series on VH1? They can call it "Jumping The Couch!" It's probably in "the works" already. MAGNIFICENT! - think it will be an alien. the plasmatic seed of Xenu invaded the Cruiser's seed during their "out of wedlock" tryst. the child will appear human, but its DNA will have strainds of alien material. just a guess. - Okay, I'm addicted to tomcruiseisnuts. com. However, I keep visiting to hear about the more recent craziness. It seems he's worked it out that Katie Holmes is purging her entire life of family, publicists, managers, etc in favor of Tom's new pick - his own sister. I keep expecting him to convince Katie to move to a compound in Waco and dissavow any relations she's had with anyone prior to Tom or Scientologiest. Please, don't leave us hanging on more TCIN stuff. you just can't make this wackiness up it's so good!

** Editor's Note. His agency has apparently put him on strict lockdown. However, we remain confident he will escape their fiendish PR grasp and let his true nutiness once again shine like a blinding beacon of insanity for all to rejoice in. or at least jump on a couch or something.

"Having the summer free (from school), I've had time to contemplate the TomKat situation. Upon such pondering, I stumbled upon an astonishing realization. thus far, TomKat looks promising for a blockbuster movie! Here is how I envision the plot. Man has crazy and silly beliefs and one day, a cute, innocent girl disappears for a couple of weeks, emerging as lover, devotee, and adoring robot to the crazy and silly man. Somewhere down the road, someone [if it's a romantic, it will be another man] will find out what has been done to her and will intecept and elude security. Then he will attempt to undo all the brainwashing done to her. The two finally escape the clutches of an angry lover and his ridiculous religion. Finally, the two rid the world of the crazy man and his fatuous religion and live happily ever after. An example of a scene would be the following. the silly lover taking his brainwashed lady to eat dinner with his ex-girlfriend's parents. It would be a funny, yet awkward, scene that demonstrates how brainwashed she is. "Oh, he's really wonderful, just magnificent! He's the most kindest, gentlest, most intelligent man I've ever met.when we get married, we will always be in the honeymoon stage.i.i.uh.i -" "You adore him," prompts her newly acquired best friend. "I adore him." brainwashed sits with a perfect smile. ".isn't she wonderful? I will forever with this woman be jumping on couches, dancing on tables and hanging from chandeliers. I was looking at her and thinking, 'man, you are so cool.' We go scuba diving together. She likes all this stuff that I love to do. She's funny and smart. This woman is magnificent!" Smiling politely but fearfully, the parents nod and shift their eyes. The mother reaches in her purse for her medication. "You're crossing the line. You need diet and exercise, not medication. There's ways of vitamins and through exercise and various things." "Oh, they're for my -" "Listen, you don't know the history of psychiatry, I do." "But I -" "People go for help, but their lives don't get better because of those psychiatric drugs. They get worse. They feel numb and they're told that's a good thing. It's how you degrade a society -- by drugging the piss out of it." Tight, polite, and even more fearful smile. "Okay." "Well, look at yourself. look - are you happy? Are you really happy?" Looks around at everyone and gestures at the mother, "Here is a woman - and I care about her because I think she is incredibly talented - you look at her, and where has her career gone?" "She stays at home and tends to the bills!" defends the father. "The thing that I'm saying about her is that there's misinformation, okay. And she doesn't understand the history of psychiatry. She-- she doesn't understand in the same way that you don't understand it." - scene ends, with crazy staring intently and heatedly at father. Mother has shifty eyes. Lover is still smiling. Suggestions to play roles are. Owen Wilson for crazed lover and religious fanatic. John Cusack for hero. and Larisa Oleynik, Nicole Kidman, Julia Stiles, pr Mandy Moore for brainwashed lover. I don't care if you steal this idea so long as I get a cut. - Beatrice

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Perhaps being a post-partum Mom is part of the explanation, but I believe not having found your site before today has a lot to do with it. Thank you for a truly wonderful site - keep the slamming going! - all i wanna know is this. within the organization, what's the lowest level possible to get me one of those fresh "arm-beards?" the kelly preston model is ah-ight but i'd prefer the more attractive, sleeker, younger, and tom-boyishly refreshing (no pun intended) katie holmes type. please advise! - Dammit, Maverick! Your ego's writing checks your body can't cash! - You guys are now number 8 when looking up "Tom Cruise" on Google! Good Show! - Tomcruiseisnuts. com, I'm your #1 fan. I am the Annie Wilkes to your Paul Sheldon, and yes I would chop off your legs if you ever shut down this website. This is funny, funny stuff. Do you suppose Dr. Tom could prescribe me a dose of vitamins and exercise to curb my homocidial tendencies? I know it sounds crazy, but it just might work! As for the dipshit commentator who so thoughtfully suggested that those of us reading your "stupid" website need to "get a life", may I respond by saying that, as a person of moderate intelligence who works with special needs children and organizes fundraisers for cancer research, I still enjoy being entertained by arrogant celebrities who think their unintelligible rants and ill-informed opinions are droplets of pure golden wisdom, simply because they surround themselves by sycophants (I know, big word, look it up) who serve only to stroke their enormously over-inflated egos. And may I also point out that you yourself took the time to not only read this website, but provide a response.hmmm? Taking a break from the fight against AIDS, no doubt. you GO GIRL. Anyway, thanks for the hearty laughs all around. Keep up the good work!

Just watching A Few Good Men and there's a scene where TC is on a rant and says 'do you really think we should take the advice of GALACTICALLY STUPID PEOPLE!' How prophetic - Hello, and I thoroughly enjoyed your site! I just HAD to tell you about my own recent brush with the Cof S.When the whole "TomKat" thing was heating up, I decided to go to the official Scientology web site to read the words straight from the horse's patoot myself. I took the Personality Test, making sure to give NO phone number and a fake name - Dr. Vinny Boombatz (All hail Rodney Dangerfield!). Anyways, two days later, I come home to find "Church of Scientology" on my caller ID and a voice mail from "A representative of the Church of Scientology" for "Dr. Boombatz"!! HOW in the HELL did these nut chews get my phone number?? Not to mention the fact that apparently NO ONE who works at my local C of S has a sense of humor or ever listened to Mr. Dangerfield! You would think that even if you didn't know of the aforementioned comedian, it SHOULD seem fishy to be trying to contact a Dr, Vinny BOOMBATZ?? Oh well, I guess I'll never know as I did NOT call said Stuckey's Nut Log back to continue the madness. Just thought you might appreciate the anecdote. I'll leave you with my one, true, burning question about this whole Cruise mess. Why hasn't this whole thing been stopped by one journalist with guts and integrity andfive little words, "WHERE'S YOUR PROOF, MR. CRUISE?" - ..and I am so glad I am not the only person who treats this over-rated, under-talented cretin with the contempt he deserves! He's an arrogant little w@nker who deserves to spend the rest of his life in a straitjacket! Oh and Geoff F - thanks for Tommy Troll - made me laugh out loud! (And I'm at work just now!) - My Gods at tomcruiseisnuts. com. I would like to express my undying love and passion to the creators of this site for their wonderful sense of humor, and most of all, for showing Tom Cruise in his true light. I first began my hate affair with Cruise when I saw the movie "Days of Thunder". I kept thinking that if I had to see that sh*t eating grin one more time, I was going to lose my mind to the body thetans and be glad of it. But the shit eating grin continued to grace every TV screen, movie screen, and magazine cover in America. I started to wonder what he was thinking when he made that 'Look how hot and charming I am!' face. At first I thought that maybe he really was just full of himself. But after much reading, I've come to a far better conclusion. The sh*t eating grin is really a nervous tick. See, the grin comes usually a few minutes before he kisses his leading lady. So, in order to compensate for his oogie feeling that embraces him every time he's about to kiss a - beautiful woman- (poor guy!), he makes the biggest smile he can and scrunches his eyes up really tightly so that he doesn't have to see what's coming. And then comes the dumb, stricken expression when he's going in for the lip-lock. See, that's Scientology working at it's finest! He's totally not there when he's doing it. He's in some far away space saga, battling evil galactic overlords, and all that kissy stuff is just really the method that he and his alien bretheren -have- to do on their planet to suck the souls from the evil ones who are threatening to overtake the planet in sheer numbers.

Dear trash, Tom Cruise may be nuts or he is just a celebrity milking the system. What difference does it make?He is rich, famous and making money off of you and me. The whole businessis foolish and aren't we all and especially your web-site. But, my question is why are the French so bad? They eat better food always. They respect each other space always. They generally do not drive SUVs that guzzle gas and hog the roads and parking spaces nor cars that honk when the doors lock. French men generally do not have pot bellies especially if they are under 50. They speak in normal tones of voice and polite volumns. They do not spend endless hours in front of the TV watching "football" or golf yelling utter nonsense. So they make a few dumb remarks. Read your web-site and disclaim that one.

I agree and I'm so happy I found this site. I have been telling my friends for months that Tom is nuts but at least he's happy. He is the happiest person in the world - the whole world. Just look at him. Don't his cheeks hurt? - us. "SHOW ME THE LOONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" us. oh, you did, and quite well I might add !.Im female and just want to bitch slap some sense into him. us. and ps us. LOVE this site ! - Can't deny Tom Cruise is nuts. But his nuts-ness (or should I write His Nuts-ness?) is what comes out of the tragic experience of being sucked into a cult. All it takes a little emotional vulnerability, and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It can start by someone's taking a Scientology Personality Test, or attending a Scientology seminar (or something they didn't realize was a Scientology seminar! -- Scientology is notorious for having deceptive front groups) and little by little the cult gets into the person's life and into their brain. In a very real sense, Tom Cruise is not a free man. I strongly suspect the head thugs at Scientology have made it very clear that there would be *severe* consequences to Tom if he should ever even think of leaving. They have no doubt controlled, basically, what he thinks and what he believes. L. Ron Hubbard and his henchpeople had/have a vested interest in "exposing" psychiatry and psychiatric medication because Scientology is extraordinarily unhealthy psychologically and otherwise. Dare I say nuts. They fear psychiatry like the Wicked Witch of the West fears water. Of course, Scientologists could never bear to think of themselves as nuts. They are the stewards of the universe or whatever. I understand why they hate psychiatry. Mental health, were they to have it, would fundamentally threaten the survival of their organization. The dangers or glories of psychiatric medication are, to me, empirical, scientific matters. Tom Cruise and Scientology oppose psychiatric medication as a cultic tenet. it has nothing to do with reality, with whether those drugs are good, bad, or neutral. Tom is just regurgitating ideology that's been programmed into him. I hope that Tom Cruise's tailspin produces one important outcome, in addition to clearing space for better actors. Tons and tons of publicity on Scientology. The light of day on Scientology is not too pretty. Real attention to Scientology by normal, non-brainwashed people is apt to inform more and more people to stay the hell away. - I dare anyone to watch all his movies.He's WET in evryone!!! I swear.I think it's in his contract!! Check it.

I wish you'd include my favorite quote of Tom's. It'd probably be better as a video clip though. I think it was on some British show. I saw it on some recap show (The Daily Show maybe?) making fun of good ol' Tom. The interviewer asked Tom if Nicole Kidman was the love of his life and Tom started scolding the interviewer and telling him "know your place." I think he even uttered the phrase "not cool." Ah, a classic. Thanks for the great site!!! - I could only get a third of the way through the letters before deciding I'd wasted enough of a summer day, but it's better than reality TV, lol. I'll come back to read the rest, but I have an urgent question that I need answered after buying a book at Border's yesterday. what connection does Kevin Trudeau have, if any, to Tom Cruise and/or Scientology? Should I maybe be asking elsewhere? lol.I got sidetracked since I clicked your link while trying to discover the answer. I've gotten about 1/3 of the way through _Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About_ (yes, underscores at the beginning and end of a normally underlined title are how you are supposed to punctuate when the internet does not provide underlining or italics for submitted text), and Trudeau mentions *looks to the left, looks to the right, whispers*. dianetics and scientology. Any "enlightenment" about possible CoS back-doors I might have to worry about? Tracking of my purchase like _Catcher in the Rye_ and some late-night tape player of brainwashing "audits" outside my bedroom window?And just in case you have a contest for renaming Hubbard's "scriptural" treatises, I think I have a lock. _Thetanic Verses_. - Excellent website! Ever since that fateful Oprah interview, my opinion of Tom Cruise has plummeted. who goes on tv and criticizes another human being and then expects to be right about it and not accept anyone else's view? Has Tom never heard the childhood song " My body's nobody's body but mine"? He should focus more on his own actions and comments then to concern himself with Ms. Shields'.also one of his quotes says that Katie is the best thing in his life. whatever happened to his children? I would think they would be number one? Anyways just writing to tell you that you have a fabulous website, keep up the good(and funny!) work! - "The Outsiders" was made when I was a teenager and was addicted to all the teen mags. I remember reading one interview with Rob Lowe regarding his opinions of each of his fellow "Outsiders." I never have liked Tom Cruise, simply because I thought he was unattractive and had a smart-alec smirk that I'd love to slap off his face. But I thought Rob's comment was strange, and chalked it up to his being a dumb pretty-boy. Little did I know. . . . Per Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise is a pretty good kid, but has something in his eyes that says he's not all there, that one day, he's just going to snap. (I'm quoting from memory. My mother threw out all my old teen mags that I left at her house when I got married. Ha!) Who'd a thunk it? Rob actually has insight into the human psyche!

Not only is tom cruise nuts, but he doesn't have any talent either. and he's not even goodlooking. how did tom cruise ever happen? must be a plot by l. ron. hubbard.

I absolutely love this website! Way to go. I'll be the first person to admit taking anti-depressants. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here today. I was so far gone into depression, it took over my life. What an ass Tom Cruise is. He ought to go back to his original reincarnated state of being a caveman. Or fly out back to his alien land of friends. What a disgusting display of affection. My stomach turns when I see a photo of him and Katie. It's really sad to see how stardom has ruined him. Next we will be seeing him with a Michael Jackson nose, fondling small children and getting away with him by all his money and attorneys. - I consider myself to be a mature, intelligent and independent woman and was fully prepared to offer a comprehensive, articulate, albeit non-accredited dissertation of the anatomy and physiology of the chemically imbalanced brain and the way in which various classes of antidepressants affect brain chemistry. However, reading these hilarious postings just made me more ticked off at this jackass and I decided, instead, to vent. Tom Cruise is a demented midget with a unibrow. Whew.. I feel better. - are you kiddening me! ritalin, antidepressants, and nueroleptics are dangerous in kids.tom cruise has it right. the site is bullshit.

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Nuts are seeds that are covered with a hard shell. Most are the seeds of trees, but the seeds of a few other plants that are not strictly nuts will also be considered here as they can be conveniently classified with nuts for culinary purposes.

Nuts can be used in many ways. Whole, flaked and ground nuts and nut butters are widely available. A classic vegetarian savoury is nut roast and many vegetarian cook books give a recipe for one, which can be endlessly varied with different herbs and flavourings and different combinations of nuts and cereals. Nuts can be added to sweet dishes, cakes and biscuits, and nut butters can be added to soups and stews to thicken them.

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Probably originated in the Near East but now grows in Southern Europe, Western Asia, California, South Australia and South Africa. Almond oil is used for flavouring and for skin care preparations and is extracted from the kernel of the Bitter Almond. The Sweet Almond is grown for nuts for eating and have the largest share of the nut trade world-wide. Almond flour is available and it is possible to make a nutritious nut milk from almonds. Almonds are particularly nutritious, 100g contain 16.9g protein, 4.2mg iron, 250mg calcium, 20mg vitamin E, 3.1mg zinc and 0.92mg vitamin B2.

A native of South America. The nuts grow inside a hard, woody fruit rather like a coconut shell which has to be broken open to expose the 12-24 nuts inside. Brazils are high in fat, which causes them to go rancid very quickly, and protein. 100g of brazils contain 12g protein, 61g fat, 2.8mg iron, 180mg calcium, 4.2mg zinc.

Native to America but now grown extensively in India and East Africa. It will withstand rather drier conditions than most other nuts. The nut grows in a curious way on the tree, hanging below a fleshy, apple-like fruit. It is related to the mango, pistachio and poison ivy. High in protein and carbohydrate, 100g cashews contain 17.2g protein, 60 micrograms vitamin A, 3.8mg iron.

The sweet chestnut is a native of South Europe but is planted elsewhere extensively for both nuts and timber. The nuts can be used in soups, fritters, porridges, stuffings and stews, as well as being roasted or boiled whole. Available fresh (in autumn), dried, canned - whole or pureed, or ground into flour. Dried chestnuts need soaking for at least 1-2 hours and boiling for 45-60 minutes, fresh need boiling for 40 minutes before being peeled. Preserved in syrup they become the famous delicacy, Marron-glace. High in starch, but low in protein and fat, 100g chestnuts contain 36.6g carbohydrate, only 2g protein (the lowest of all nuts) and 2.7g fat.

The coconut palm is common in tropical regions all over the world. The nut is covered in a fibrous outer coating on the tree and all parts of the tree are useful, the trunks for timber, the leaves for thatch, the fibrous husk produces coir - the starting material for ropes and coconut matting - and the nuts are used for food. Unripe nuts contain coconut milk. The nutmeat can be eaten fresh or dried (desiccated or flaked coconut) and is also available in blocks of creamed coconut. A valuable oil is also extracted from the nut meat and used for cooking (although it is very high in saturated fat), margarines, soaps and detergents. 100g fresh coconut contain 3.2g protein and 36g fat, dessicated contain 5.6g protein and 62g fat.

Hazel, also called Cob, is a common wild tree in Europe and Asia and its nuts have been eaten by humans since earliest times. The cultivated varieties are bigger and the filbert is a similar but bigger species from SE Europe. Used in sweet and savoury dishes, they are available whole, ground and flaked, or made into oil and nut butter. 100g hazel nuts contain 7.6g protein, and they are lower in fat than most other nuts.

A native of NE Australia now also grown commercially in Hawaii. Notoriously difficult to extract from their shells, they are expensive but have a delicious creamy flavour and crunchy texture. Low in carbohydrate, but quite high in fat, 100g Macadamia nuts contain 7g protein and 40mg calcium.

Also known as groundnuts or monkey nuts, peanuts are actually legumes. Of South American origin, it's now an important crop all over the tropics and southern USA. It gets its name groundnut because as the pods ripen, they are actually forced underground. Peanuts are high in protein and contain 40-50% oil. The oil is used in cooking, as salad oil, in margarines and the residue is fed to animals. Whole peanuts can be eaten raw or roasted or made into peanut butter (look out for brands which do not contain hydrogenated oils, which are highly saturated). As they are usually inexpensive, they can be mixed with other kinds of nuts to bring down the cost, while still maintaining flavour and good nutrition. 100g peanuts contain 24.3g protein, 2mg iron and 3mg zinc.

A native of N America where it is used extensively in ice cream, cakes, nut bread and confectionery. The flavour is rather like a mild, sweet walnut. 100g pecans contain 9.2g protein, a very high fat content of 71.2g, 130 micrograms vitamin A (also very high), 2.4mg iron and 73mg calcium.

These are the seeds of the Stone Pine, a native of the Mediterranean region, but the seeds of various other pines are eaten in various parts of the world including the seeds of the Korean Pine or North American pinon tree. They are very difficult to harvest, hence their cost. They are vital for pesto sauce, and are delicious lightly toasted. They become rancid very easily and should be stored in the fridge or freezer. 100g pine nuts contain 14g protein.

Native to the Near East and Central Asia but has long been cultivated in the Mediterranean region and more recently in the Southern US. The kernels are green and are prized as much for their ornamental colour as for their flavour. Also sold roasted and salted in their shells. They are more expensive than most other nuts. 100g pistachios contain 19.3g protein, 14mg iron, 140mg calcium.

The walnut is native to SE Europe and West & Central Asia but is now grown in the UK, California and China as well. It is grown for timber as well as its nuts. Walnut oil has been used for centuries in the preparation of artists paints. The black walnut is a native of North America, introduced into Britain in the 17th century. The butternut is also from North America. These two have much thicker shells than European walnuts. High in fat, they go rancid very quickly and should be stored in the fridge or freezer. 100g walnuts contain 10.6g protein and 2.4mg iron.

An annual plant belonging to the daisy family, it probably originated in North America or Mexico. North American Indians cultivated sunflowers as long as 2,000 years ago. The oil extracted from its seeds is used in margarine, varnishes and soaps but the seeds can be eaten whole, raw or cooked. They can be added to breads and cakes or sprinkled over salad or breakfast cereals. A good source of potassium and phosphorous, 100g sunflower seeds also contain 24g protein and 7.1mg iron and 120mg calcium.

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About nuts (A-C) There are two sorts of almonds, the bitter almond and the sweet almond. Bitter almonds are used to make almond oil, which is used in many baking recipes to add an intense almond flavour. Ground, sweet almonds are the basis of sweets such as marzipan, nougat and macaroons. They're especially useful in baking and can be substituted for flour to create a dense, moist texture in cakes and biscuits. For the freshest flavour, grind your own almonds as you need them because they become stale quickly. Sweet almonds also appear in many savoury recipes - from toasted flaked almonds served with trout and brown butter to their role as a thickening agent in romesco sauce. They're often used in Indian cooking to thicken and add texture and flavour to dishes such as chicken korma. Brazil nuts have an unusually tender, rich and mild flavour. The oil made from brazil nuts has a pleasant nutty flavour and can be used as a high-quality salad oil. Brazil nuts are the seeds of a large tree that grows up to 50 metres (160 feet) tall in the Amazon jungle and their shells are notoriously difficult to crack. Commercial supplies of Brazil nuts are still derived entirely from wild trees though there are concerns that they're being harvested too intensively. They're often used in baking and go well with chocolate, for example in chocolate brownies. Cashew nuts grow dangling beneath a fleshy stalk known as the cashew pear. The 'pear' can be used for juices, syrups and liqueurs. Cashew nuts are eaten on their own as a snack or as an ingredient in various sweet and savoury dishes. Whole or chopped cashews provide crunch and substance to Asian stir-fries, noodle dishes and curries and they're a good match with chicken. Coconuts have many roles in the kitchen where their milk, cream, oil and flesh are all in demand for savoury and sweet dishes. Coconut milk and cream is made from squeezing the flesh in water and used often in curries and spicy soups to 'cool' the heat of the dish. It's also delicious in sweets such as coconut rice pudding or coconut ice cream. The dried meat is known as 'copra'. Coconut oil can be made from fresh coconuts, and it is extensively used in making margarine, confectionery and bakery goods, and for frying. Coconut flesh can be used fresh, grated or desiccated in numerous sweet and savoury dishes.

About nuts (D-Pe) Hazelnuts are globe-shaped or oval, up to two centimetres (nearly one inch) long with a hard brown shell. They grow in most parts of Britain, but cobnuts (a type of wild hazelnut) are particular to Kent. Most of the world's commercially grown hazelnuts come from Turkey. They're used in savoury dishes including soups and sauces, such as romesco sauce. They're excellent in baking and can be ground, like almonds, for use in cakes and biscuits. As with most nuts they have an affinity with chocolate. They're also a key ingredient in praline. Macadamias are Australian nuts but they're now grown commercially in Hawaii, particularly for the American market, where they're widely used in cookies and ice cream. Macadamias have a taste rather like a very fine hazelnut but their texture is smoother and richer and almost buttery. They're often used with white chocolate and go well with coconut. Peanuts are actually a member of the pea family and aren't true nuts, as they have to be dug out of the soil to be harvested. Also known as groundnuts, the pods develop after the pollinated flower stalk has grown down into the soil, where the nuts develop. Peanut oil is used extensively in cooking and for making margarine. The nuts themselves are eaten salted and roasted as snacks or made into peanut butter. Whole or chopped peanuts are popular in Asian cusuine and give satay sauce its addictive quality. They're often served as a garnish on noodles and stir-fries. They're also good in baking and can be baked into cookies or pies. Pecans are native to North America where they're still used in abundance, especially in cakes, pies and cookies. They belong to the same family as the walnut and have the same distinctive texture and 'brain-like' shape, but a slightly sweeter taste. They're perhaps most famous for their role in the all-American pecan-pie, but are equally good in brownies, cookies and cakes.

About nuts (Pi-Z) Pistachios are known as the 'happy nut' in China because of the 'smile' appearance of its open shell. The open shell of the pistachio enables it to be roasted and salted while still in its shell, and that's how they're often sold and eaten. They're also found in many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean pastries such as baklava and Asian sweets such as seera. Pistachios are a good source of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, folate and protein. try Reshma Martin's Pistachio saffron seeraSweet chestnuts are believed to have originated in Spain and were brought to Britain by the Romans. hence they're also known as Spanish chestnuts. They grow in clusters enclosed in a spiny case. They're delicious eaten on their own, roasted over hot coals, or can be used in all sorts of delicious dishes, including the traditional stuffing for Christmas dinner. Chestnuts have a high starch content so in Europe they're often made into flour and used for cakes and fritters. In France they're preserved in sugar as marrons glaces. Their high level of tannic acid means they shouldn't be eaten raw. Walnuts have many varieties but the most popular, for its flavour, is the English walnut. They are used in desserts, cakes and confectionery as well as in many savoury dishes such as soups, sauces, stews and salads including the well-known Waldorf salad. They are also pickled for serving with cold meats and cheeses - they go particularly well with blue cheese - or for adding to meaty stews. Walnut oil has a strong nutty flavour which is excellent when used on fish, steaks, pasta or salad. It's not suitable as a cooking oil.

About seeds (A-Z) Pine nuts are used a great deal in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. They have a very delicate taste and texture and are high in protein which makes them especially useful in a vegetarian diet. They can be eaten raw, when they have a soft texture and a sweet buttery flavour and are especially good in salads. They are delicious toasted as this brings out their flavour and adds a little extra crunch. They're probably best known for their use in pesto sauce. Pumpkin seeds are greenish in colour, and can be eaten raw or cooked both in sweet and savoury dishes. Delicious roasted, or toasted and sprinkled with soya sauce while hot, and served on salads. They're rich in protein, iron, zinc and phosphorus. During the autumn, when pumpkins are in season, you can dry your own seeds for use in various dishes. Sesame seeds are available in a variety of colours including browns, red, black, yellow and ivory. The darker seeds are said to have the most flavour. The oil is one of the most distinctive, fragrant and flavourful oils you can get, with a slightly sweet nutty flavour (enhanced by toasting). Europe has limited use of sesame seeds in baking, garnishing bread, biscuits and pastries. However, there is much more extensive use elsewhere in Asian, South American and African cooking, where sesame seeds are used in both sweet and savoury dishes. They go particularly well with chicken and other meats, in salads as both garnish and dressing, vegetables and stir-fries as well as adding a distinctive flavour to stir-fried and rice dishes. Ground sesame seeds are used to make tahini, a smooth paste used in Middle Eastern cooking. Sunflower seeds are one of the most commonly available seeds. The sunflower plant belongs to the daisy family, and probably originated in North America. North American Indians cultivated sunflowers as long as 2,000 years ago. The seeds can be eaten whole, raw or cooked, added to breads and cakes, or sprinkled over salads or breakfast cereals. A good source of potassium and phosphorus, sunflower seeds also contain protein, iron and calcium.

Buying and storing Most nuts can be bought either in the shell or shelled. Whole, flaked and ground nuts are widely available in supermarkets, health food stores and at many street markets. So too are nut butters, which can be added to soups and stews to thicken them. Some nuts are available fresh (or 'green') but most are sold dried. The majority are available year round, but there are some seasonal varieties (chestnuts and cobnuts, for instance). Nut oils are currently extremely popular in cooking. several types of nut are cultivated for their oil including walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts and almonds. Nuts do go off, and shouldn't be kept for more than a few weeks or beyond their 'best before' or 'use-by' date. Buy them in small amounts, keep them in airtight containers in a cool, dry place away from the light. Because of their high fat content, nuts and seeds can benefit from storage in the fridge or freezer to help prevent them becoming rancid. Stale nuts will look shrivelled and have a rancid taste (they can also be dangerous to eat as they build up contaminants).

Nut allergies Nut allergy is an increasing problem in the UK, especially among children. Peanuts are the most common cause, but other nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, brazil nuts, macadamia nuts and cashew nuts, can affect people too. On rare occasions, all these nuts can cause anaphylaxis (a serious and rapid allergic reaction) in people who are sensitive. An immediate injection of adrenaline is a highly effective treatment. Avoiding nuts is the most obvious thing to do if you're allergic to them, but this is often easier said than done. Since November 2005, food labelling rules require pre-packed food sold in the UK, and the rest of the European Union, to show clearly on the label if it contains nuts (or if one of its ingredients contains them). There could still be foods on the shelves that were produced before this date. Manufacturers often use warnings such as 'may contain nuts' because they know that minute amounts of certain ingredients, especially nuts, can cause some people to have severe allergic reactions. Even where they make sure that nuts aren't deliberately added to a product, nuts may get into the product for different reasons. For example, the food might be produced on the same line, or in the same factory, as other foods containing nuts. Or the manufacturer may buy ingredients that aren't guaranteed to be nut-free. Find out more information about nut allergy and how to avoid eating nuts at the Anaphylaxis Campaign website.

Aflatoxins Aflatoxins are toxins formed by moulds growing on various foods including edible nuts, particularly in the tropics and sub-tropics. There's evidence to suggest they may cause liver cancer. Regulations in the UK set limits for aflatoxins, but occasionally tests show these limits have been exceeded (in batches of peanuts, peanut butter and pistachios, for instance). Nevertheless, the levels of toxins found are generally low, and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises that there's no need for anyone to avoid eating these products and that nuts contain important nutrients and can be included as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

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Hard-shelled fruit of a wide variety of trees, e. g. almonds, Brazil, cashew, peanut, walnut. all have high fat content, 45-60%. high protein content, 15-20%. 15-20% carbohydrate. The chestnut is an exception, with 3% fat and 3% protein, being largely carbohydrate, 37%. A number of nuts are grown specially for their oils. see oilseed.

Any of various dry fruits that generally consist of an edible kernel enclosed in a shell that can range from medium-hard, thin and brittle to woody and tough. Botanically speaking, some foods we know as nuts are actually seeds (such as the brazil nut) or legumes (like the peanut). Among the more popular of the other "nuts" are almonds, cashews, chestnuts, macadamias, pecans, pistachios, pine nuts and walnuts. Most nuts are sold both shelled and unshelled. Shelled nuts come in many forms including blanched or not, whole, halved, chopped, sliced or minced. Additionally, shelled nuts come raw, dry-roasted, oil-roasted, with or without salt, smoked, candied and with various flavorings such as jalapeño and garlic. They're sold in plastic bags and boxes, and vacuum-packed in cans and jars. When buying unshelled nuts in bulk, choose those that are heavy for their size, with solid shells sans cracks or holes. The nut's kernel should not be loose enough to rattle when shaken. Shelled nuts should be plump, crisp and uniform in color and size. In general, nuts should be purchased as fresh as possible. Rancid nutmeats will ruin whatever food they flavor. To be sure that nuts are fresh-whether shelled or unshelled-buy them from a supplier with rapid turnover. Because of their high fat content, rancidity is always a hazard with nuts. For that reason they should be stored airtight in a cool place. Shelled nuts can be refrigerated in this manner up to 4 months, frozen up to 6 months. As a general rule (and depending on their freshness at the time of storage), unshelled nuts will keep about twice as long as shelled. Popular nut by-products include meal or flour (usually found in natural food stores) and nut butter and oils (the most popular being almond, hazelnut, peanut and walnut oils). Nuts are high in calcium, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E and fiber. Some scientific studies have concluded that a daily portion of just 1 ounce of nuts rich in monounsaturated fat (see fats and oils) can reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 10 percent. The nuts highest in monounsaturated fat are almonds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts. And, although 1 ounce of nuts delivers about 180 calories and 17 fat grams, 50 to 80 percent of that fat is monounsaturated (the "good" fat that helps reduce the level of LDL-the "bad" cholesterol). Nuts are wonderful simply eaten out of hand as well as used in a wide variety of sweet and savory dishes for meals from breakfast to dinner. The flavor of most nuts benefits from a light toasting, either on stovetop or in the oven. See also black walnut. butternut. candlenut. english walnut. ginkgo nut. hazelnut. hickory nut.

Dry, hard, one-seeded fruit consisting of a kernel, usually oily, surrounded by a hard or brittle shell that does not split open at maturity. Nuts include chestnuts, filberts, and walnuts. but other so-called nuts are botanically seeds (Brazil nut, pistachio), legumes (peanut), or drupes (almond and coconut). Most edible nuts are well known as dessert nuts. Some nuts are sources of oil or fat. Not all nuts are edible. some are used for ornament.

In areas where wild hazels grew freely, large groups of villagers (particularly women) would go into the woods to gather them as food, or to sell to dyers. These expeditions were lively affairs, where a good deal of love-making went on. this sexual aspect, combined with the traditional use of ‘nuts’ to mean ‘testicles’, accounts for the jokes in folksongs and nursery rhymes about girls ‘gathering nuts in May’.It was also said that if you go nutting on a holy day you'll meet the Devil. the first record (in 1670) refers to Holy Rood Day (14 September), but it was more commonly applied to Sundays. The present writer heard it seriously said in Sussex in the 1940s [JS]. On the other hand, a vicar of Hailsham (Sussex) wrote flippantly in 1884 that the Devil who helped a girl who went nutting commonly appeared in the form of her sweetheart (Simpson, 1973. 65).

In botany, a dry one-seeded fruit which is indehiscent (i. e., does not split open along a definite seam at maturity). Among the true nuts are the acorn, chestnut, and hazelnut. Commonly the word nut is used for any seed or fruit having an edible kernel surrounded by a hard or brittle covering. Thus the peanut pod is actually a legume, the Brazil nut is a seed enclosed with others in a capsule, and the almond is part of a drupe, a type of fruit that includes olives and peaches. Others that are not botanically true nuts are the cashew, coconut, litchi, pistachio, and walnut. Most nuts have a high content of oil. in addition they may contain substantial amounts of protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. Although nuts were originally harvested from wild trees, this century has seen the increasing cultivation of nut orchards—especially in warmer climates—for commercial production both for food and for byproducts.

See J. G. Woodroof, Tree Nuts (2 vol., 1967). R. A. Jaynes, ed., Handbook of North American Nut Trees (rev. ed. 1973).

Botanically, a nut is a hard, one-seeded fruit that is indehiscent, which means it does not split open on its own at maturity. Many commercial nuts, however, do not meet the strict botanical definition. One common characteristic of nuts is a hard outer covering or shell. The shell is a natural package that protects the inner seed, usually very high in food value, from animal predation. To overcome thick nutshells, humans (and other primates) developed tools. The most primitive tools are rocks used by chimpanzees for cracking nuts. Some scientists speculate that the shards broken from such primitive nutcrackers may have been the first scraping and cutting tools used by early humans as they gradually developed and improved technology. Nuts may have helped spark early humans' technological creativity by coupling a challenge with a nutritious reward. The hard nutshell is a challenge that must be overcome to gain the reward of the kernel and has become a metaphor for a challenging puzzle, "a hard nut to crack." The names given to nuts by indigenous people sometimes reflect the effort of cracking. The word pacan, for example, was used by Native Americans to refer to all hard-shelled nuts that required an instrument (stone or hammer) to crack. The folds, wrinkles, and lobes of walnut kernels bear a resemblance to the brain, and are similarly encased in a skull-like protective case. Under the "Doctrine of Signatures," a medical system used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, that similarity was considered meaningful so walnuts were prescribed for maladies related to the head. It may be from such visual, verbal, and historical connections that the term "nut" came to be associated with the head, as well as with an idiosyncratic personality. Modern technology has provided global access to a wide range of nut crops, at the same time threatening the maintenance of the genetic and ethnobotanical diversity that produced them. Perhaps exploring the variety of nut crops within the context of their usefulness to humanity will contribute to improved stewardship. Almonds (Prunus Dulcis [Miller] D. A. Webb)Plant biology. The almond is a deciduous tree of the arid temperate zone. It grows to a height of twenty-five to thirty feet and has white to pink solitary flowers, 1–1.5 inches across, that develop with or before the early foliage. The flowers of most almond cultivars are self-incompatible, although there is selection for self-compatibility, especially in Europe. Honeybees typically transfer the heavy pollen. The flower has a single pistil with two ovules. If both develop, an undesirable "double kernel" is produced. The fruit is a compressed, pubescent, oblong-ovoid drupe that splits at maturity to reveal the shallow pitted stone containing the seed (the edible kernel).Almonds are a concentrated source of energy, being relatively high in fat (54 percent, see Table 1). The fatty acid in highest concentration is oleic acid (70–78 percent), a monounsaturated fatty acid that can contribute to lowered cholesterol levels. Kernels are also relatively high in protein (18 percent). Seedlings vary in kernel quality, with some producing bitter kernels due to high levels of the glucoside amygdalin. Amygdalin is hydrolyzed by the enzyme emulsin to form benzaldehyde and cyanide, which cause the bitter taste. Substrate and enzyme are both present in the seed and are united when cells are injured, as occurs during consumption. The trait has adaptive value as a protection against predation. Table 1

History. Almonds originated in Asia and moved with the migrations of peoples, which were often impelled by the upheavals of famine and warfare. In Genesis 43.11, the patriarch Jacob instructed his sons to carry almonds and pistachio nuts from their home in Palestine to Egypt when the family had to relocate during a period of extreme famine (c. nineteenth century

). From Greece, almonds spread into Italy and the Mediterranean region, a movement that can be traced in the etymology of the English word. "Almond" is derived from the French amande, from the Latin amygdala, which came from the Greek. The Arab conquest of North Africa in the sixth and seventh centuries started another wave of almond introductions. The Moors took almonds with them when they conquered southern Spain. Almonds were then transported from Spain to California during the Spanish Mission Period (1800). The warm, dry climate of California, coupled with intensive agricultural systems, led to the preeminence of California in world almond production. Almonds are currently grown in regions characterized by a subtropical Mediterranean climate. Primary production centers are the central valleys of California, the Mediterranean region, and Central to Southwestern Asia. Procurement. In California, culture is intensive. Cultivars are selected for high production of soft-shelled kernels. Grafted trees of improved cultivars are propagated on rootstocks selected for the constraints of particular sites. Trees are planted in irrigated orchard configurations with densities of up to 134 per acre. Two rows of the main cultivar to one row of a pollinizer are planted and hives of bees are maintained to aid pollination. Trees are heavily fertilized and protected with chemical pesticides, and yields of over 3,000 pounds of kernels per acre are achieved. Harvest operations are heavily mechanized, with specialized machines to shake nuts from the tree and others to collect them from the orchard floor. In the Mediterranean region of production, culture is not as intensive, and many orchards are composed of selected seedlings rather than grafted trees. Furthermore, most classes and cultivars are hard-or semi-hard-shelled. Orchards contain fewer trees than in California, with only fifty to seventy trees per acre being typical. Selection has occurred within particular regions that have become identifiable for the class of almonds produced, despite heterogeneity. For instance, the Spanish island Majorca is known for the Farmer Majorca class, composed of a multitude of related seedling trees. Recent selection has been for late-blooming cultivars that avoid frost damage, for self-compatibility, and for adaptation to the environmental stresses that are not as completely controlled as in California. Global and contemporary issues. Standardization accompanying globalization puts pressure on diversity. Increased uniformity allows increased mechanization, and may contribute to marketability and even profitability, but at the cost of genetic diversity. Small areas in the Mediterranean once comprised distinct land races of selected seedlings. The diversity of those local populations is being reduced as grafted culture increases. Maintenance of ex situ germ plasm collections cannot substitute for the continued selection of desirable seedlings by multiple local growers. Brazil Nuts (Bertholletia Excelsa Humbl. & Bonpl.)Plant biology. Brazil nuts are produced by giant evergreen trees indigenous to the Amazon forest of South America. Trees may reach heights of over 160 feet, and form part of the upper forest canopy. Cream-colored flowers are borne in racemes at the ends of shoots, and have both male and female parts. Female Euglossine bees accomplish pollination, while males of that species primarily visit orchids. Flowers mature and drop quickly, within a single day. Fruit matures in fourteen months, falling from the tree from January to June. The fruit is a four-to six-inch spherical pod with a thick outer shell encasing twelve to twenty-four wedge-shaped nuts, each in its own dark brown rough shell. Each nut is two inches long or more and has a single solid kernel. Kernels are about 66 percent fat, 20 percent of which is saturated (see Table 1). The high oil content makes the nuts valuable as a source of oil for cosmetics and soap making, as well as for consumption. The nuts are about 14 percent protein and are a concentrated source of selenium, which is being studied for its role in preventing some forms of cancer. History. Although Brazil nuts have been used by indigenous people of the Amazon for millennia, they were "discovered" by the outside world in 1569 when Juan Alvarez Maldonado was directed to the nuts by the Cayanpuxes Indians on the Madre de Dios River. The Spanish called the nuts "almendras de los Andes" or "almonds of the Andes." Dutch merchants began trading for Brazil nuts in the early 1600s, but it was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that the tree was given its botanical name. The German botanist Alexander von Humboldt and his French colleague Aime Bonpland went on an expedition to Brazil in 1799. following their return to Paris about five years later, the men named the nut after von Humboldt's friend Claude Louis Berthollet. Brazil nuts became a traditional Christmas delicacy in England in the nineteenth century, and the market for the nuts soared as rubber exports increased in the last half of the century. the settlers who ventured into the forest to harvest rubber also harvested the Brazil nuts. When the market for rubber dropped, the demand for Brazil nuts remained consistent and has continued to support the castaneros who make their living harvesting the wild trees. The value of the nuts is dependable enough to serve as a type of currency in the area where they are grown. Procurement. Brazil nuts are the only globally distributed nut crop produced almost entirely from wild trees. The long time required to establish a bearing tree, and low yields related to problems with pollination in established orchards, have made plantations of the trees economically unattractive. Most nuts come from the Brazilian states of Para, Amazonas, and Acre. Brazil nuts are also produced in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, the Guianas, and Venezuela. A single tree may produce over 300 of the heavy, nut-filled pods. Castaneros do not stand under the trees in windy conditions to avoid being hit and possibly killed by the falling pods. Most collecting is done in the morning, and an experienced worker can collect close to a thousand pods in a day. Pods are opened with a machete, and nuts are carried to the river in sacks often weighing over one hundred pounds. They are taken by canoe or raft to marketing centers, where a few exporters accumulate and market the crop and receive the majority of the profit. Global and contemporary issues. Increased attention has focused on Brazil nuts as a "keystone species," a species critical to the intricately interwoven web of life for many organisms. Studies in the wild have revealed the role of specialized bees for pollination, a factor that may be missing in planted orchards. The agouti, a large rodent, is unique in its ability to open the pods and to scatter-hoard the nuts, contributing to seedling establishment. Other organisms rely on the empty pods as a substrate for development. In recognition of their value to local people, laws in several countries prevent cutting down Brazil nut trees. Creative efforts are being made by local people to market the valuable crop directly and establish a sustainable ecological and economic system centered on this valuable nut tree. Cashew Nuts (Anacardium Occidentale L.)Plant biology. The cashew tree is a medium-sized (up to forty feet tall), spreading evergreen tree that originated on the dry, salty coastal beaches of northeast Brazil. Trees have a deep taproot and extensive lateral roots that adapt them to their habitat. Leaves are simple and alternate, with entire margins. Flowers may be unisexual or perfect and are borne in terminal-branching panicles. The fruit is composed of a greatly enlarged receptacle, sometimes called the "cashew apple," at the base of which develops a thick-shelled, single-seeded, kidney-shaped nut. Inside the nut is the edible kernel, covered with another, thinner shell. Between the outer and inner shells is a thick, caustic oil called "cardol" that can cause blisters and must be removed. The kernels are roasted to remove toxins. Cashews are lower in oil than many nuts, having only 45 percent. The primary oil is oleic acid. Kernels are relatively high in carbohydrates (see Table 1). In addition to the edible nuts, the peduncle (or apple) can be eaten, pressed for juice, or used to make wine. The caustic nutshell liquid (CNSL) has heat-absorbing properties that make it useful in several industrial applications, from clutch facings to waterproof paints. Other plant parts are also useful. sap is used as insect repellent and varnish, and leaves and bark are used medicinally. History. Indigenous people of Brazil were using cashew nuts and apples when the first Europeans visited in the mid-1500s. The Portuguese introduced trees to India in the 1560s, from which the species spread to other tropical parts of Asia. India was the source of the first international trade in cashews in 1907, exporting 430 tons of kernels to Britain and importing unshelled nuts from East Africa. Procurement. The World Bank estimates that 97 percent of world cashew production is from "wild trees" (self-sown rather than systematically planted in orchards), although research on crop improvement is proceeding in Brazil, India, and Africa. Seedlings are capable of producing nuts only three years after planting. The vast majority of the very perishable cashew apples are allowed to rot rather than being processed. Yield from a mature cashew tree is estimated at between 100 and 150 pounds of fruit (apples and nuts), from which twenty pounds of hulled, unshelled nuts can be obtained, yielding about six pounds of kernels. Nuts are dried immediately after harvest, and then must be roasted to remove the caustic nutshell liquid, which complicates processing. Traditional methods of roasting result in the loss of the CNSL, as well as causing hazardous working conditions due to spurting oils and toxic smoke. More modern extraction methods salvage the CNSL, but require expensive solvents and technical expertise. Chestnuts (Castanea Spp.)Plant biology. Chestnuts are deciduous trees with simple, alternate leaves that have serrate to dentate margins. Chestnuts are monoecious, with separate male and female flowers on the same tree. Male flowers are borne as unisexual catkins at the terminal end of shoots and as bisexual catkins on the lower shoots. Female flowers appear singly or in clusters of two or three at the base of the bisexual catkins and become the nut-bearing burrs. Male flowers tend to shed pollen prior to female receptivity, creating a tendency to cross-pollination. Pollen is primarily wind disseminated. The fruit is a spiny burr that dehisces into four valves at maturity to reveal three nuts. Chestnuts are rich reddish brown with a conspicuous pale oval scar at the base. The shell is relatively thin and is not as protective as the burr is. When the shell is removed, a hairy pellicle (seed coat) covers the embryo and two irregular cotyledons. Chestnuts have the highest water content, the lowest fat content, and the highest carbohydrate (starch) content of any nut crop (see Table 1). If chestnuts dry after harvesting, some of the starch converts to sugar and viability of the seed is lost. As a result, post-harvest handling dramatically affects both the edible quality of the product as well as its viability for seed. Three species account for the majority of world production. the Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima [Bl.]), the European chestnut (C. sativa [Mill.]), and the Japanese chestnut (C. crenata [Sieb & Zucc.]). All species have a somatic chromosome number of 2n 24 and hybridize freely. History. Seven species of Castanea are found around the world in the temperate zone, and each has a long history of utilization. The Japanese chestnut is native to the Japanese islands and Korea and has been cultivated for over 2,000 years, with some cultivars being maintained since 750

The species is considered the most domesticated, with the largest fruit, the most precocious seedlings, and the smallest mature tree size. Unfortunately, some of them produce nuts that are not very palatable until they have been cooked. Most chestnuts consumed in Europe and the United States are derived from the European chestnut, which has been cultivated in southern Europe and Asia Minor since the Roman Empire. Increasingly, hybrids between the European and Japanese chestnuts are grown commercially because the latter species is resistant to ink disease. American chestnuts (C. dentata [Marsh.] Borkh) were a dominant tree in the eastern forests of North America until ink disease (Phytophthora cinnamomi) eliminated them from the Gulf states in the early 1800s, and chestnut blight disease (Cryphonectria parasitica [Murr.] Barr) developed in the United States in the late 1800s. Ink disease probably came in on cork oak trees from Portugal, which were planted in the south before 1823. Blight disease was introduced in the 1880s, with Japanese chestnut planting stock. It spread up and down the eastern seaboard with nursery stock, and then moved into the forest by other vectors, until by 1950 almost all large chestnut trees were infected. Ink disease is lethal to chestnuts, but the blight fungus does not kill roots, so trees continue to sprout, are reinfected, and die back. There is good evidence that, in the southern United States, heavy shading, competition, grazing, and continued infections often kill the trees completely, but this is not the case in northern forests, where canopy type, competition, and predation are quite different. In addition to the two diseases, chestnuts in the United States are also threatened by the Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus), another introduced pest that has become established and is damaging native chestnut species. The Gall Wasp is believed to have been introduced from Asia into Georgia in 1974 on scion wood that did not pass through proper quarantine. It infested orchards of Chinese chestnuts in Georgia and has also been found in wild trees of the American chestnut along the Appalachian Trail. Procurement. Chestnuts are exported in large numbers from Italy, Spain, Australia, China, and Korea. Japan and the United States are primarily importers, although these markets are partially satisfied by locally grown chestnuts. New cultivars are being registered at an increasing rate, and interest in the crop is increasing. Global and contemporary issues. The chestnut exemplifies both the dangers and benefits of globalization. The devastation of the North American forest by introduced diseases and insects argues in favor of the careful regulation of genetic materials moving between countries. Breeding programs are succeeding in developing resistance to these pests by the use of interspecific hybrids that were created using introduced germ plasm, illustrating the value of carefully sharing genetic resources. Coconut (Cocos Nucifera L.)Plant biology. The coconut is a tall, tropical palm tree that reaches reproductive maturity six to ten years from planting and may live one hundred years. Tall varieties may reach heights of one hundred feet and have a single, usually curved or leaning, trunk with smooth gray bark marked by the ringed scars left by fallen leaf bases. A many-leafed crown tops the trunk, with each pinnately compound leaf being fifteen to twenty feet long. Male and female flowers are borne on a fleshy spike (spadix) enclosed within a leaflike sheath (spathe) arising from the leaf axils. Female flowers are in the basal position and male flowers are at the apex. Pollination may be either anemophilous (wind-distributed) or entomophilous (insect-distributed). The fruit is a large drupe eight to nine inches in diameter. The coconut has a thin, smooth, grayish brown epicarp, a one-to-three-inch-thick, fibrous mesocarp (yielding coir, a fiber used in thatching), and a woody endocarp (the shell). Inside the shell the endosperm comprises the single seed. A portion of the endosperm is solid (the flesh) and a portion is liquid (the milk). The coconut is light in relation to its volume, which allows it to float and be transported by water for long distances. Eventually it washes up on sandy, saline, tropical beaches where it is well adapted to survive. When the embryo germinates, the radicle emerges through one of three germinating pores visible on the outside of the shell. The three pores give the head-sized coconut the appearance of a monkey face. The genus name Cocos is derived from the Portuguese word for "monkey."Coconut oil is extracted from the dried flesh, or copra, and is rich in lauric acid, a valuable antifungal, antiviral, and antiprotozoal compound. As a food, coconut oil is very high (86 percent) in saturated fats, which occur as medium-chain triglycerides that do not raise serum cholesterol or contribute to heart disease as much as long-chain triglycerides. Coconut oil is also a component of soaps and other health products. History. Coconut fossils from the Tertiary period have been found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean region where the plant originated, and charred coconuts have been found in Western Melanesian archeological sites dated to 3000

The plant is a valuable source of food (the flesh), drink (the milk), and shelter (leaves, shell fibers, and trunk). In Sanskrit, the coconut palm is called "the tree which provides all the necessities of life." As a valued source of life's requirements, the coconut was spread by seafaring people throughout the Pacific, possibly as far as the Pacific coast of Central America, and west to India and East Africa. The first written mention of the tree was by an Egyptian monk in 545

Procurement. Coconuts were first established in large-scale commercial plantations in the mid-nineteenth century, many from the seeds of local wild palms along the seashore. Planted coconuts now greatly outnumber wild palms, and coconut products form the main export of Ceylon, the Philippines, and other Indian and Pacific Ocean islands. Hazelnuts (Corylus Avellana L.)Plant biology. Hazelnuts, also known as filberts, are produced on small, shrubby, often multitrunked trees that usually grow to heights of fifteen to twenty-four feet. They have simple, alternate, round-oval leaves with toothed margins. Hazelnuts are monoecious, with both male and female flowers on the same plant, but they are not self-fruitful. Flowers appear before the leaves. Male flowers are borne in catkins at nodes on one-year-old wood, and their wind-disseminated pollen is shed in midwinter. Female flowers are inconspicuous clusters of tiny flowers enclosed within bud scales, visible at the time of pollination as bright red stigmas extending from buds. Fruit matures from early September to October, with the ovoid or oblong nut inside a leafy husk. There is wide diversity in fruit and husk shape, and that diversity is reflected in the common names. "hazel" is from the Old English word for hood or bonnet (hæsel ), which referred to a nut whose husk was shorter than the nut. "Filbert" is probably derived from the name of St. Philibert, a Frankish abbot whose feast day falls in the season when the nuts ripen. it has also been said that the name comes from "full beard," which referred to a long husk. In some countries long nuts are called "filberts," while shorter, round nuts are called "hazels."The nuts are composed of a shell that has variable amounts of pubescence, especially at the tip. Inside the shell, the kernel is encased in a more-or-less-fibrous seed coat (pellicle) that is usually removed by blanching. Kernels are high in fat (62 percent), with the predominant being oleic acid (see Table 1). Hazelnut kernels are also high in Vitamin E, averaging 400 mg/100 g. History. The European hazelnut was the first plant of the temperate deciduous forest to move into areas vacated by receding glaciers at the close of the last ice age, due primarily to its great climatic tolerance. Nuts are recovered at European archeological sites in conjunction with prehistoric human settlements, indicating a long history of food usage. Hazelnuts are one of Europe's oldest cultivated plants. They have been grown for centuries in Turkey, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and England, although different conventions have arisen for their culture in each country. Hazelnuts were introduced in North America by shipments of seed sent in 1629 to the Massachusetts Company. Due to the eastern filbert blight (Anisogramma anomala [Peck] E. Muller), the culture of hazelnuts in the United States is concentrated in the coastal valleys of Oregon and Washington. Procurement. In Turkey, the leader in world hazelnut production (65 percent), hazelnuts are cultured in traditional systems that rely on hand labor. Multitrunk seedling trees are planted in clumps of four or five bushes, often arranged irregularly on steep hillsides. Stems are progressively removed as they grow too old, allowing younger shoots to come into production. Nuts in the husk are hand harvested before the crop drops. Italy follows Turkey in hazelnut production, accounting for about 23 percent of world production. Hazelnut culture in Italy is similar to that in Turkey, using clumps of multitrunk seedling trees, but with more uniform spacing. In Spain, where about 5 percent of world production originates, orchards are planted in still more regular rows, with a single bush at each location rather than a clump of separate bushes as in Turkey and Italy. The United States produces about 3 percent of the world hazelnuts. In the United States, hazelnuts are grown in systems that facilitate mechanization and maximize nut size and yield per acre. Grafted trees of selected cultivars (mostly "Barcelona") are grown as single-trunk trees in evenly spaced rows, with about 200 trees per acre. Trees are sprayed with chemicals to accelerate and concentrate ripening. Nuts fall to the ground and are mechanically windrowed and harvested. Global and contemporary issues. The European hazelnut, Corylus avellana, hybridizes with other species of Corylus that occur from China to the United States and that are largely untapped resources. The genetic diversity of the European hazelnut is well established, based on diverse seedling culture in the primary production centers. The potential is excellent for continued genetic improvement of hazelnuts through selection and breeding. Peanuts (Arachis Hypogaea L.)Plant biology. The peanut (or groundnut) probably originated in South America although it was also cultivated in ancient China. It is a low-growing annual legume with subterranean fruits. Its leaves are stipulate and even-pinnate, mostly with two pairs of oval leaflets and no tendril. Flowers are formed in the axils of leaves and have a very long pedicel. Flowers are self-pollinated and usually do not open. After pollination, cell division in the pedicel drives the pod below ground, where it ripens. The fruit is an indehiscent, fibrous, constricted pod containing one to three dry edible seeds, each encased in a papery integument. The seeds are 20 to 25 percent carbohydrate, 25 to 30 percent protein, and 45 to 50 percent oil (see Table 1).History. Peanuts may have been domesticated by selection from the related species Arachis monticola, found in northwest Argentina, and the only other member of the genus with the same chromosome number (4x 40), although other candidates are possible. Peanuts have been found in archeological sites in Peruvian desert oases dated to 2000

And were mentioned in Spanish historical records in 1550. Four major varieties of peanut form the foundations of world trade. "Virginia" prostrate peanuts were reported in the West Indies by the Spanish, and introduced from there into Mexico, as well as to West Africa via slaving ships. This variety was introduced to eastern North America from both the West Indies and West Africa in the seventeenth century. The Spanish took "Peruvian" prostrate peanuts from Peru to the Philippines and into southeastern China before 1600, with subsequent transport by Chinese traders. "Spanish" peanuts are an erect variety that is very high in oil. They were taken from Brazil to Africa in early introductions, and were established in Spain in the late eighteenth century. From Spain the "Spanish" peanuts were taken to southern France and were introduced in the United States in 1871. The "Valencia" was named for a location in Spain and introduced in the United States from that region about 1910. However, it had been introduced in Spain from Cordoba, Argentina, about 1900.Procurement. Peanuts are grown worldwide in areas that have hot summers, alternating wet and dry seasons, and sandy soils. The plant is capable of fixing nitrogen in root nodules via symbiosis with the Rhizobium bacterium. Plants are harvested by digging and are piled to dry. In the United States, yields of over two tons per acre are often achieved. The major world producers of peanuts are China, India, and the United States (USDA–National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2001). The primary use for peanuts is as a source of edible oil, but they are also eaten as a food either boiled or dried. The tops of plants, as well as the residual protein-rich cake from oil extraction, can be fed to cattle. Pecans (Carya Illinoinensis [Wangenh.] K. Koch)Plant biology. The pecan is a deciduous, temperate tree species native to North America. It is found in well-drained alluvial soils of the Mississippi River and its tributaries from Illinois and Iowa south to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and west to the Edwards Plateau of Texas. Isolated populations are found as far east as southwestern Ohio, as far west as Chihuahua, Mexico, and as far south as Oaxaca, Mexico. In modern times, the distribution of pecans has been extended from the Atlantic seaboard west to California, with major commercial production in the non-native states of Georgia and New Mexico. Trees are long-lived (to 300 years) and grow to heights of over 120 feet. Leaves are alternate, odd-pinnately compound, with nine to fifteen serrate leaflets. Trees are monoecious (male and female flowers are borne on the same tree) and dichogamous (male and female flowers mature at different times), a system that encourages out-crossing with other trees of a complementary bloom period. Male flowers are borne on pairs of three stalked catkins that arise from buds of the previous season. Female flowers are borne as spikes at the tip of the current season's shoots, usually with two to four flowers per spike. Pollen is disseminated by wind (anemophily). The fruit is a "drupelike nut," with the dehiscent husk splitting at maturity (usually September to December) to expose the elongated, relatively thin-shelled nut. Kernels are twolobed, separated in the shell by an internal partition or septum. Kernels are high in oil (70 percent), with the predominant oil being oleic acid (60 to 70 percent).History. Some scientists think that early people carried pecan nuts north as the Laurentide ice sheet retreated at the close of the last ice age. Nuts have been found in Illinois in association with the artifacts of early people dated to around 8900

There is a rich history of pecan use by Native American tribes recorded in the writings of Hernando de Soto, Cabeza de Vaca, and Oviedo. Dense groves of native pecan trees growing along the Guadalupe River of Texas were visited every other year, due to the alternate-bearing cycle. In years of heavy production, pecans were a major component of people's diet. Shell thickness and nut size were probably the two most important criteria of selection by early foragers, just as they are for modern pecan collectors. Trees producing large, thin-shelled nuts are more highly valued, more regularly visited, more extensively harvested, and (probably) more widely dispersed over time. About 1882, Edwin E. Risien of San Saba, Texas, offered a prize for the best native pecan. His intention was to obtain nuts from the prize-winning tree and plant them to establish an orchard of superior seedlings. The tree that won the competition came to be known as the "San Saba" pecan. Seedlings of that tree were selected and propagated, producing the "Western," "San Saba Improved," and "Onliwon" pecans, among others. The first report of successful asexual propagation was by Abner Landrum in 1822. However, it was the gardener Antoine, a slave, who first established a commercially viable orchard by asexual propagation by grafting "Centennial" pecan on the Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana in 1846. In the late 1800s several nurseries sold grafted trees, providing material for the first great boom in pecan orchard establishment, which occurred in Georgia in the early 1900s. The extensive acreage established at that time, largely using the "Stuart" cultivar, quickly moved Georgia to the lead in production of improved pecans. Procurement. Native pecans are harvested from wild trees. Trees are often unmanaged except at harvest and yield less per acre and have lower-quality pecans than improved orchards. As a result, native pecans sell for less on the market. Land clearing for other crops greatly reduced native pecans during the last quarter of the twentieth century. Efforts to characterize and conserve the diversity of native pecans are being pursued. Commercial pecans are grown in orchards of variable numbers of selected cultivars, grafted onto regionally adapted seedling rootstocks, in configurations that vary by geographic region. Tree density tends to increase from the East to the West, with many orchards planted on 50 50 spacings in the East, with 35 35 spacings common in Texas, and 30 30 spacing common in New Mexico and farther west. Cultivar diversity tends to be greatest in the Southeast, while many western orchards contain large blocks of a single cultivar, usually "Western." Grafted trees begin to bear between the fourth to eighth leaf, but may not achieve a positive cash flow until the twelfth to fifteenth leaf. Cost of culture varies by region, with increased cost for pesticide application in the Southeast, but increased irrigation expense in the arid West. Pecans are the most important nut crop in Mexico, which has native as well as grafted orchards. Pecans are also grown to some extent in Israel, South Africa, Australia, Egypt, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and China. Global and contemporary issues. The United States is the world center of diversity for the pecan. As native trees are cleared, much of that diversity may be lost. Efforts are being made to collect and characterize the diversity of the pecan across its range and to establish appropriate in situ reserves. Pine Nuts (Pinus Cembroides Zucc.)Plant biology. Pine nuts are produced by the piñon pine tree, a small-to medium-sized tree found at high elevations in the arid North American Southwest. Piñon is found from west Texas to California, north to Wyoming, and south into Chihuahua, Baja California, and Hidalgo, Mexico. Trees form broad pyramidal crowns and become round-topped with age. Trunks are often twisted and gnarled, with rough, irregularly furrowed bark. Typically there are two needles per fascicle, with needles being one to two inches long, sharp-pointed, and fragrant. Trees are monoecious, with male flowers produced as short staminate cones. Female cones are lateral or subterminal, about one to two inches long and almost as wide, and brown at maturity. Cones mature the second year, in August to September. The brown to black edible seeds are one-half to three-quarters of an inch long, triangular to ovate in shape, and often rounded at the base. They have a thin, brittle shell. The kernels are aromatic and flavorful, are rich in fat (61 percent), and have about 13 percent protein (see Table 1).History. Pine nuts have been found in excavations at Gatecliff Shelter, Nevada, and dated at 6,000 years

Nuts were used by Native Americans in the Southwest as an important component of their diet, both medicinally and ritualistically. The terminal buds, inner bark, and the core of green cones can be eaten in the spring. Several parts of the plant were used medicinally. crushed nuts for treatment of burns. pitch for treatment of wounds. smoke from burning branches for treatment of coughs, colds, and rheumatism. fumes of burning pitch for head colds, coughs, and earaches. Wood was used as fuel and in construction. Pitch was used for waterproofing, as a black dye, and as an adhesive. Ritualistically, the pitch was used by the Navajo to prepare corpses for burial, and by the Hopi, who painted it on their foreheads to protect them from sorcery. Procurement. Most nuts are harvested from wild trees when the crop presents itself, which is irregularly. Traditionally, nuts are collected from the ground after the cones have opened. Piñon nuts have become regionally popular as an ingredient in specialty recipes, and the demand for nuts has been met by harvest practices that damage the tree, such as breaking off cone-bearing limbs. Once harvested, nuts store well and may be kept for up to three years without becoming rancid. Pistachios (Pistacia Vera L.)Plant biology. Pistachios are members of the same family as the cashew nut, the Anacardiaceae (which also includes mango and poison ivy). Commercial pistachio nuts are produced by Pistacia vera, a deciduous tree that grows to a height of twenty-five to thirty feet, with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, each with three to five leaflets. Trees are dioecious, producing male flowers on some trees and female flowers on others. Both male and female flowers are borne on panicles in the axils of the previous year's growth. Pollen is spread by the wind to the apetalous female flowers. The fruit is a dry drupe with an outer hull and a dry, thin shell that splits upon drying to expose the greenish kernels, each usually about one inch long by one-half inch wide. Kernels have about 20 percent protein and over 50 percent fat, 65 percent of which is the monounsaturated fat oleic acid. History. The pistachio tree probably originated in western Asia and Asia Minor, but grows wild eastward to Pakistan and India. Pistachios have been recovered from archeological excavations in Jordan, dated to 6760

The Jewish patriarch Jacob instructed his sons to carry pistachio nuts and almonds with them from their home in Palestine to Egypt, as gifts for their brother Joseph, when the family had to move during a period of extreme famine (New International Version Study Bible, Genesis 43.11). Pliny reported that pistachios were introduced to Italy from Syria during the first century

And spread from there throughout the Mediterranean area. Pistachios were first introduced to the United States around 1853–1854 by the commissioner of patents, who distributed seed for experimental purposes. The crop did not gain much interest until later introductions began to fruit, in about 1881. The cultivar "Kerman" was introduced in Chico, California, by USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) plant explorer W. E. Whitehouse in 1929, from collections made near Kerman, Iran. That cultivar is the basis of the California pistachio industry. Procurement. The major pistachio-producing areas are Iran, Turkey, and the San Joaquin Valley of California. In Iran and Turkey, nuts are harvested from trees of improved cultivars growing in established orchards, but harvesting and processing methods are primitive. Nuts are harvested by hand and many are allowed to dry in the hull, which can stain portions of the shell red, making them unattractive. As a result, many imported nuts are dyed with a red vegetable dye to camouflage the stains. Pistachios produced in California are mechanically harvested, hulled, and dried, and are unstained. Technology ensures that they can usually be marketed in natural condition. Small, wild nuts with desirable green color are still harvested in Afghanistan, although destruction of forests by clearing, overgrazing, and producing charcoal has reduced wild populations. Global and contemporary issues. International political issues have resulted in barriers to marketing pistachios, which has influenced domestic crop value and acreage planted. Walnuts (Juglans Regia L.)Plant biology. Nuts from several species of the genus Juglans are consumed worldwide, but the most horticulturally important is the Persian walnut. Persian walnut trees grow to heights of seventy-five feet and have trunks with tight, silvery bark. Shoots have chambered pith, distinguishing Juglans from its sister genus Carya (which has a solid pith). Leaves are odd pinnately compound, with five to nine elliptic-ovate to long elliptic leaflets with entire margins, while black walnuts have more leaflets (fifteen to nineteen) that have serrate margins. Male flowers are borne laterally as single catkins on shoots of the previous season. Female flowers are borne terminally on current season shoots and usually have one to three nuts. Flowers are wind pollinated, and male and female flowers mature at different times of the season, promoting cross-pollination, which results in increased heterozygosity. Despite the predisposition to cross-pollinate, walnuts are self-fruitful. The fruit is a drupelike nut with a thick, irregularly dehiscent husk covering a shallowly fissured shell that encases the two kernels, each of which is deeply divided at the base. Walnut kernels are rich in oils (64 percent), making them a high-energy food. The primary fatty acid is linoleic (62 percent), a polyunsaturated oil (see Table 1).History. Progenitor trees were originally distributed across mountainous regions of central Asia, from eastern Turkey to Xin-jiang Province of western China. Walnuts have a long association with humans and have been found in archeological excavations of caves inhabited by prehistoric groups in China and the United States. Initial selection for large nut size and thin shell could have been unconscious, as seeds from unconsumed caches of preferred seed germinated and established seedlings near habitations. Over time, and in association with people, walnuts having large, relatively thin-shelled nuts were developed. Improved walnuts were sent to Greece from Persia "by the kings," according to the Roman historian Pliny. From Greece, walnuts were introduced to Rome, where they were given the Latin name Jovis glans ('nut of Jupiter'), which was contracted to provide the genus name Juglans. The connection to Persian royalty is reflected in the specific epithet regia, meaning 'royal'. Romans spread walnuts throughout the Mediterranean, where the trees readily adapted to the warm, dry climate. The trees spread across Europe and into England where they became known in Old English as wealhhnutu (wealh means 'foreign' or 'strange', and hnutu means 'nut'). Although the tree is not capable of bearing profitable crops in the cool, wet English climate, it was esteemed for its high-quality wood. Walnuts were carried around the world in English ships, and came to be known in commerce as "English walnuts." Walnuts came to the United States with the first settlers in New England, although the first established production was from Spanish materials introduced in California. Procurement. Walnuts are intensively cultured in California, with improved cultivars selected for high production and quality grafted onto hybrid rootstocks. 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Nut is a general term for the large, dry, oily seeds or fruit of some plants. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts. Nuts are an important source of nutrients for both humans and wildlife. All nuts are seeds, but not all seeds are nuts. Nuts are both the seed and the fruit, and cannot be separated. Seeds come from fruit, and can be removed from the fruit, like almonds, cashews and pistachios, which were once inside fruit.

A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity, and where the seed remains unattached or unfused with the ovary wall. Most nuts come from the pistils with inferior ovaries (see flower) and all are indehiscent (not opening at maturity). True nuts are produced, for example, by some plant families of the order Fagales.

A nut in cuisine is a much less restrictive category than a nut in botany, as the term is applied to many seeds that are not botanically true nuts. Any large, oily kernel found within a shell and used in food may be regarded as a nut. Because nuts generally have a high oil content, they are a highly prized food and energy source. A large number of seeds are edible by humans and used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, or pressed for oil that is used in cookery and cosmetics. Nuts (or seeds generally) are also a significant source of nutrition for wildlife. This is particularly true in temperate climates where animals such as jays and squirrels store acorns and other nuts during the autumn to keep them from starving during the late autumn, all of winter, and early spring. Nuts, including both tree nuts and peanuts, are among the most common food allergens.

Almonds and Walnuts are the edible seeds of drupe fruits — the leathery "flesh" is removed at harvest.

Lychee is a member of the soapberry family, in which its berrylike fruits can be eaten fresh or sundried as nuts.

Recent clinical trials have found that consumption of various nuts such as almonds and walnuts can lower serum

Cholesterol concentrations. Although nuts contain various substances thought to possess cardioprotective effects, scientists believe that their fatty acid profile is at least in part responsible for the hypolipidemic response observed in clinical trials. In addition to possessing cardioprotective effects, nuts generally have a very low glycemic index (GI).

Consequently, dietitians frequently recommend nuts be included in diets prescribed for patients with insulin resistance problems such as diabetes mellitus type 2. One study found that people who eat nuts live two to three years longer than those who do not. However, this may be because people who eat nuts tend to eat less junk food.

The nut of horse-chestnut trees (Aesculus species, especially Aesculus hippocastanum), is called a conker in the British Isles. Conkers are inedible because they contain toxic glucoside aesculin, they are used in a popular children's game, known as

Were the nuts are threaded onto a strong cord and then each child attempts to break their opponent's conker by hitting it with their own. A related species, Aesculus californica, was eaten by the Native Americans of California during famines after toxic constituents were leached out.

Kellogg, John H. "Nuts May Save the Race." The Itinerary of Breakfast. New York. Funk Wagnalls Company, 1920. 165–203.

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If my child is allergic to one kind of nut, are other kinds of nut dangerous too? Are people with peanut allergy likely to be allergic to tree nuts (and vice versa)?

The Times newspaper, April 21, 1999, page 13. A young woman aged 24 years, an accounts manager at Sunderland University, U. K. died from anaphylaxis due to nut allergy after trying some food in an Indian restaurant where she was eating with her boyfriend. She knew she was allergic to nuts, and also had severe asthma. The menu in the restaurant stated whether each item contained nuts, according to the article. The newspaper article claimed that, instead of asking, she may have relied on tasting the food instead, and her father is quoted as saying ". she just had that little bit". She died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. The article does not state whether the young woman had been supplied with adrenaline (epinephrine), and whether she had it with her, or used it. It does not state whether she had joined The Anaphylaxis Campaign, an important way of getting updated information about coping with nut allergy, as it holds meetings, produces a newsletter, and has a website. Asthma, particularly severe asthma, is known to increase the risk of death in people with nut allergy. We don't know all the facts about this young woman's story, and what follows may not help to explain her death. But as her father said. "We want people to be more aware of these allergies so that this kind of thing never happens again". We cannot overemphasise that.

You should not try foods which may contain nuts if you are allergic to them. A good rule for people with serious food allergy is. "IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT CONTAINS, IT MUST NOT PASS YOUR LIPS. The exception to this is that doctors who are expert in nut allergy may do supervised tests during which you eat controlled amounts of nut in a hospital. They may also give you expert advice which differs to some extent from what we say here, but that will be based on an expert assessment of your individual problem.

To err is human. You cannot rely on other humans to be superhuman. You cannot place the entire onus for your safety on restaurant staff. Eating in restaurants and similar places is a severe problem area for people with nut allergy. The risk appears inherently greater in oriental restaurants, because.

Language problems may make it harder to ensure you and the staff understand each other. Western style restaurants use nuts too, and are far from risk-free. Oriental restaurants are famous for their wide variety of delicious food at very reasonable prices, and are deservedly popular. It is not the fault of first generation immigrants who have to work hard for a living if they don't speak the language of their new country as well as those born there. Nut allergy is rare in oriental countries, despite huge consumption of nuts, so people from those countries may not realise how big the problem is. If nuts are used anywhere in a restaurant, accidents are inherently possible despite everyone's best efforts. This remains true even if the staff speak and understand your language perfectly. If you have diabetes, you cannot eat unlimited sugary foods. In a range of other medical conditions your life is in danger if you break dietary rules. In all these conditions it is primarily your responsibility to eat safely. If you have nut allergy, then you are taking a risk if you place your safety in the hands of restaurant staff. If I or my child had nut allergy I would be extremely circumspect about eating in restaurants at all.

Young people no longer under the care of their parents seem to take more risks. There is great pressure to do what others do. When eating with a friend of the opposite sex your mind may not be focused on nut allergy! If you are in this group, you need to be taught particularly well so that you can avoid both needless restrictions and inappropriate risk.

So your child or you yourself have reacted to nuts. You are in good company, and you should be able to get help of all sorts to have some idea of how serious the problem is and to prevent disaster if that is a risk (it probably is, at least to some extent), and most importantly to fight disaster effectively if it seems to be occurring. Few people indeed die from allergy to nuts, but those few do die, so the danger has to be taken seriously. Here is some information to help. Other sources of information are.

A national charity and self-help organisation. Join it. Its Newsletter and meetings will be invaluable to you. They publish "Cyril the Squirrel", a book on nut allergy and anaphylaxis for children. Address. (since November 1997) The Ridges 2 Clockhouse Rd Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7QY UK Telephone. 01252 542 029 Fax. 01252 377 140 Website.

Our page on Other sources of information, will lead you to other websites, many with information about nut allergy. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Nut allergy is an increasingly recognised problem, particularly in children. Whilst it has been recognised for decades, it is clear that the proportion of children affected has increased dramatically in recent years. Its importance lies in the fact that on rare occasions it can kill, and that those who die from nut allergy have not necessarily had severe reactions before to warn them clearly of the danger. Avoiding nuts is more easily said than done. In fact if you are allergic to nuts it is impossible in practice to guarantee that you will never eat anything containing nuts you are allergic to. Fortunately there is a highly effective treatment. adrenaline. But adrenaline needs to be given as an injection or inhalation, and is dangerous if used incorrectly. If you need to have adrenaline available for yourself or someone in your family, it is important that you and anyone else who may have to give the adrenaline should be properly trained. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Anaphylaxis is a word used for reactions to nuts of the type which, if severe enough, can be life-threatening. To find out more about anaphylaxis, click here.

It may surprise you that we think the risk that a pre-teenage child with nut allergy will have a fatal reaction is so small that the wisdom of supplying adrenaline syringes for them is highly questionable. For the whole of the USA we are currently aware of only three such deaths over many years, far fewer than from a huge variety of other causes. Both in Britain and in the USA children's specialists working on nut allergy are trying hard to establish the facts, and it seems likely that when we are more certain about the facts we will be able to be much more reassuring about nut allergy in the youngest age groups. Of course the simple fact is that anyone who is alive has a risk of dying. If it turns out that the risk from nut allergy is much smaller than the risk from a number of other everyday things, our efforts would be much more sensibly devoted to those other risks. No drug is entirely harmless, and adrenaline (epinephrine) injections carry slight risks of their own. If the risk from nuts is low enough, it will be outweighed by the risks of giving adrenaline. Of the small number of deaths due to nut allergy which happen each year (a handful or thereabouts in the UK each year), most seem to happen in teenagers and people in their twenties, perhaps because they take more risks, but also for reasons we don't understand. Certainly the risk in these age groups is a lot higher than in pre-teens. Even so, deaths from accidents are far more common than deaths from nut allergy in this age range. Beyond the teens the risk of having a reaction in any one year seems to go down for most people, but if you have a serious anaphylactic reaction the risk of dying from it seems to increase with age. This is probably because the heart and blood vessels can't cope with such a reaction nearly so well as in the young. But for all age groups nuts are a very minor overall risk to life compared to other everyday risks. The balance of opinion is that the risk from nuts is one we can do something about and that we should therefore do so. Though we have a probably fairly good idea about the risk of death from nut allergy in the whole population, at the moment we don't know enough to be precise about the size of the small risk in someone who is already known to be allergic to nuts. The reason is that we are not sure enough yet about how many people have nut allergy, so we can't work out the fraction who have fatal reactions. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Until recently, surveys done some years after diagnosis were not encouraging. Although a few children did seem to grow out of nut allergy, the general consensus was that it seemed to be a life-long condition. Recently, several groups of doctors have discovered that the picture does not seem to be quite so bleak, especially for young children. There do seem to be quite a lot of children who do grow out of nut allergy after all. This question is therefore getting a lot of interest from researchers. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Small children are amazingly good about avoiding nuts if they are allergic to them. Parents make few mistakes. The main danger to children seems to come from mistakes made by adults other than their parents. That said, some foods contain nuts in a way which is not obvious, and anyone will make a mistake occasionally. Before the teenage years children also seem to have a much smaller risk of dying than teenagers and adults even if they do have anaphylaxis. For example this is true of young children who have anaphylaxis from bee or wasp stings, when they are stung with the same amount of venom as an older person. The biggest risk period seems to be in the teens and young adulthood, perhaps because young people of this age become more independent, are no longer protected by parents so much of the time, and may not be so strict about keeping their treatment with them all the time. Beyond the teens and twenties the impression is that the risk of accidentally eating nuts becomes smaller again as we adopt a less riksy and variable lifestyle. But older people who do get anaphylaxis are more likely to die of it. One reason for this is probably that heart disease and hardening of the arteries make us more vulnerable as we get older. Age is not the only thing which has a big effect on the risk. For example if you have asthma your riks is greater, because if you get anaphylaxis the asthma is prone to become very bad as part of this. People with asthma who get anaphylaxis need to be particularly careful to use preventive drugs for their asthma to cut this risk. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Although this seems to be true for most people, there are exceptions. The vast majority of reactions to nuts don't kill in any case. But the stories of people who died from nut allergy show that this can happen even to someone who has only had mild reactions before. So to be on the safe side we often regard nut allergy as dangerous even if none of the previous reactions have been dangerous. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Desensitising injections have been tested but are not generally recommended. they are still regarded as experimental. Scientists have come up with a number of other ideas which may enable us to make people with nut allergy safe. At least one of these is being tested now, but it is not available for prescription. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Many schools in the UK are doing this. Since there is probably no school without nut allergic children, this seems sensible. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Some airlines have banned nuts from snacks, and others have done so on request for a particular flight when informed that a passenger was hypersensitive. Other airlines have been unhelpful. Recently there has been a death from this cause (Information from UK Anaphylaxis Campaign Newsletter, August 1997). A mother from California e-mailed us. "Is there any group looking to ban peanuts on airlines? I am afraid to fly with my son. On one flight a drunk woman became upset when the stewardess requested she refrain from eating her peanuts until we landed because of my son's allergies. I have called the airline every time we fly but unfortunately, they never substitute for peanuts. I am looking for a group to help me lobby to remove peanuts from all flights." According to the Times newspaper Sep 3 1998, p 17, col 1, the US Government Department of Transportation has told all large American airlines that they must set aside a "peanut-free zone" when requested to do so by passengers with medically documented peanut allergies. If they do not stop serving peanuts on the flight, the minimum for the "peanut-free zone" is the row of seating with the passenger plus the rows in front and behind. This is in conformity with a law passed in 1986 that guarantees access to planes for the disabled. Plane Nuts! The story of the airline peanut- Air Travel- Date. 12 August 1998 ( is a website which argues that this decision by the US Government Department of Transportation (DOT ) is wrong. Clearly the author does not know anyone with serious nut allergy. The site invited votes for and against the DOT ruling. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Some specialists advise that adrenaline should be used for any reaction. We don't agree, but have recently changed our view somewhat. You should certainly not wait until you (or your nut-allergic child) is beginning to be incapacitated. The earlier you give the treatment, the better it works, we believe. Rapid progression of symptoms is a danger sign. If your child gets just a few itchy swollen spots near the lips and the reaction is not getting worse, by all means have the injection at the ready and make sure you can get help quickly if things deteriorate, but if they are not deteriorating, why inject? On the other hand, if your child is lying unconscious, with obvious difficulty in breathing, it could already be too late. So there is a right time to give adrenaline (epinephrine) and your judgement as a nonmedical person needs to be be good enough to get this right. Our recommendation is the

Death a possibility realistically if the deterioration were to continue for another 5 to 10 minutes. If in doubt, give the adrenaline. Only two things threaten life (the "2D RULE")

If my child is allergic to one kind of nut, are other kinds of nut dangerous too? Are people with peanut allergy likely to be allergic to tree nuts (and vice versa)?

Quite often they are not, but unfortunately many children and adults who are allergic to one kind of nut also become allergic to other kinds. This includes not only peanuts, almonds, brazil nuts, cashew nuts, hazel nuts, pistacio nuts, walnuts and pecan nuts, but also in rather fewer people coconut, sesame seed, poppy seed, sunflower seed, and pine kernels.

It is surprising that allergy to peanuts does go together with allergy to tree nuts, because peanuts are closely related to peas and beans and not closely at all to tree nuts. Nevertheless allergies seem to ignore the botanists and their classifications in this. We don't know why. If you are allergic to peanuts you're far from certain to be allergic to the other nuts, but the risk of that is far higher than in people who don't have peanut allergy. The same is true the other way round. If you are allergic to tree nuts, you are more likely to become allergic to peanuts. Skin and blood tests often show allergy to more kinds of nuts than people suspect before the test. Perhaps just as surprisingly, some things which are called nuts or look like nuts don't particularly cause trouble in people with nut allergy. Edible chestnuts (Spanish chestnuts, marrons) are one example. Although they are called nuts and although they do cause allergic reactions in some people (especially people with latex allergy), they seem to leave people with other nut allergies in peace. Nutmeg is another very good example I'm often asked about. I have never known it cause trouble in people with nut allergy, and if it does cause the anaphylactic kind of allergy at all, it seems at the moment as if this must be very rare. Sesame seed is particularly difficult to avoid with certainty as the seeds are so small and may fall off bakery products. It is the main ingredient of tahini (tehina, tchina), which is in turn an ingredient of other foods, for example houmous (various other spellings are used, e. g. hummus). We would like e-mail with any useful information from people who have problems with sesame seeds, poppy seed, sunflower seed, and pine kernels. It is strange that all these kinds of nuts and seeds cause problems in the same people, because peanuts, almonds and coconuts, for example, come from plants which are not closely related. The fact is that one person may be allergic to any or all of them. Best to avoid all nuts, and to be suspicious of sesame seeds, poppy seed, sunflower seed, and pine kernels. Top of page (Table of Contents)

This is a difficult problem right now. We feel that such testing is NOT appropriate. The reason is that tests would undoubtedly be positive in many children who can safely eat nuts, a so-called 'false positive' test result. Many children would end up carrying emergency treatment unnecessarily, and in the nature of things some will end up getting the treatment inappropriately. This is not just a problem with allergy, but with many medical tests. a test which is quite good for diagnosing a condition in someone with symptoms suggesting that condition becomes a very poor test when applied to large numbers of people who have never had the symptoms. But. Allergy runs in families, and nut allergy affects people with allergies in the family. Nut allergy is now quite common as medical conditions go. We have certainly had positive results on brothers or sisters when we have tested them. Perhaps this is important. We will only really know when we have found out more about whether such brothers or sisters really have reactions in practice often enough for this to demand action. At the moment we in our clinic believe it is wrong to prescribe adrenaline kits for children who have never had a reaction to nuts.

A fallacious argument goes as follows. "My child has a brother or sister with nut allergy and has a positive skin test. Because nut allergy may run in families to some extent there may be a reaction to nuts, and I cannot be absolutely sure that the first reaction will not be fatal. Therefore my child should have an adrenaline kit." This sounds logical, but is not. Firstly, without question giving adrenaline kits on this basis could double the number of children carrying adrenaline. But the additional kits would be given to children with a much lower risk than those given adrenaline at present. It is highly possible (in my estimate virtually certain) that this would result in more harm than good (in my view much more harm than good). Inevitably some of the kits end up being used inappropriately. The practical and psychological burden from an adrenaline kit is far from negligible for the family, for the school, and for other carers. Secondly, skin tests (or blood tests) are far from absolutely reliable. A positive result by no means guarantees that the child will react when it eats nuts. In children with negative test results we also cannot be absolutely sure there will not be a reaction and that the first reaction will not be fatal. In fact we can't be absolutely sure of anything in this area, and logically we would soon be in the ludicrous position of giving an adrenaline kit to every child in the world. The flaw in the argument lies in the word absolutely. In truth we cannot be absolutely sure of anything where health is concerned, and trying to achieve such certainty is pointless and even dangerous. You and I cannot be absolutely sure we won't be struck dead by lightning tomorrow, be diagnosed as having leukaemia next week or even succumb to nut allergy the next time we eat nuts ourselves even if we have not been allergic to them before. But no sensible person goes around wearing a lightning conductor or taking routine action against the other possibilities. We live with mostly larger risks, such as those of being killed in a road accident. Risk is always present in life. Being alive means living with risk. The sensible question is whether a health risk and the benefit of treatment are large enough to justify the inconvenience, risk and expense of treatment. It is not at all a matter of absolute principles, but of the size of the risk and then the size of the beneficial and harmful effects of the treatment. We do not have even remotely accurate ideas about the size of these risks and benefits in children who have never reacted. The inaccurate ideas we do have suggest that adrenaline is NOT appropriate for brothers or sisters of nut-allergic children. Future research could fill in our knowledge. Right now we must act on the knowledge we have now. The risk that a first reaction will be fatal is not non-existent, but it is generally agreed to be extremely small, and smaller than many other risks in life. It is a sound principle to use medical treatments only where there is positive evidence that they are appropriate. This is not the case with the issuing of adrenaline kits for children who have never had a reaction, whatever may have happened to their brothers or sisters. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Amazingly, people who are allergic to peanuts only rarely have reactions to peanut oil which has been refined. It seems you don't need to go around in constant fear that, unbeknown to you, some food may have been prepared with refined peanut oil. Whether it is a good idea to consume foods made with it is another matter. One reservation is that much peanut oil is produced in countries which do not have the same strict regulations and working conditions as those in Western Europe or North America. It is thus impossible to be perfectly sure, for example, that unrefined peanut has not been added with the idea of improving the flavour. With increasing awareness of peanut allergy, this problem, which seems to have been small at worst, will surely decrease. Unrefined or 'cold pressed' peanut oil, or 'gourmet oil' with peanut material added for flavour are dangerous. 'Vegetable oil', according to our information, will not intentionally contain peanut oil because peanut oil is considerably more expensive. Some is produced with machinery also used for peanut oil and may thus be contaminated with it. This seems unlikely to be important. Although refined oil does not seem to cause reactions, it seems conceivable that ultra-minute traces of peanut protein in it, insufficient to cause symptoms, might still sensitise someone, or worsen the sensitivity. This is just a theoretical possibility, and there is no proof that it happens. A very poor piece of evidence is the widely expressed view that peanut oil in nipple creams made for breastfeeding mothers may be the reason for the increase in nut allergy. However, if that view were right, it would exactly show that oil which did not cause symptoms did sensitise. RECENT EVIDENCE. British Medical Journal 12 April 1997. Good news from the research team in Southampton, at the University Department of Child Health. This team has done more research on nut allergy than any other group in Britain. They have now tested peanut oil on people with peanut allergy more thoroughly than anyone else. They gave 62 adults with peanut allergy refined peanut oil, up to 10 ml. None of the volunteers had allergic reactions to refined peanut oil. But crude unrefined peanut oil did cause reactions in 6 out of the 62 peanut allergic volunteers. These reactions were not severe, but clearly people with nut allergy must avoid such oils. The team write that products should be labelled so that crude unrefined oil, which is potentially dangerous, can be distinguished from refined oil, which seems to be safe. Who could argue with that? Some 'gourmet oils' have had peanut material added to provide a peanut flavour. these are obviously like unrefined oil. COMMENT. Although the refined oils did not cause dangerous reactions, this may not quite be the whole story. Theoretically it is possible that traces of peanut protein which cannot cause a reaction would nevertheless sensitise someone, or increase the sensitivity of someone who is already allergic. To find out if this happens, a quite separate research project would be needed, but this might not be possible. We recommend that if you are allergic to peanuts you should avoid any peanut oil if possible, but not get too worried if you make a mistake about refined peanut oil. The advice is an attempt to play safe, just in case undetectable traces of protein in refined oil can increase allergy. We emphasise, this is a theoretical point with no practical evidence to support it. All the evidence is that refined peanut oil does not cause dangerous reactions. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Kamilosan is a widely used breast cream for this purpose, and its formulation has recently been changed so that it now contains maize oil instead of peanut oil. The previous version has been blamed by some people for the increasing numbers of peanut-allergic children seen by doctors. This is an interesting idea, but does not seem to fit all the facts. Other allergies such as hayfever have also increased, but pollen concentrations have not, for example. There are clearly other reasons why allergies have increased. It does not seem that the apparent increase in nut allergy parallels a historical change in the sales of Kamilosan. Nevertheless, it seems sensible to avoid such creams which contain peanut oil, and the new version contains no nut oil. Top of page (Table of Contents)

In English we have several quite different names. peanut, groundnut, monkey nut and names derived from the Latin name, Arachis hypogea. There are also items like peanut butter and sat sauce to consider. we haven't done so in what follows. Remember that the presence of peanuts may be taken for granted in some foods with a quite different name. Remember that restaurant staff may be temporary workers with little knowledge of the foods they serve. A patient in our area asked in a restaurant whether sat sauce contained peanut, and was told by the waiter that it did not. Of course it practically consists of peanuts. The French also have several quite different names. Harrap's dictionary gives.

Cacaouette Obviously there is potential for confusion. If you learn of any other names, let us know, mentioning your source of information. An email correspondent writes that French for I am allergic to nuts is Je suis allergique aux noix. Here is the same in German - Ich bin allergisch gegen Nsse. In Spanish the word for peanut is cacahuete. the word for peanut butter is manteca de cacahuete or manilla. for peanut oil. aceite de cacahuete. These words are used throughout Mexico and Latin America. However, in Spain, they also say, frutas secas (as in dried fruits, but this refers to nuts). In addition, in both Spain and Latin America the word nuez (nut) is used. I am indebted to Sherree Colvin for this information. Humbert Hernandez from Gibraltar adds that in Andalucia (south of Spain) the word avellana is commonly used to denote peanuts, even though it actually means hazel nut. In Pakistan, English speakers also say 'dry fruits' to refer to nuts. Surely this will be a literal translation of an Urdu expression. Dutch names (identical spelling in Flemish).

N. B. if you are not familiar with Dutch pronunciation, don't try to predict it from English or German. E. g. 'apenoot' is absolutely not pronounced the way you would expect from English. It has three syllables, the 'a' sound is more open than the 'a' in 'father' in English, the 'e' is pronounced as a neutral vowel, and the 'oo' is like the 'o' in 'no' in English. Ask a Dutch person.

Most allergic reactions to nuts happen when people are eating away from home, especially in restaurants. In our opinion, restaurants are a danger area for people with nut allergy. Even if you explain yourself properly to the staff and don't end up eating something which has nut put in intentionally, all it takes is for someone to move a utensil from one pot to another to transfer traces (perhaps more than traces) of nut to the food you eat. In a hotel breakfast room another customer could transfer nuts from muesli to something you eat. In some oriental restaurants a garnish of crushed nuts might be added to a nut-free dish by the harassed chef, who may not have been told why you ordered a nut-free dish. A hot curry can mask the tingling you may get in your mouth if you eat nuts you are allergic to. If you eat in Chinese restaurants or other oriental restaurants, you are liable to eat nut sooner or later, despite your best intentions and those of the staff. One of my patients was told that sat sauce did not contain peanuts! Peanuts are of course the main ingredient. In fact non-oriental restaurants and hotels are not that safe unless they have very special arrangements in place. For example some fast food restaurants do not sell any products with nuts. Without such a precaution, there is always the possibility of cross-contamination of foods, even if you and the waiter understand each other's language properly. Even if you tell restaurant staff the problem, they are often extremely busy. Remember, they have their own problems and may not have your rather unusual needs at the forefront of their minds every moment whilst they are handling your food. Remember that "to err is human". Remember that you make mistakes too. Restaurant staff are increasingly aware of the problem and are in many cases now doing their best, but in most cases we feel that restaurants are inherently unsafe if you have nut allergy. If you do eat in a restaurant, a good expression to use is.

By the way, I must tell you that I am dangerously allergic to nuts, and if I eat anything with even the tiniest trace of nut I might die"

Tasting foods to find out whether they contain nuts is not reliable. People have died through relying on being able to tell whether food contained nuts.

These two of the questions I am asked commonly. The answer is that there seems to be no special link. Allergy to nutmeg does occur, but seems to be rather rare. There has been a suggestion that there may be some cross-reaction with pollens and with celery, but the practical importance of this is not clear. If you are allergic to nuts and have never had a reaction to nutmeg it seems that nutmeg poses no greater risk than a lot of other things you are bound to eat. Top of page (Table of Contents)

Paperback. Cyril was a happy and healthy little squirrel but, unlike his friends and his sister, he could not munch or touch the ripe nuts which they found amongst the carpet of golden leaves and twisted roots. Find out what happened, and how they all coped. Beautifully written and illustrated by a young student whose younger sister has nut allergy. A winner.

Nicole Smith's preschool age son was due to enter school and she couldn't find an age-appropriate book to explain his life threatening peanut allergies to his teacher and classmates. So she wrote her own. The book is geared toward ages 2-7, but has received rave reviews from older children too. "Allie" is a wonderful book written about the perils and triumphs of an elephant who tells her life story of what it is like to live with peanut allergies. The book explains allergic reactions (hives, coughing, red eyes) and how to say 'no thank you' to foods offered by other children and adults. The pictures are enhanced by the fact that a 12 year old did the artwork. She is a very talented artist, and even drew the elephant with hives! Top of page (Table of Contents)

This page contains some important information which we hope you will find useful. We welcome e-mail with questions and tips to help us make the page more useful for people with allergy to nuts. Interested in a correspondence page? If you are prepared to have your e-mail question and our answer published on these web pages for others to read, mention this. You can see the answer before you agree if you wish. Look at our correspondence page on nut allergy and anaphylaxis

This page is maintained by Dr. Martin Stern Updates. 28 April 1998 (clearer reference to sesame seed, poppy seed, sunflower seed). 20 June 1998 ( changed and extended text on whether siblings of nut-allergic children should be tested and given adrenaline). 3 September 1998 (Anaphylaxis Campaign website link). 12 & 13 September 1998 (USA airline ban on nuts near allergic patients. Houmous.). 15 Sep 98 (AC & Cyril links improved). 10 Nov 98 (pecan). 30 Dec 98 (product alert). 8 Jan 99 (restaurant safety). 24 Feb 99 a number of text changes following a meeting of specialists to discuss anaphylaxis and nut reactions. 18 Mar 99. curry can mask nut allergy symptoms. 21 April 99. Leanne Rickaby's death. 28 May 99 link corrected. 23 Oct 99 'tasting' foods. Mild reactions in past. 5 & 8 Dec 1999 (Allie book). 28 Jan 2000 link corrected. 27 Jul 2000 out of date material removed. 15 Dec 2000 Nutmeg. 3 Jan 2001 Spanish for peanut, Pakistan, format changes. 23 Jan 2001 peanuts vs other nuts, chestnut, nutmeg. 3 Feb '01 French & German. 4 May 03. Andalucian term for peanut.

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I picked this book up because my mum has recently discovered she is allergic to nuts and absolutely everything 'may contain nuts'. From the first page where Alice admits to reading the Microsoft licence agreement before clicking accept through to popping bubble wrap in bed and worrying about your 4 year olds musical development, this book is brilliant and light hearted. Parenting really has become a contact sport that takes no prisoners, and is definately not for the faint hearted!

Rubbish I bought this book on recommendation of a friend. It amused me that her and her daughter spot the may contain nuts brigade.

Q. When is a novel not a novel? A. When it doesn't contain any characters This fairly enjoyable comic novel may well contain nuts, but it doesn't contain any characters. I rattled through it in two days and even laughed OUT LOUD occasionally (the holy.

Definitely Contains Nuts Like a lot of O'Farrell's work, this book mees my own particular Gold Standard i. e. a high laughing out loud in pulic quotient (of LOLIPQ as we call it) and I note that a number.

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Five years ago, at a San Francisco elementary school, a nurse stood by to ensure that the children scrubbed their hands as they arrived, while their packed lunches were confiscated and searched for nut products. The measures were a precaution to protect a 5-year-old boy at the school who had a severe nut allergy.

In 2006 a town in Connecticut felled three hickory trees more than 60 feet high after a resident learned that the trees leaning over her property produced nuts and complained that they posed a threat to her grandson, who had nut allergies. (Read TIME's top 10 medical breakthroughs of 2008.) Recently, a Massachusetts school district evacuated a school bus full of 10-year-olds after a stray peanut was found on the floor. Do these safeguards seem a little, well, nuts? Harvard professor Dr. Nicholas Christakis thinks so. One of Christakis' children attends school in the district that ordered the bus evacuation, and the episode prompted the physician and social scientist best known for his work on the social "contagiousness" of characteristics such as obesity and happiness to write a commentary, published in the British Medical Journal, questioning whether these so-called precautions are snowballing into something more like a societal hysteria. Of the roughly 3.3 million Americans who have nut allergies, about 150 die from allergy-related causes each year, notes Christakis. Compare those figures with the 100 people who are killed yearly by lightning, the 45,000 who die in car crashes and the 1,300 who are killed in gun accidents. As a society, Christakis says, our priorities have become seriously skewed, and it's largely a result of fear. "My interest is in understanding the reaction to nut allergies as a spread of anxiety," he says. Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts don't disagree that the incidence of food allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why. Some researchers suggest that an overly hygienic lifestyle may hamper the body's ability to build up proper immunities. others believe the statistical rise is a combination of a real increase in allergies and an increase in the number of patients seeking diagnosis (i. e., getting allergy tests that turn up very low levels of reaction that might otherwise have gone undiscovered). "You have to distinguish between an epidemic of diagnoses and an epidemic of allergies," says Christakis. No one would disagree that children who suffer from life-threatening allergies need to be protected, but the growing trend of demonizing nuts only fuels anxiety, Christakis says. Instilling in the general public the idea that nuts are a "clear and present danger" does little beyond heightening panic. "There are kids with severe allergies, and they need to be taken seriously," he says, "but the problem with a disproportionate response is that it feeds the epidemic." There's even some evidence to suggest that establishing nut-free zones or nut-free schools may be detrimental to children's health, and increases their risk of developing nut allergies. A study cited by Christakis in his article revealed that, of 86,000 Jewish children living in the U. K. and Israel, those who had more exposure to peanuts earlier in life were less likely to become allergic later on. In the U. K., where peanuts are an infrequent part of the diet, nearly 2% of the children studied developed allergies. in Israel, where peanuts are a common part of the diet, from infancy onward, only 0.17% of children had a nut allergy. But Dr. Robert Wood, chief of the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology department at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, cautions against putting too much stock in such epidemiological studies. "The reality is that the vast majority of kids 95% plus have no potential to get peanut allergies no matter what you do," he says, "and there's % to 1% who are going to get it no matter what you do." Although the findings of the U. K.-Israel study are intriguing, he says, they apply to a very small percentage of children, and more research needs to be done to determine the true impact of early nut exposure. (There is a study currently underway, says Wood, but the results won't be available for another three years.) Despite the occasional cases of nut over-precaution, Wood thinks the public generally approaches the allergy risk with common sense. "There are definitely situations where we see a fear of the allergy that develops far out of proportion to the true risk, but for the vast majority of schools, things are mostly on balance and in perspective," says Wood, who treats some 2,000 allergy patients. Further, he says, it's important to recognize that the appropriate protective measure depends on the age group in question. "We recommend very different approaches between an early preschooler and a late-elementary schooler," he says. "We view preschool children as being at true risk sharing food, having messy hands. There are many reactions that occur from those kinds of exposures," he says. "I think that having peanut-free preschools is a totally reasonable, justifiable thing to do." For children in the fourth or fifth grade, however, he says minor precautions like specialized seating arrangements in the cafeteria are probably unnecessary. Still, on blogs run by moms of children with nut allergies, there is a consistent rallying cry for nut-free zones. The concern is airborne nut dust, which can be inhaled, or oily nut residues that can come into contact with children's skin. Wood, who has been allergic to nuts all his life, says these parents' worries may be exaggerated. The danger may depend on the severity of the allergy, but it has much more to do with the degree of contact, he says. "Nut oils or the kinds of things that might be in a classroom it's very rare for that exposure to cause anything more than a localized reaction," he says. "On the other hand, if you're a preschooler and your hands are in your mouth a lot, all bets are off." As for nut dust in the air, Wood says it can cause severe reactions but only under specific circumstances, with high concentrations of nut dust in a confined space. At a baseball game, for example, where nut dust is quickly dispersed in the air, the risk of an allergic reaction is low. But if you linger in the small waiting room of a restaurant with a dish of nuts and servers who keep passing through with plates of nuts, your risk of an allergic reaction is higher, he says. But like Christakis, Wood cautions against excessive alarm. "It's an unfortunate situation," says Wood, "if a family with an inaccurate perception of the allergy leads a child to believe that a Snickers bar from 50 feet away is a lethal weapon." Read "The Year in Medicine 2008. From A to Z." See 9 kid foods to avoid.

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Eating nuts helps your heart. Discover how walnuts, almonds and other nuts help lower your cholesterol when eaten as part of a balanced diet.

Eating nuts as part of a healthy diet is good for your heart. Nuts, which contain unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients, are a great snack food, too. They're inexpensive, easy to store and easy to take with you to work or school. The type of nut you eat isn't that important, although some nuts have more heart-healthy nutrients and fats than do others. Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, you name it, almost every type of nut has a lot of nutrition packed into a tiny package. If you have heart disease, eating nuts instead of a less healthy snack can help you more easily follow a heart-healthy diet.

Most studies on people who eat nuts as part of a heart-healthy diet have found that nuts lower the LDL, low-density lipoprotein or bad, cholesterol level in the blood. High LDL is one of the primary causes of heart disease, so nuts' ability to lower LDL cholesterol seems to be quite beneficial. Eating nuts reduces your risk of developing blood clots that can cause a fatal heart attack. Nuts also improve the health of the lining of your arteries. The evidence for the heart-health benefits of nuts isn't rock solid yet the Food and Drug Administration only allows food companies to say evidence suggests but does not prove that eating nuts reduces heart disease risk.

Although it varies by nut, researchers think most nuts contain at least some of these heart-healthy substances.

Unsaturated fats. It's not entirely clear why, but it's thought that the good fats in nuts both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats lower bad cholesterol levels.

Omega-3 fatty acids. Many nuts are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s are a healthy form of fatty acids that seem to help your heart by, among other things, preventing dangerous heart rhythms that can lead to heart attacks. Omega-3 fatty acids are also found in many fish, but nuts are one of the best plant-based sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

L-arginine. Nuts also have lots of l-arginine, which is a substance that may help improve the health of your artery walls by making them more flexible and less prone to blood clots that can block blood flow.

Fiber. All nuts contain fiber, which helps lower your cholesterol. Fiber also makes you feel full, so you'll eat less later. Fiber is also thought to play a role in preventing diabetes.

Plant sterols. Some nuts contain plant sterols, a substance that can help lower your cholesterol. Plant sterols are often added to products like margarine and orange juice for additional health benefits, but sterols occur naturally in nuts.

Nuts contain a lot of fat. as much as 80 percent of a nut is fat. Even though most of this fat is healthy fat, it's still a lot of calories. That's why you should eat nuts in moderation. Ideally, you should use nuts as a substitute for saturated fats, such as those found in meats, eggs and dairy products. Instead of eating unhealthy saturated fats, try substituting a handful of nuts. Current guidelines suggest eating 1 to 2 ounces (28.4 to 56.8 grams, or a small handful) of nuts each day. But again, do this as part of a heart-healthy diet. Just eating nuts and not cutting back on saturated fats found in many dairy and meat products won't do your heart any good.

Possibly. Most nuts appear to be generally healthy, though some more so than others. Walnuts are one of the best-studied nuts, and it's been shown they contain high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Almonds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts and pecans are other nuts that appear to be quite heart healthy. Even peanuts which are technically not a nut, but a legume, like beans seem to be relatively healthy. Coconut, which is technically a fruit, may be considered by some to be a nut, but it doesn't have heart-health benefits. Both coconut meat and oil contain a large amount of saturated fat. Keep in mind, you could end up canceling out the heart-healthy benefits of nuts if they're covered with chocolate, sugar or salt. Here's some nutrition information on common types of nuts. All calorie and fat content measurements are for 1 ounce, or 28.4 grams (g), of unsalted nuts.

*The saturated and unsaturated fat contents in each nut may not add up to the total fat content because the fat value may also include some nonfatty acid material, such as sugars or phosphates.

Nut oils are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E, but they lack the fiber in whole nuts. Walnut oil is highest in omega-3s. Nut oils contain saturated as well as unsaturated fats. Consider using nut oils in homemade salad dressing or in cooking. When cooking with nut oils, remember that they respond differently to heat than do vegetable oils. Nut oil, if overheated, can become bitter. Just like with nuts, use nut oil in moderation, as the oils are high in fat and calories.

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We are a depression chat forum featuring a chat room and information on depression, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder manic depression, and treatments for depression. We created Mixed Nuts as a haven for people who suffer from depression and need to be with others who understand the problems associated with depression. Depression can be devastating effecting your life, your job and the lives of others around you.

Mixed Nuts is a different type of depression forum. Use our depression chat and find information on depressive disorders, including all types of bipolar disorders, and treatments. Look up suicide crisis phone numbers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. Join us and break out of the cycle of loneliness and isolation this disorder can bring. Come to the chat room and smile a little, it won't hurt. Read about bipolar disorder, chat with us in the #mixednuts chat room. If you are suicidal and in a crisis please use our suicide crisis section to find emergency and crisis intervention phone numbers in your area. We take a humorous self help approach to dealing with our problems. Join us and break out of your shell of isolation and loneliness. A large dose of silliness can help cure what ails us. We try to offer a less depressing type of chat experience. Try it, you might like it. Everybody gets depressed sometimes from such things as, loss of employment, serious illness, or death in the family or of a friend . Many of life's dilemmas can cause you to feel sad, lonely, or down. It's normal to feel down sometimes for no reason. Being down and sadness are a normal reaction to stressful events. If these feelings of being down or the sadness persist over a long period of time you may have a mood disorder. You should seek professional help and try and determine what the problem might be. Be sure and seek out a well trained medical health professional that is easy to talk to and you feel comfortable talking with.

Eating nuts helps your heart. Discover how walnuts, almonds and other nuts help lower your cholesterol when eaten as part of a balanced diet.

Eating nuts as part of a healthy diet is good for your heart. Nuts, which contain unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients, are a great snack food, too. They're inexpensive, easy to store and easy to take with you to work or school. The type of nut you eat isn't that important, although some nuts have more heart-healthy nutrients and fats than do others. Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, you name it, almost every type of nut has a lot of nutrition packed into a tiny package. If you have heart disease, eating nuts instead of a less healthy snack can help you more easily follow a heart-healthy diet.

Most studies on people who eat nuts as part of a heart-healthy diet have found that nuts lower the LDL, low-density lipoprotein or bad, cholesterol level in the blood. High LDL is one of the primary causes of heart disease, so nuts' ability to lower LDL cholesterol seems to be quite beneficial. Eating nuts reduces your risk of developing blood clots that can cause a fatal heart attack. Nuts also improve the health of the lining of your arteries. The evidence for the heart-health benefits of nuts isn't rock solid yet the Food and Drug Administration only allows food companies to say evidence suggests but does not prove that eating nuts reduces heart disease risk.

Although it varies by nut, researchers think most nuts contain at least some of these heart-healthy substances.

Unsaturated fats. It's not entirely clear why, but it's thought that the good fats in nuts both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats lower bad cholesterol levels.

Omega-3 fatty acids. Many nuts are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s are a healthy form of fatty acids that seem to help your heart by, among other things, preventing dangerous heart rhythms that can lead to heart attacks. Omega-3 fatty acids are also found in many fish, but nuts are one of the best plant-based sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

L-arginine. Nuts also have lots of l-arginine, which is a substance that may help improve the health of your artery walls by making them more flexible and less prone to blood clots that can block blood flow.

Fiber. All nuts contain fiber, which helps lower your cholesterol. Fiber also makes you feel full, so you'll eat less later. Fiber is also thought to play a role in preventing diabetes.

Plant sterols. Some nuts contain plant sterols, a substance that can help lower your cholesterol. Plant sterols are often added to products like margarine and orange juice for additional health benefits, but sterols occur naturally in nuts.

Nuts contain a lot of fat. as much as 80 percent of a nut is fat. Even though most of this fat is healthy fat, it's still a lot of calories. That's why you should eat nuts in moderation. Ideally, you should use nuts as a substitute for saturated fats, such as those found in meats, eggs and dairy products. Instead of eating unhealthy saturated fats, try substituting a handful of nuts. Current guidelines suggest eating 1 to 2 ounces (28.4 to 56.8 grams, or a small handful) of nuts each day. But again, do this as part of a heart-healthy diet. Just eating nuts and not cutting back on saturated fats found in many dairy and meat products won't do your heart any good.

Possibly. Most nuts appear to be generally healthy, though some more so than others. Walnuts are one of the best-studied nuts, and it's been shown they contain high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Almonds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts and pecans are other nuts that appear to be quite heart healthy. Even peanuts which are technically not a nut, but a legume, like beans seem to be relatively healthy. Coconut, which is technically a fruit, may be considered by some to be a nut, but it doesn't have heart-health benefits. Both coconut meat and oil contain a large amount of saturated fat. Keep in mind, you could end up canceling out the heart-healthy benefits of nuts if they're covered with chocolate, sugar or salt. Here's some nutrition information on common types of nuts. All calorie and fat content measurements are for 1 ounce, or 28.4 grams (g), of unsalted nuts.

*The saturated and unsaturated fat contents in each nut may not add up to the total fat content because the fat value may also include some nonfatty acid material, such as sugars or phosphates.

Nut oils are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E, but they lack the fiber in whole nuts. Walnut oil is highest in omega-3s. Nut oils contain saturated as well as unsaturated fats. Consider using nut oils in homemade salad dressing or in cooking. When cooking with nut oils, remember that they respond differently to heat than do vegetable oils. Nut oil, if overheated, can become bitter. Just like with nuts, use nut oil in moderation, as the oils are high in fat and calories.

My mom called me yesterday just to report on the status of her favorite brand of peanut butter. She is devoted to Adams Natural Peanut Butter (she's a fan of the 26 ounce size, as once it's empty, the jar is a really useful size/shape) and eats it on toast for breakfast nearly every day. Thankfully, Adams has been found to uncontaminated (they're running a large announcement on the front page of their website to calm consumers) and so her morning routine is uninterrupted. However, according to the New York Times, peanut butter sales are down 25% across the board, even in brands that have been shown to be salmonella-free. Over the weekend, Jif placed ads in newspapers throughout the country, stating that their product is safe and offered consumers a $.35 off coupon in the hopes that sales will rebound. Peter Pan Peanut Butter has plans to run a similar announcement next weekend, along with a $.50 off coupon. How are you feeling about peanut butter consumption these days? Are you taking a break from the lunchtime staple or continuing to eat it (after checking to ensure your favorite brand was safe)?

A staple of Malaysian and Indonesian cooking, candlenuts come from trees in the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as Candle Berry, Indian walnut, Kemiri, Varnish tree or Kuku'i nut tree. The nuts are greenish-brown and approximately golf ball-sized, with a very hard exterior and a high oil content. In Malaysia, candlenuts are a major ingredient in a popular Indian-influenced curry dish called Chicken Kapitan, imparting a nutty flavor. In Indonesia, candlenuts are ground with chilis to make a spicy, pungent relish called sambal bajak. they're also sometimes rubbed on frying pans instead of oil. In Hawaii, roast candlenuts are ground into a paste with salt to make a condiment called inamona. If you can't find candlenuts, macadamias or Brazil nuts can be substituted.

Posted Jan 30th 2009 12.01PM by Amy McDanielFiled under. Science, Nuts/seeds, America, Health & Medical

Focused on the current peanut product salmonella crisis, Rep. DeLauro has proposed that food and drugs have no business being united under one umbrella agency. This idea is not even close to new. I remember hearing it from food scientists a couple years ago. This is the first time I've seen it mentioned in a major news publication, though. Here's hoping the proposal will gain momentum. Not only is the science of regulating food versus approving and regulating medication almost totally separate, but also the drug part of the agency hogs all the resources and, as the

Posted Jan 28th 2009 8.02PM by Eric DieselFiled under. Lunch, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Nuts/seeds, Books, Raves & Reviews, Condiments, America, Europe, Spring, Summer

Posted Jan 27th 2009 12.00PM by Max ShremFiled under. Dessert, Nuts/seeds, Recipes, Middle East, Slashfood Ate

When I think of pistachios, I automatically think sweet. Perhaps, this is due to the Egyptian and Syrian side of my family. From an early age, I associated pistachios with sweet syrupy nutty baklava and pistachio ice cream. We would alternate between pistachio baklava and the traditional one made with walnuts and almonds. As I got older, I started to explore other pistachio flavored desserts. On a recent culinary adventure to Caf Sabarsky in Manhattan I discovered the Austrian cake Mozart Torte. This one was made with pistachios, chocolate, and nougat cream. I haven't had any luck yet finding the recipe. Below are 8 delicious pistachio recipes that are sure to fulfill your craving for something sweet and nutty.

Posted Jan 8th 2009 9.00AM by Bruce WatsonFiled under. Breakfast, Grains, Nuts/seeds, Fruit, New Products, America, Vegetarian/Vegan, Artisan Foods, Organic

If I was ever going to envision the perfect cereal website, it would probably come pretty close to Me and Goji. In a clear, easy-to understand manner, the site allows users to design their own cereals, using a wide-ranging collection of flakes, nuts, fruits, and flavors. As customers add and subtract from their "bowl," the sidebar keeps track of the price and nutritional info of their concoction. Information about the origins and composition of ingredients is available at the click of a mouse, as are recommendations and advice. Having designed the perfect cereal, customers can name it, save the recipe, and order capsules of it. Delivery is quick and easy, and the saved recipe makes re-ordering a snap. For my cereal, I used Goji's artisanal cereal, a robust mix of grains that stood up nicely to milk. Keeping it simple, I added dried goji berries, cashews, and coconut, which resulted in a delicately-flavored cereal with a nicely varied texture. I also tried Me and Goji's seasonal blend, a mix of their "flaxed and flaked" cereal with goji berries, cranberries, apple, golden raisins, pumpkin seeds, and cinnamon. While their mix was much more interesting than mine, I found the massive quantity of dried fruit to be a little too chewy for my tastes, and the flaxed and flaked cereal quickly grew soggy. In future experiments, I will probably go with other cereal bases, as I'm a big fan of sturdy flakes.

I thought reading about melamine in food and the hysteria around listeriosis was bad enough. Medheadlines. com reports that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that "more American children than ever are developing allergies to some of the most common items in the nation's food supply." The latest report says that the number has jumped a whopping 18% in the last decade, which they fear is an underestimation. The piece goes on to note that children in other areas that haven't adapted a Western diet have been a-ok. But for the poor tykes stateside, eggs, milk, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, peanuts, and/or tree nuts are ravaging young bodies everywhere. At this rate, we'll have a society of bubble boys and girls when another 10 years passes. Doesn't look like all that food avoiding is doing any good. Will this whole allergen debacle ever get resolved? I'm still waiting to find out why I can devour peanuts, pine nuts, and almonds with no problem, but have to ingest mass amounts of Benadryl if the other nutty culprits come into play.

Chestnuts, their glossy shells a reddish-brown shade that launched a thousand hair dyes, look like the acorn's voluptuous, glammed-up cousin. The starchy nut of the

Tree, they're often viewed as a Christmas-only food in America ("chestnuts roasting on an open fire" and all that). But back in the day, chestnuts were so prevalent they were considered a poor man's food, a staple of everyday early American cooking. The nut, which matures in fall, is still used in all kinds of dishes around the world, but has become much rarer and more expensive in America due to a blight that killed off most of the country's chestnut trees in the early 20th century. In Italy, chestnuts are ground into flour to make breads and cakes, and fermented into beer. In New England., they're sometimes still used in stuffing (check out this recipe for chestnut and mushroom stuffing). In France, marrons glacs, or candied chestnuts are a popular winter treat, often wrapped up in frilly layers of gold and silver paper to be given as presents. In China, they're eaten roasted and salted as snacks, or used in stir-fries (see The New York Times' The Minimalist's recipe for shrimp and chestnut stir-fry).

Posted Oct 14th 2008 11.04AM by Joe DiStefanoFiled under. East Coast, Vegetables, Nuts/seeds, Beef, Food Oddities, Super Size Me

With all of the disturbing news about Chinese treats, foods, and melamine, here's a snack that's darned tasty and dangerous chemical-free. Bamba. The stuff is all the rage in Israel. Basically, it's the peanut butter version of the cheese puff -- airy little tubes of tastiness. (In fact, it started out, years ago, as a cheese snack before switching to peanut in 1964.) What's interesting about bamba is that when you put it on your tongue, there's not a lot of taste. However, as soon as you bite into it, there's a peanut butter explosion -- it's like licking up a dollop of peanut butter and avoiding the stickiness. What's better -- it's all-natural. Bamba's list of ingredients is. peanuts (49%), corn, vegetable oil, and salt. The snack is starting to hit regular grocery stores (finally!) in Canada, and I don't know about stores stateside, but it is available here. Any bamba fans out there?

The first time I ate a mooncake I was just out of college. I happened upon the dense sweet treat at a Chinese bakery. I opted for the mixed nut variety, since egg yolk didn't strike me as very appealing. More on that later. First, let's clear one thing up for those who've never heard of or eaten a mooncake. They are not made on the moon. These treats stamped with Chinese characters are eaten in China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival which took place this past Sunday. I grabbed the assortment shown here yesterday. so don't let the fact that this harvest festival has ended stand between you and some tasty

As they're known in Chinese. Most Chinese bakeries make mooncakes year-round. In the center is a very traditional Chinese variety filled with red bean paste and the large guy off to the right is a mixed nut mooncake. The real find, though was the quartet of Golden Starlight brand Malaysian mooncakes. When I think of Malaysian cuisine, I usually forget about the Chinese influence, largely because my favorite dishes, like beef rendang, tend to be curry-based.

I recently tried this bread recipe from Young Mo Kim I found while perusing a magazine called Pastry and Baking North America. Bread and red wine just go so well together that I had to see what a bread made with red wine would taste like. It was good if I do say so myself. The recipe is called red wine walnut bread, but I had some dried currants which I thought would be so much better with the red wine. There's no specific red wine mentioned, and I just used a Cabernet Sauvignon. I made two more deviations from the recipe. Since I didn't have any rye meal, I used the same amount of wheat bran instead. Also, I forgot the softened butter, so I'm not sure how the bread would have turned out with it. Even with all of the changes I ended up making, the red wine bread was very good. It was a little dry, which I'm sure would have been taken care of had I not forgotten the butter (or added a little more hydration), but the red wine taste really came through. The taste of the red wine was strongest when I first took a bite, and mellowed after that to a sweet, wheat-y taste. The dried currants were also really nice in this bread, and they added to the sweetness. For more of a crunch and less fruity-ness, go with the walnuts. Recipe after the jump.

Posted Aug 27th 2008 8.00PM by Shayna GlickFiled under. Grains, Dairy, Nuts/seeds, Fish, Eggs, Slashfood Ate, Shellfish

I've always been thankful that I'm not allergic to anything. I breathe a sigh of relief every time I get to say "not that I know of" when the doctor asks if I'm allergic to anything. At the same time, I've always felt really bad for people who do suffer from food allergies. Lactose intolerance? You poor thing! What? You can't eat wheat/bread? I just don't think I could make it. I realize that if you are one of the people who can't eat certain foods you get used to it and take it in stride. And of course, food labels are enormously useful in helping people avoid those dangerous foods. Even though there are more, manufacturers are required to list the top eight, which are responsible for 90% of allergic reactions. I'm sure all of these look familiar to any careful label reader!1. wheat2. soy3. peanuts4. tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, etc)5, milk6. eggs7. fish8. shellfish

Posted Aug 8th 2008 1.03PM by Max ShremFiled under. Snacks, Nuts/seeds, Condiments, Italy, Artisan Foods

I first experienced the combination of hazelnut pure and dark honey at Slow Foods' cheese festival in Italy. The Piedmont region of Italy is known for its hazelnuts. You can find the most succulent rich hazelnut cakes and cookies. My favorite hazelnut concoction was hazelnut pure and dark honey. My first taste on toast brought about a dionysian state of gastronomical enchantment. The sweet nutty flavors and intensely smooth creamy buttery texture were all so overwhelmingly perfect! When I returned from my trip, I looked all over NY for another hazelnut and honey mixture. And, I was surprised by the many shops that carried this delicious treat. Recently,

Had an article about one in particular from southern France called Avelline. This was probably my favorite one that I tried. How does one enjoy hazelnut pure and dark honey?Besides eating it plain on toast, you can use it as a condiment with cheese. I suggest you pair it with Montgomery's farmhouse cheddar or Stilton Colston Bassett. You can even pair it with a variety of nutty pecorinos.

When the box of snacks first showed up on my doorstep, I was unimpressed. I figured, how different could these be from anything else on the market? Nuts are nuts, right? Turns out, I was wrong. These new snacks from Frito-Lay, called TrueNorth, are fantastic. They are fresh-tasting, unique and made out of easily pronounceable ingredients (when Scott first picked up a package, he said, "Wow, I actually know what everything on the ingredient list is."). They come in eight varieties, ranging from nut crisps (the peanut ones are amazing with a drop of honey), to nut clusters (by far my favorite and highly addictive), to nut crunchies (I didn't love these quite as much, but they were still quite tasty). The nut clusters are a bit sweet and would make a great snack to take with you on an airplane or car trip, as they are compact, high in protein and have a little sweetness in them as well, which makes them an energizing snack (sugar for quick energy and then protein for the slow burn). With all the crap in packaged food these days, it's really nice to see a large food corporation making food that keeps things simple and natural. Honestly, the only thing I didn't like about this product was the marketing materials. They're a little cheesy, announcing that "By naming the nut snacks

Frito-Lay hopes to celebrate its passion for nuts and inspire other people to find their own true north." I can appreciate the sentiment behind that statement, but they are still just snacks. I don't think they're going to be changing anyone's life.

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A New York Post wingnut has got his extra large fainting couch out to cushion his collapse from all the vapors he's getting from Will Ferrel's new one-man comedy Dubya. I will Beat This Dead Horse Into Glue. In his new (almost) one-man Broadway comedy You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush, Ferrell spends the entire (barely 80-minute) show in character as President Bush, strutting around the stage lampooning the president's just-got-off-a-horse walk and his carrying-a-large-cylindrical object arm gestures. He blah blahs about Ferrell's show being not funny with a strong under-shriek of YOU LEAVE BUSHY ALONE! then. Pointless? Pretty much, but near the end of the show things turn tasteless as well. Ferrell/Bush asks the audience for a moment of silence to honor our troops who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the performance I saw, most of the audience members went silent but a few tittered nervously. Who can blame them? This is a comedy show. They were expecting a gag, and they soon got one. After a few seconds of silence a phone on the stage rings, and everyone laughs. The relief is palpable. Hurrah! That thing about honoring our war dead? It really was just the setup to a joke! Ferrell/Bush is startled by the noise too, because he's already told us that the phone is just a prop that isn't connected to anything. He picks up the phone, listens for a second and says, I didn't know 'Annie Get Your Gun' is playing! I love Tom Wopat too! Then he tells the audience that he was afraid God was calling him on the phone. Swear to God - I thought I was having a heart attack in my butt hole! snip But is it too much to ask for our war dead to not be ridiculed by wealthy comedians? Maybe those who fly on private jets, live in closely policed communities with surveillance cameras covering every inch of their property and send their kids to private school don't understand that there is such a thing as public security, and that it isn't a joke. Yeah, pretty tasteless.

Someone has written a column that's actually inteligent, insightful and above all reality-based. It opens by pointing out a truth. It's true. Recreational drug use has the ability to produce a number of ghastly consequences -- including, but not limited to, becoming president, the governor of Alaska, a Supreme Court justice, a member of the New York Knicks or a fan of classic rock. And ends much the same. Just to be clear, I hope my kids avoid drugs -- legal or not. But how can a parent be expected to educate young children about the factual consequences of drug use when the drug czar and fear-mongering educators undermine the truth with scary stories? That's like the second reasonable Town Hall coloumn in as many months, perhaps they're tilting towards the sane now that the President is a flaming retard? Speaking of retards this headline at CNN. Ticker. Obama gets bad early review Leads to. Romney. Obama 'off to a rocky start' Really? A former GOP Presidential contender doesn't think the guy who kicked the ass of the guy who kicked his ass isn't doing well? Garsh! Whooduthunkit?

Hmmm, go to the dinner get some greasy eggs'n'bacon? Maybe one of those Starbucks breakfast samiches? Skip breakfast and stuff my face at the Superbowl thing this evening? Oh I know, how about a big tasty bowl of shadenfreuden? Of course this is bad news for blogger like me who feed off the stupid that PJ Media grew on the Internets. As usual John Cole, PJ Media's only decent / sane blogger, puts it in the context of reality. I signed a contract through the end of March, PJ Media and I are both honoring it, and they are moving on to something different. This sort of thing happens hundreds of thousands of times every day all over the world, and is really rather unremarkable. Conversely one Protein Wisdom's reader says. # Comment by router on 1/30 @ 3.34 pm # Another economic causality by the Obama war on the economy. Back to reality. getting rich off blogging or even making a living at it is like trying to do the same with stand-up comedy. it can happen but even if you're talented and work hard it probably won't because the economic ecosystem can only support a few top carnivores. What most blogs do is chew on the news in the most insanely self-indulgent manner outside of asphyxiation masturbation so the question is begged, what sick crazy bastard is going to pay us to do that? Anyway, to all the wingnuts whose teat is about to run dry.

Well, enhanced interrogation techniques have kept the following terrorst attacks from happening - An attack on the U. S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan An attack against a U. S. Marine compound in Djibouti, Africa A aircraft hijacking, then flying into the Library Tower in Los Angeles, California How curious, I've never heard of any of these incidents! You'd think such a miracle, all those attacks foiled by torture would be headline news anytime anyone spoke out against the practice. Here they have empirical data that supports their argument and yet the best they can usually muster is Well it works on TV!! And stranger still Caveboy doesn't actually provide any links, guess it's all such common knowledge none are needed. Boy do I feel ignorant! Let's see what Google has to say about it. A previously unknown militant group called Al-Qanoon claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed 10 people Friday at the U. S. Consulate in Karachi and warned the attack was just the beginning. Huh. that doesn't sound like it was prevented at all! I guess torture was used to foil all the other attacks and that one day they didn't torture anyone BOOM! There's no mention of any attack foiled or otherwise in Djibouti, Africa. In fact Craplick Shaveman's site is the only one in the whole internets that mentions it. I guess he has super-secret information that only a former Marine could have and apparently it's okay for him to publish it on his blog. And the Liberty Tower in LA plot? Surely that'll be the one. But Micheal Scheuer, who was the leading al-Qaida expert in the CIA's counter-terrorism center in 2002, says he is not aware of any such serious threat against the West Coast in 2002. As the man in the CIA who knew more about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida than perhaps any other agency officer, he says it is unlikely that he would not have been kept informed on such a plot. It could be that it was very closely held, but I think that's unlikely, he said. It could be just a function of my failing memory. But this doesn't sound like anything that I would recall as a major threat, or as a major success in stopping it. So. Torture prevented an attack that happened, prevented an attack that only some guy with a website knows about and an attack that was never going to happen. Well that's certainly more than enough evidence to completely compromise and reject the laws and morals of Western Civilization! With theist wingnuts it's so hard to tell if they're liars or idiots because they're so steeped in delusion naturally that reality becomes multiple choice to them. Or maybe it's just the fear they live under, anything to save their craven skins not matter how vile. I sincerely hope that anyone who wants to be protected by torture is blown into a million pieces.

No, really, check it out. Obama worship gets creepier by the day. Here is an artist's simulation of Obama's triumphal entry. According to the official website for this event. The simulation took place on January 19, 2009, one day before the inauguration of President Obama, in Des Moines, Iowa, where His meteoric rise began. While onlookers waived palm branches, a motorcade consisiting of 4 black SUVs, the sculpture affixed to a donkey, and secret service agents made the the mile long triumphal entry which ended at the steps of the State of Iowa Capitol building. Curiously the very honest and or smart folks at Worldview Times missed a few bits or rather vital information like the headline of the above paragraph. Performance Information. As in performance art so it wasn't an event at all. But what about the idea that it's creepy Obama worship? Artist Statement about the Sculpture. The sculpture poses a question that relates to religious icons, social conventions, metaphysics, and the collective response of society in reaction to fearful and uncertain times. For me, it has much more to do with us members of the general public - as followers - than any leader granted power. Whoa stop with the mindless worship of Obama! If you love him so much why don't you marry him already you Obama lover you!!? So it's not worship it's an artist doing what artists do but those are facts and they will not get in the way of Worldview readers' outrage, some choice cuts. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOD HAD IN MIND WHEN HE ALLOWED OBAMA TO BECOME OUR 44TH PRESIDENT of our once great nation under GOD, with liberty and justice for all. I remember when. BUT I continue PRAISING GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW and I continue thanking GOD for answering my prayer for wisdom and protection for President Obama although I have yet to see any signs that Obama is taking advantage of any of GOD'S WISDOM.WE SHALL SEE. and in response. God did not put this man there the people did. God has annointed the office and those that enter there have a choice to choose what they will do with the power they was voted for. As it is written in Romans 13.1 God Ordianed this office, every man has a choice. As far as Obama rinding anywhere on a donkey just goes to show how smart he is when he has Jet's and cars any means of transporation at his call. Poor guy. I do pray daily for the Lord's spirit to guide him and Godly people to help him.

This is Blasphemy at its greatest ! Disgusting to say the least. It's no wonder God's blessings have been turned off to this nation. We will see how much a mesiah Obama is 2 yrs from now. Give him all the rope he needs.it will surely capture him in the end. Hard to argue with all that eh? To be fair there were some commentators that said stuff like. It is sad how you feel as if you can be rude, harsh and generally mean spirited just because we have a president that does not believe as we do. Oh. a bit of sense. let's keep reading. Shame on all of us for not running to our prayer closets and asking God for his help in this time. Prayer closet? Is there really such a thing? Instead we run our mouths like angry school children. And Obama did not put this demonstration together. You act as if HE did this for reals. Yeah, of all the comments, that was the only one that noticed that Obama actually had nothing to do with it. But mostly they're dribbling stuff like. This is sickening. However, we have to remember that in the past few years, this country has encouraged abortion, homosexual marriage, and is now turning against Israel--so it appears we are getting the government we deserve! The Bible is very clear--things are going to be worse and worse. Christians will face the need to stand up for what they believe. If ever we needed prayer, the time is now. Because at this point it's going to get worse. There is no evidence of any kind of national repentance for disobeying God's Word, so the country will continue on its downward path. Weird, America had a confirmed Bible-boy for President for 8 years and still it sprialed downward, wonder why?

According to Doug Giles pretty much everything because his god loves hunting and hunters and the fact that Doug likes hunting is just a delightful coincidence. How does he know that Jesus would go full Elmer Fudd? The same way that Doug knows that the universe is 6,000 years old and evolution a lie of the devil. Da Bible!. I understand it when the idolatrous PETA people who worship jackrabbits over Jesus get their panties in a wad over hunting. I expect it, I like it and—truth be told—I’d really miss it if they did not pop a blood vein in their forehead when smacked with the facts. Now here we have a great chunk of wingnut, factually wrong and an admission of their real motivator in life. upsetting people they don't agree with politically. PETA don't actually worship animals, they think that animals feel pain and they don't think animals should be in pain. Kind of a Golden Rule thing. Isn't it interesting that the snarky atheist sees the common cause yet the Jesus guy looks for conflict? Well it is to me. However, lately I’ve been getting hate mail and weird looks from “Christians” who ardently believe that God, Jesus, Moses, John, Paul, George and Ringo (I know, they get them confused) are, supposedly, vehemently opposed to hunting animals (they’re right about McCartney). I have even had some sassy Christians say that fishing is evil because it hurts the fish. No kidding? I wouldn’t have thought that a hook in the mouth would hurt. They, therefore, conclude that since fish hooks hurt that Jesus would never fish nor be friendly toward those who do. Really? Whoa-ho, stand back, Doug is about to beat the crap out of this strawman. Hey, St. Dillweed, have you ever actually read the gospels or do you just smoke ganja and make this crap up as you go? Well considering how contradictory the gospels are I'm pretty sure made up crap as they went and some sort of brain crippling drug applies. FYI. The majority of Jesus’ chosen disciples were fishermen, and the fish they gathered didn’t die of old age. For God’s sake, Jesus himself was part and parcel of killing so many fish—I’m sorry, “catching” so many fish—that at one point Peter’s boat nearly sank under the weight of this Christ-spawned catch (Luke 5). And then there’s the loaves and FISHES miracle when Jesus threw a Puff Daddy sized party for 5,000 plus people (that’s a lot of sushi). But we won’t talk about that because you’re probably overwhelmed as it is. I am by how silly it all is. Why did your god do these miracles for just a fraction of humanity? Why did Jesus make fish for everyone? From the South American to Australian aboriginals rather than just for a few people in a single city? It's never made clear why god only Jesused one people in one part of the planet for a few years. Let’s go back to hunting. In addition to these saints’ specious, irrational and unbiblical hatred of hunting and hunters, another phenomenon has manifested itself in which the atheistic and/or pantheistic couldn’t-be-weirder tree-ogling blowhards have started quoting Scripture to me and tossing God’s name around in this debate like a coked-up Courtney Love at a Kid Rock concert. How convenient. That doesn't sound very convenient at all because I'm really not sure what you're babbling about here. But keep it up with the Hollyweird references, they're gold Jerry! Gold! Therefore, seeing that a sizable chunk of the Church is getting goofy and are buying into the Disney-fueled misinformation machine and that PETA pariahs are now parsing biblical passages for propagandistic purposes, I figure it is high time to check out the holy Bible and lay out exactly what it does say about hunting and hunters. Being the capitalist pig that I am, I will do it in a new book that I am pitching for 2009 titled. A Theology of Hunting. Why God Loves Hunting Hunters. For now here’s a little hors d'oeuvre about the Holy One and hunting. Disney. is working with PETA.? Um does he know what pariah means or does he think alliteration supersedes coherency? Whatever the case he puts the pedal to the mental. First off, much to my chagrin, I must admit that the Bible contains just trace amounts of direct references to hunters and hunting. Yet you're not letting that stop you from writing a whole column then book about it! It'd be a bit like me writing The CrossBox 360. Why God Loves Gamers Games and then going on to admit that while the Bible doesn't specifically say that Gears of War 2 is the best sequel since the double orgasm it does if you squint just so. That's the attractive thing about religion. you can always fill in the blanks with whatever Crayola you like. What it does contain about hunting, though, is overwhelmingly positive with only one condemnation leveled at a hunter who does not “roast his prey” (Proverbs 12.27a). That’s one. Not a bazillion. Only one. Hmm I wonder, if homosexuality had only one condemnation in the Bible would Giles then have to accept the gays? Or is his god sort of relaxed, like if he only says don't do it once he really doesn't mean it? Even though there are few direct references regarding hunting and hunters, there’s an abundance of analogies and imagery taken from hunting used in Scripture. Just a cursory glance at the Psalms and the Prophets provides hunting similes aplenty. This is interesting. So. 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Like I said, any color you like. Let’s see . . . rare literal references and massive amounts of hunting imagery used to communicate divine truth. Hmmm. What could this mean? Could it be that the ubiquitous use of hunting metaphors equates that God’s mind was quite taken with the topic? Yes, he is really saying the fact that his god doesn't talk much about hunting means that his god really likes hunting. And wait till you see his metaphors which would be another word whose full meaning has continued to escape his notice. In addition, should one conclude that because hunting metaphors are so profuse that the biblical crowd this book was originally penned for would have had to be a hunting community or the references would have flown straight over their heads like Kafka’s symbolism eclipses Britney Spears’ brain? The answer to those questions would be yes and yes. I'm trying to untwist this. bear with me. he saying that the Bible doesn't talk a lot about hunting but it kinda does which is good because otherwise the hunters it was written for wouldn't get it? In high school I once smoked a joint the size of a pool cue that was laced with a white powder we were assured was just like coke only cheaper*! the floor twisting buzz made me think that Heavy Metal was a documentary about a rocking chair factory but I was never as confused as that paragraph. Now, for those not jacked up on raw emotion and still able to think, check out this pro-hunting stuff in book one of the Bible, Genesis. No, I'm fine, the effects wore off right on or about September 24, 1991. But yes, let's check it out indeed. 1. You don’t have to read too far in the Bible, like . . . uh . . . the first chapter, until you’re hit with the fact that man is to exert dominion over animals, birds and fish. That’s conservation and game management, folks. I love this bit of thesist-nuttery right here, god put us in charge of the animals and we've done a super-job of it! First we lost all the dinosaurs, well they did, way to go Adam and Eve! What did you forget to feed them? Didn't turn on their warming rock before you went to bed? And it's not like you lost just a few of them, but the whole damned species! Then the saber-tooth tiger and both kinds of mammoths! And all that thousands of years before you were even made! I'm still pissed about the saber-tooth, it had swords in its mouth! Do you know how cool that is? I wish there was a Uzi-toothed tiger to replace it, hurry up science! So god made people, knew we were going to fuck it all up but put us in charge anyway. And that means god loves hunters? 2. When our primal parents blew it in the garden by blowing off God’s command in Genesis chapter three, God took it upon himself to clothe their naked rebel butts with leather and fur. It wasn’t faux fur or pleather. It was the real schizna, mamasita. Deal with that, Pam Anderson. The silicone must have flowed up to her synapses. Ok. so go loves hunters because a) he told people to take care of the animals and b) because god doesn't like naked people so he tore the skin off of some poor creature and slapped the bloody mess on Adam and Eve's crotches? I guess I lack the imagination to see the connection. Got anything else Doug? 3. In Genesis chapter four, Abel killed a lamb to sacrifice and found favor with God. If Yahweh wasn’t happy about that He would have zapped him on the spot. It was the vegan Cain who got canned. Even when I was a kid this always made me go hmmmm. What exactly does their god do with animal sacrifices? Doesn't he have all the animals in the world? Why does he need us to kill and burn them? Wouldn't a lightening bolt do the trick? These were the sort of questions that I wish I had asked as a kid in Sunday School but I was too busy not paying any attention. But what is clear is god likes hunting because Able killed a lamb. A very difficult animal to hunt by the way. they're like kittens but without any claws. Still not convinced? Well the G-man has got the coup de gras, the end all be all of argument capping, because his god? His god is the greatest hunter since Kraven S Thompson. 4. In Genesis chapter six God drowned not only a lot of wicked men, women and children in the great flood, but also a lot of animals, too. Like in the 99.9 percentile range. That was the largest game depredation ever seen. Only two critters of each species were afforded a space on the ark. Game management to the extreme, God style. I gotta admit, that's a hell of a point short of WMD we will never be as bad-assed kill 'em all, I'll sort them out in the morning as Giles' god is. That motherfucker shows no flex, he is the capital G in genocide. Giles further dribbled on about the flood and makes a point that never occurred to me. 5. In Genesis chapter nine, after the waters of the flood receded and Noah and his tribe had docked their boat, God told them that they could eat the animals they had just sailed with for the last forty days and nights. I wonder which one they chowed down on first? I would have eaten one of the zebras. If you remove their fat they make great steaks, plus Noah could have decorated his house with the zebra rug. Noah saved the animals only to snack on a few later on! There's Noah and his family, the sun has come out, the waters recede with god's wrath and then the smallest Noah, his tummy rumbles, Mrs Ark looks down at the hungry child and then the last people on Earth look at each other, they're all hungry. the look around, the lands are blighted, crops won't grow for at least a season. the animals start to get off the ark. they look at the hungry humans they look at themselves and next thing you know Noah is yelling Just the dinosaurs! We'll tell him it was a meteorite! A scream cuts off We're the last two unico.. urk!. They're not listening, just trying to kill as many as they can before the rest bounce. 6. In Genesis chapter ten, Nimrod floats to the literary surface as a mighty hunter before the Lord. What does that mean? I don’t know, but I’d like to be one. Nimrod defined and you are very much one. 7. In Genesis chapter twenty-two when Abraham was going to offer up his only son unto God, Jehovah gave him an out by providing for Abraham a ram instead of Isaac. Your god was about to make a guy kill his own kid as a test (why an omnipotent god needs to test is a bit of a mystery) and at the last minute does a switcharoo and that means your god loves hunting?

Yeah, I agree it's a peek alright but what it tells me is that your god is a fucking psycho who gets his kicks tormenting parents with a nightmare scenario out of Saw when not committing planet-wide mass murder. 8. And lastly for now (‘til my book gets brokered), in Genesis chapter twenty-seven Isaac, one of Jehovah’s main covenant kids, gets to feeling a bit peckish one day, and you know what he asks for to satisfy his hunger? Was it tofu? No. Lentils? Wrong again. A wheat grass smoothie? Strike three, Chicken Little. It was venison, a Ted Nugent back strap fever feast, that’s what! Yep, Isaac commanded his son to pick up his bow and collect him a buck for some down home barbeque. I guess he's saving Thou shall shootest all the animals of the season until thy chest freezer's abundance is sated for the book because that's not actually proof that god loves hunters, that just saying that some people in the Bronze Age shot themselves some food. Probably not that rare of an occurrence back then. Nowhere does it say and that made god love him because god loves hunters however so we're still waiting for the proof. Hmm I guess that's it. You just have to have faith that the Bible says what you want it to say. For PETA or some wrapped around an emotional axle Christian to make the Bible anti-hunting they would need an exacto knife. Nowhere in the entirety of holy writ does God, Jesus, Moses, the apostles or the prophets have any problem whatsoever with those who hunt righteously and utilize the meat fully. Now that's an interesting way of looking at things isn't it? If the Bible doesn't say it's bad it can't be bad. The Bible says nothing against a woman using a dildo on a man therefore god loves peggers!

*it was the 80s, we needed to numb ourselves, in those days Rick Astley WAS PLAYED FOR SERIOUS!! You can't understand what it was like so don't judge me.

Jesus did not say “Love thy neighbour — unless he’s one of those nutty Samaritans, in which case feel free to take a swing at him.” He was, indeed, quite careful to specify the opposite. Which is why so many atheists and agnostics still hold him in a notably, and otherwise bafflingly, high regard. It’s something that even the most religious among us should remember when, and if, a passing bus tells us to abandon our faith.

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On Jan. 28 on YouTube, teen race-car driver Brennan Palmiter kicked off yet a third offering of the GO-Brennan Scholarships from Nuts, Bolts Thingamajigs. The Foundation of the Fabricators Manufacturers Association, Intl. To qualify for this competition, students must be headed to a trade school or two-year community college next fall for classes in welding or other metal fabricating processes. Best thing about Go-Brennan Scholarships? No paperwork to fill out! To apply, simply make a one-minute video telling us. why you'd like to go into manufacturing, what job you want to land, and what school you plan to attend. Applicants are are encouraged to show their skills in the shop and something they've made out of metal. Video responses must be uploaded to YouTube by April 3. Winners will also receive the full licensed version of the SolidWorks Student Design Kit CAD software. Recipients and/or their schools will also receive a VISTA auto-darkening welding helmet, compliments of The Lincoln Electric Company. Winners will be notified on April 20. Complete application guidelines.

Through the Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program, for NBT's summer manufacturing camps for youth. Through NBT grants, middle-schoolers at 26 camps across the country this summer will be introduced to the joys of tinkering. The camps offer hands-on projects involving welding, metal fabricating, robotics, lasers, and other processes. The AAA Awards, sponsored by American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, recognize associations that improve the quality of life in America with innovative programs in education, skills training, standard setting, business and social innovation, knowledge creation, citizenship and community service.

We're pleased to announce that the PACCAR Foundation, a private foundation established in 1951, has contributed a $10,000 grant to NBT. A multinational technology company, PACCAR manufactures premium commercial vehicles sold around the world under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. "This grant from PACCAR will allow us to run two additional manufacturing camps in Rockford, Ill., where PACCAR has one of their distribution facilities, and we are thrilled to have their support," said Terrence Egan, director of NBT. "With the help of PACCAR we can continue to strengthen the future work force in the manufacturing industry." The balance of the PACCAR Foundation's grants are reserved for capital campaigns involving acquisition or improvement of facilities used for social and health services, education and cultural affairs.

Handbook for autumn's nuts, including acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts and chinquapins, black walnuts, butternuts, hickory nuts, pecans, pine nuts, tree and leaf identification guide.

FOR CENTURIES WE HUMANS HAVE joined the squirrels and the raccoons, the turkeys and the boars, the deer and the chipmunks in the harvest of fall nuts. Nutting was once serious business, a matter of survival, of storing sustenance for the coming winter. So it was with Native Americans and colonists, and with European peasants-and so it remains today among people still living a hand-to-mouth existence with the earth. Few foods offer nutrition as completely and as compactly as the nut. Botanically, it is a seed, the embryonic life of a tree. But in effect, it is a hermetically sealed energy capsule, packed with protein and fat. a nourishment concentrate. Most people today go nutting for pleasure. The nuts remain the quarry, but nuts aplenty (though perhaps of less noble bearing) can be had in any grocery store. Nutting, on the other hand, puts you inside the fall forest kaleidoscope, every step acrunch in leaves, the air crisp and laden with the musky scent of autumn. There is no better time to be in the woods, and no better excuse (whether or not you need one) than to be gathering tasty nuts. Ah, there's the crux of the matter. Not all nuts are tasty. Some are astonishingly bitter. Others, though toothsome, require extreme determination, if not demolition, if one is to crack them apart-and then they may yield little more than a smidgen of edible kernel. Most folks know a nut when they see one, but what

Of nut is it, and is it worth picking up?AcornsNo matter how many mothers have told their children otherwise, acorns are not poisonous. they are one of the oldest foods known to man. Evidence of their consumption has been found amid the debris in Paleolithic cave dwellings. They were the staff of life for many Native American groups, who ground the nuts into meal for bread and mush. The Pilgrims found baskets of roasted acorns hidden in underground chambers and, noting the nuts' similarity in taste to that of chestnuts, welcomed oak mast into their diet. A wise move. Acorn kernels provide a complete vegetable protein, up to 707o by weight in some species. More than half their bulk consists of energy-rich carbohydrates. Amazingly, the annual nut crop from oak trees in North America surpasses the combined yearly yield of all other nut trees, both wild and cultivated. (So if you're wondering whether gathering up a bushel or two of acorns will deprive some creature of sustenance, worry not.) There are more than 60 species of oak trees in North America, and every one of them produces edible acorns. Some, however, are more edible than others. Oaks are broadly divided into two groups. red (or black) oaks, and white. Generally, nuts from trees in the red-oak group have a bitter taste, thanks to their high content of tannin, an astringent substance. White oaks, however, contain less tannin and produce acorns that are considerably sweeter.

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We were saddened to learn that the Nut Lady died on Sunday at her nursing home in Old Saybrook. She was 94. Feb 4, 2007. Obituary

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Feb. 11. Stewart Parnell, President of Peanut Corporation of America and Plant manager Sammy Lightsey refuse to testify in Congress' investigation of the salmonella outbreak.

Cracking the poisoned processed peanuts caseComputer network tracked salmonella outbreakFDA defends handling of outbreakPeanut recall a headache for food banks, tooLawmakers press for food safety reforms'Peanut town' worries about economic future Interactive map. Salmonella cases in the U. S.QA. Learn more about the dangerous bacteriaFDA's growing list of recalled peanut products

A massive salmonella-triggered recall of foods that might contain contaminated peanuts has the whole nation looking askance at foods once noshed with abandon.

The lesson is a familiar one to those with food allergies. Peanuts and peanut products can appear in all manner of unlikely foods, from egg rolls and ice cream to chili, candy and chocolate.

And for the moment, everyone else would be wise to turn detective, too. The government has warned consumers to check foods containing peanuts and peanut products against a list of recalled products, available at

The good news is national brands of jarred peanut butter sold directly to consumers, as well as the perennial must-have Girl Scout Cookies, so far have been unaffected by the recalls.

Customers should take a closer look at so-called "boutique" brands of peanut butter, types made by smaller processors. Federal officials on Friday said they couldn't vouch for the source of the peanuts or the safety of the products.

The bad news is the outbreak — possibly linked to the deaths of eight people and illnesses in at least 529 in 43 states — has been traced to a Georgia plant that processes peanuts for institutions and food companies.

Jan. 29. NBC chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about the peanut products that are safe to consume.

Recall list could vastly expandAnd those peanuts have found their way into hundreds of prepared foods, from cookies and cakes to ice cream and snack bars, even pet food. So far, more than 430 products have been recalled. Government officials said that list is likely to expand vastly as 350 additional companies have been contacted about products made with possibly contaminated peanuts.

In packaged foods, finding peanuts usually is just a matter of looking at the labels, says Anne Munoz-Furlong, founder of The Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Network, an advocacy group. Manufacturers must label foods that contain peanuts.

That's good, because items such as SunRidge's Energy Nuggets and Archer Farms' Milk Chocolate Monster Chewy Soft Baked Cookies don't give consumers much of a clue by name alone. Both products have been recalled.

Anything you're buying, particularly if it's a processed food, read the label," says Ann McMeans, a dietitian with the Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine. "Anything that's a mixture of foods, read the label."

Foods with few ingredients, such as produce, meats, seafoods and dairy products, are the easiest, she says. Not only will it be more obvious if peanuts are involved, the labels also will require less deciphering.

While mostly a concern for people with allergies, peanuts can slip into products under guises that are less than obvious, such as oils or even artificial nuts (peanuts flavored to taste like other nuts).

Restaurants are hard to followA tougher time is had in restaurants, which are not subject to labeling regulations. Determining whether menu items contain peanuts or peanut products can take aggressive questioning of waitstaff and cooks, says Munoz-Furlong.

Enchilada sauce, chili sauce, meat marinades — these are places you wouldn't expect peanut butter," but where it nevertheless is common, she says. "We have learned that the hard way."

Asian and other ethnic cuisines commonly have hidden peanuts, says Dr. Vivian Saper, an associate professor of allergy and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

Spring rolls and egg rolls often are "glued" shut with peanut butter. Many Thai dishes are garnished or tossed with crushed peanuts. Vegetarian meat substitutes also often contain peanut products.

People with peanut allergies are used to thinking about cross-contamination. Even if a food doesn't contain peanuts, if it was produced or prepared on equipment that uses peanuts in other foods it must be treated as suspect.

Increased awareness is keyCross-contamination is less a threat with salmonella. While even a gram of peanut can be life-threatening to someone with allergies, the immune systems of most healthy people can fend off salmonella.

Peanut plant problem forces huge recallCongress plans hearing on salmonella outbreakFDA finds numerous problems at peanut plantGa. peanut plant has history of problemsDrug-resistant salmonella? Maybe next timeWhat products have been recalled?

Welcome to the world of the poor individuals who have peanut allergies," Saper says. "This is an inside look at the fear that patients and their families go through."

In 2003, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved this package label qualified health claim for nuts.

Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.

According to FDA, Types of nuts eligible for this claim are restricted to almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, some pine nuts, pistachio nuts and walnuts. Types of nuts on which the health claim may be placed is restricted to those nuts that were specifically included in the health claim petition, but that do not exceed 4 g saturated fat per 50 g of nuts.

Though nuts are a higher-fat food, it is mostly heart-healthy unsaturated fat and may help lower low-density lipoproteins (LDL or bad cholesterol).

Nuts also are recommended as part of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), a dietary plan clinically proven to significantly reduce blood pressure. The DASH diet is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and recommends 4 to 5 servings per week from its nuts, seeds and legumes grouping.

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health found three times as many people trying to lose weight were able to stick to a Mediterranean-style moderate-fat weight loss diet that included nuts, peanuts and peanut butter versus the traditionally recommended low-fat diet. (International Journal of Obesity, Oct. 5, 2001).

As long as you control total calories, eating a handful of nuts daily may help prevent weight gain and possibly promote weight loss. The fat, protein and fiber in nuts help you feel full longer, so you may eat less during the day. By helping induce a feeling of satiety, nuts may help people feel less deprived and not like they're dieting. Just limit your portion to a healthy handful.

Women in a Harvard School of Public Health study who reported eating 5 or more 1 ounce servings of nuts/peanuts per week reduced their risk of Type 2 diabetes by almost 30 percent compared to those who rarely or never ate nuts. Women in the study who ate five tablespoons of peanut butter each week reduced their risk for Type 2 diabetes almost 20 percent. (Journal of the American Medical Association, Nov. 27, 2002.)

Some nutrients associated with nuts include magnesium, manganese, protein, fiber, zinc and phosphorus.

One ounce of walnuts (about 14 shelled walnut halves) is all that is needed to meet the 2002 dietary recommendation of the Food Nutrition Board of the National Academies Institute of Medicine for omega-3 fatty acids.

Peanuts. Though often discussed with nuts, peanuts are a legume along with dry beans, peas and lentils. One ounce of roasted peanuts provides about 10 percent of the daily value of folate, a B vitamin recommended to help reduce the incidence of birth defects and lower the risk of heart disease. Peanuts also are an excellent source of niacin, providing about 20 percent of the daily value.

If you're nuts about nuts and want to assure getting your handful, here is some additional information on measuring amounts. REMEMBER. The FDA recommendation suggests up to 1.5 ounces of nuts daily or one and a half times a handful.

A handful equals about 1-ounce. This serving size corresponds to the the serving size listed on the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels. The Nutrition Facts label will also tell you how many 1-ounce servings there are per package.

To learn more about how to read a Nutrition Facts labels, check www. pueblo. gsa. gov/cic_text/food/dietguide2000/build5.htm

On average, a 1.5 ounce serving is equivalent to about 1/3 cup of nuts according to Maureen Ternus, registered dietitian and nutrition coordinator for the International Tree Nut Council's Nutrition Research Education Foundation (INC NREF).

The Food Guide Pyramid counts 1/3 cup of nuts or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter as 1 ounce of meat (about 1/3 serving) in its meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nuts food group. www. pueblo. gsa. gov/cic_text/food/food-pyramid/main. htm

The DASH Diet to help lower blood pressure counts 1/3 cup or 1.5 ounces of nuts as equal to 1 serving from its nuts, seeds and dry beans grouping. www. nhlbi. nih. gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash. pdf

The following table gives the approximate number of nuts per ounce and an overview of calories, protein and fat. For more information about additional nutrients and portion sizes, check these materials from INC NREF.

Source. Adapted from the International Tree Nut Council Research and Education Foundation publications, Nutrients in 1 Ounce of Tree Nuts and Peanuts, January 2003www. nuthealth. org/nutrition/nutrient1oz. html and Nutrition in Every Handful, August 2002, www. nuthealth. org/inside. pdf.

All of the nuts are unsalted. almonds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pine nuts and walnuts are unroasted. cashews, macadamias, peanuts and pistachios are dry roasted.

Figures for fat are rounded to the nearest whole or half number so the various types of fat may vary slightly from the amount of total fat.

It's easy to nibble on nuts. Here are three quick ideas plus links to lots more. Store shelled or unshelled nuts in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 6 months or for a year in your freezer for best quality, advises INC NREF.

You don't have to fire up the stove or get out your cookbook to enjoy nuts. Your handful of nuts may be enjoyed -- simply -- out of hand.

Divide a container of nuts into small snack bags for easy snacking at home, office or on the road, advises Ternus, INC NREF. Simply count, measure a third cup, weigh 1 to 1.5 ounces of nuts on a kitchen scale or grab a handful and store in each snack bag. Keep in the refrigerator until you're ready to enjoy! A handful of nuts may help you resist that gooey sweet roll in the breakroom at work.

For added richness of flavor, try this quick (takes about 5 minutes!) recipe for microwave-toasted nuts.

Here's a quick and cool way (with minimal cleanup) to toast nuts, based on information from Linda Gossett, MPA, CFCS, Extension Educator - EFNEP, University of Idaho.

This method works well for amounts ranging from a tablespoon to 1/2 cup. With larger amounts, some are likely to turn dark quicker than others. The time will vary depending on the size, type and temperature of the nuts/seeds, and also may be influenced by the type of microwave.

Spread from a tablespoon to 1/2 cup nuts evenly in a single layer in a flat, microwave-safe dish, such as a 9-inch microwave-safe pie plate.

Add a small amount of soft butter/margarine or of oil to the nuts. Use about 1/2 teaspoon fat per 1/2 cup of nuts. use proportionally less for smaller amounts of nuts/seeds. Stir the nuts/seeds to thinly coat with the fat. NOTE. This small amount of fat helps with browning, speeds up the toasting process and only adds about 20 calories per 1/2 cup of nuts.

Check to see how the toasting is proceeding. Add more microwave cooking time one minute at a time, because nuts and seeds can burn quickly. Stir after each addition of time.

Small amounts of thin nuts (for example, sliced almonds) could be finished at 2 minutes. Larger amounts of nuts, such as slivered or whole almonds, walnuts or pecans will take an additional minute or two more microwaving to become lightly browned and smell fragrant.

Store any extra toasted nuts in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks or freeze them in an airtight freezer container for 1 to 3 months.

I'd like to express my appreciation to my colleague, Linda Boeckner, PhD, RD, University of Nebraska Cooperation Extension Nutrition Specialist, for her help and suggestions as I prepared this month's Food Reflections article.

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This growing peanut butter recall is outrageous--and not simply because I am a fool for Nutter Butters. (Last I checked, Nabisco products were still safe, praise Jesus.) The fact that the perpetrator in question--the Blakely, Ga., plant of the Peanut Butter Corporation of America--has over the past three years received multiple citations for violations of health codes from the Georgia Department of Agriculture is bad enough. Anyone can have a bad day--or a bad series of days. But it seems significantly more sinister that, on at least 12 occasions in the past two years, the plants products tested positive for salmonella and, instead of quarantining the product and clean the facility, the operators simply ran retests and, when those came back negative, promptly shipped the poisonous peanut butter out the door. How nuts is that? (Ouch. Sorry.) I mean, as any teenage girl whose missed a period will tell you. If you take a pregnancy test and it comes back positive, then you take a second test and it comes back negative, you dont just call it a day and go with the answer you like. When the stakes are this high, you spring for the third test. It takes a company either irretrievably stupid or criminally negligent to instead play Russian roulette with consumers--especially when said company already has a shaky record on health and hygiene issues. (Tip for PCA officials. Folks are a lot less likely to dismiss this type of incident as an innocent mistake when you have a history of not cleaning up your plant following health violations.) Either way, someone probably needs to go to jail over this matter. And the Blakely facilities need to be taken away from its current operators and handed over to someone with a less free-wheeling approach to food prep (not to mention consumer health)--or who, at the very least, might find the time to clean the food residue off the walls every now and again. In the meantime, be sure to check your cabinets against the ever-lengthening list of recalled products. --Michelle Cottle

Michelle, On the pure peanut butter side, I quit buying it years ago and starting cranking it out in my food processor. It's much tastier and I get to control what goes into it. Sure, that doesn't cover the gamut of products in the list you linked to, but I can use it in a lot of stuff I do make and like (cookies, homemade energy bars, pies, cakes and so on).

Oh, and I know that's not your point, quit buying peanut butter, but that the inspection and enforcement system in Georgia is running in Epic Failure mode with regard to this issue. But, making your own is one more way to take Brads advice and move away from some of the corporate foodapolooza we've created for ourselves in the U. S.

Why just stop at the Georgia plant? I think all peanut butter should be banned - the stuff is vile and I have no idea how people can eat it. (As a fourth-grader in the mid-West, I used to exchange peanut butter school lunches with other kids' carrots - they kids thought I was crazy, and I returned the favour. Good lesson in economics, though, all around.) I mean, honestly, peanuts are sort of fake nuts in any event. subversive elements in our food chain that pass themselves off for something while being something totally different - not to mention potentially poisonous. We should all be moving to Almond butter - much healthier and actually tasty.

Norbert Schulz of Jamestown, ND, explained to the Jamestown Sun yesterday how he uses pig spleens to predict weather. This [spleen] was wide right along, Schulz noted, meaning the hard winter would last another six weeks. Punxsutawney Phil, move over. I am not making this up. the Google told me it's true. Schulz is wise to handle swine innards, because recent research indicates that many farmers enjoy increased longevity in part because they're exposed to umpteen pathogens in the course of a typical day, which toughens 'em up. Rub a little dirt in the wound, son, it's good for you. Friends, it behooves us to alter our daily lives thusly. When supping down at Sam and Ella's Cafe, don't lament the fly in your soup. ask for a refill. Use the rest room at Starbucks right after that homeless guy. be sure to get a good grip on the doorknob, and don't wash your hands before picking your nose. You'll thank me. It goes without saying that all you need for a late-afternoon snack is to turn your keyboard upside down and shake it. Everything in moderation. botulism toxin (Botox), Senate confirmation speeches, peanut butter. Sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't.

Icarusr..honestly, peanuts are sort of fake nuts in any event. I consider myself a tolerant guy. I mean, I count among my friends witches, hookers, junkies, hedge fund managers, and practicing Catholics. But peanut hatred? That's just wrong. [deep breath] [reminder to self. hate the sin, love the sinner.]

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Common Names.Macadamia, Australian nut, Queensland Nut. Species. "Smooth-shelled Macadamia" (Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche), "Rough-shelled Macadamia" (M. tetraphylla L. Johnson). Hybrid forms exist between the two species. Distant Affinity. Helicia nut (Athertonia diversifolia), Chilean Hazel (Gevuina avellana), Australian Rosenut (Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia). Origin. Macadamia integrifolia is native to southeastern Queensland where it grows in the rain forests and close to streams. M. tetraphylla is native to southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, growing in rain forests, in moist places and along stream banks. At the point where the two species meet, there are types that appear to be natural hybrids. The macadamia was introduced into Hawaii about 1881 where it was used as an ornamental and for reforestation. The Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station named and introduced several promising selections in 1948, which led to the modern macadamia industry in Hawaii. In California two seedling macadamias were planted in the early 1880's and are still standing on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. The importation of improved and named varieties into California from Hawaii began about 1950. Macadamias are also commercially important in Australia, South Africa and Central America. Adaptation. Macadamias are ideally suited to a mild, frost-free climate with abundant rainfall distributed throughout the year, roughly the same climate suitable for growing coffee. Both species, however, grow well in the coastal areas of California, although varieties often respond differently to a given location. Mature macadamia trees are fairly frost hardy, tolerating temperatures as low as 24F, but the flower clusters are usually killed at 28F. Young trees can be killed by light frosts. M. tetraphylla appears to be slightly more cold-tolerant. Consistently high summer temperatures will reduce yields, although again M. tetraphylla shows more tolerance. When grown in a large tub, macadamias make suitable container plants.

Growth Habit. Macadamias are large, spreading evergreen trees reaching 30 to 40ft. high and almost as wide. More upright types are known and being selected because of their suitability for closer planting. The bark is rough but unfurrowed, brown and dark red when cut. The macadamia has proteoid roots, dense clusters of short lateral rootlets in well defined rows around the parent root axis. The prime function of such roots appears to be in increasing the surface area of the root system for maximum absorption. The vigor of seedlings appears to be related to the degree of proteoid root development. Foliage. The two species are fairly easily distinguished by their foliage. The leaves of M. integrifolia are 8 to 11inches in length and occur usually in whorls of 3. The adult leaves are entire with few spines. New growth is pale green. The spiny, often sessile leaves of M. tetraphylla usually appear in whorls of 4 and may grow to 20inches long. The new growth is bronzy pink. Growth in mature trees of both species occurs in two flushes, in spring and midsummer. In young trees four flushes may occur. Flowers. Flowers are borne on long narrow racemes arising from the axils of leaves or the scars of fallen leaves. They may be borne on the new growth if it is mature, but more often on the two, or three season's growth preceding the most recently matured flushes. The flowers, about 1/2inch long, are perfect but incomplete in that they have no petals, but four petaloid sepals. M. integrifolia has creamy white flowers borne in clusters 6 to 12inches long, while the flowers of M. tetraphylla are cream-colored or pink and borne in clusters up to 15inches long. Macadamias can self-pollinate, although varieties vary from being totally self-compatible to being almost self-sterile. Wind pollination may play some role, but bees are apparently the major agent in pollination. Cross-pollination by hand has been shown to increase nut set and quality. Fruit. Macadamia nuts have a very hard seed coat enclosed in a green husk that splits open as the nut matures. As the common name indicates, this seed coat is smooth in the case of M. integrifolia. It holds a creamy white kernel containing up to 80%oil and 4%sugar. When roasted it develops a uniform color and texture. Although M. tetraphylla is often referred to as the rough-shelled macadamia, the seed coat of some cultivars are smooth, while others are rough and pebbled. The quality of the kernels of M. tetraphylla are also more variable. The oil content ranges from 65% to 75% and sugar content ranges from 6% to 8%. These factors result in variable color and texture when the the nuts are roasted under the same conditions as those of M. integrifolia. M. tetraphylla is well suited to the home garden, however, and has been planted for commercial production in California.

Location. Macadamias do best in full sun, although in hot climates partial shade can be beneficial. Windy locations should also be avoided. The brittle branches can be damaged by wind, especially when laden with a heavy crop of nuts. Soil. Macadamias will perform on a wide range of soil types from open sands and lava rock soils to heavy clay soils, as long as the soil is well drained. They do best, however, in deep, rich soils with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Macadamias will not tolerate soil or water with high salt concentrations. In areas with low annual rainfall, leach the soil regularly. Irrigation. Macadamias can withstand periods of drought, but the harvests will be small and of low quality. Irrigation seems to be more important during certain critical periods in the crop cycle, particularly from the time of nut set, through nut filling and through the vegetative growth period in midsummer. The trees should receive at least as much water as is normally provided an avocado tree. The actual amount depends on the soil. Young trees also have higher water requirements than mature trees. In general it is important to water macadamias regularly and deeply during dry periods. Fertilization. Since macadamias grow slowly, they do not require large quantities of nitrogen fertilizer. Six months after planting out the trees should receive light applications of a balanced fertilizer such as a citrus mix or fish emulsion which contains no more than 1%nitrogen. Applications should be made at least twice a year. A mature tree should receive approximately 5pounds of citrus mix per application and young trees proportionally less. Too much nitrogen may result in chlorosis. Micronutrient deficiencies are common in some areas, but these can be corrected with chelated sprays. Pruning. The object of pruning a macadamia is to form a tree with a single main stem and a framework of horizontal branches, starting at 3ft. above the ground and from there at intervals of about 1-1/2ft. In M. integrifolia there are 3 buds in a vertical row in each of the three leaf axils of a node. When the stem is is topped, all three upper buds will grow straight up. Only one of them must be allowed to remain and to continue the main stem, the other two being clipped off to a stub of about 3/8inch. Now the buds below those two stubs will grow out in a more or less horizontal direction. Only these branches will flower and fruit. This process is repeated until a good framework has been established. Macadamias will take heavy pruning but this may drastically reduces yields. Frost Protection. Frost protection is more critical for young trees than more mature ones. While they are still on the small side, the plants can be given the standard methods of protection, such as plastic sheeting and such draped over a frame around the tree. As the trees get larger, they are more difficult to cover, but they also become more tolerant of mild frosts Propagation. Macadamias are easily grown from seed, but the seedlings may take 8 to 12years to bear a crop and the quality of the nuts is unpredictable. Grafting is the most common method of producing nursery trees and is best done in spring or autumn. The wood of macadamia is hard, however, requiring the propagator to have experience to be successful. The scionwood is girdled some 6 to 8weeks beforehand, the preferred wood being healthy mature material of the previous flush. The recommended graft is the simple whip, using material 3/8 to 5/8inch thick. The side graft is also successful, and tip, wedge or cleft grafting is used under greenhouse conditions for working small seedlings up to 1ft. high. Budding is also possible as well as propagation from softwood cutting and air-layering. Cutting-grown trees take some time to develop an adequate root system and will need staking when young. Some grafted varieties of macadamias begin bearing within 2years, while others not for 7 to 8years. Pests and Diseases. In Australia there are a host of pests and diseases that afflict macadamias, but in the U. S. there are few problems in home gardens. Occasionally, thrips, mites and scale may be troublesome, and anthracnose can infect leaves and nuts in humid climates. Canker can also result from wounds to the tree. Macadamias are fairly resistant to Phytophthora cinnamoni, and are sometimes used to replant avocado orchards infected with the fungus. The roots of the macadamia do not appear to be very attractive to gophers, but deer will browse on the new foliage. Harvest. Mature macadamia nuts will fall to the ground from late fall to spring. It is best to harvest fallen nuts, since shaking the trees to dislodge the nuts may also bring down immature nuts. A long pole can be used to carefully knock down mature nuts that are out of reach. A reasonably good tree will produce 30-50pounds of nuts at 10years age and gradually increase for many years. Harvested nuts should be dehusked and spread in a dry place protected from the sun and allowed to dry for 2 or 3weeks. To finish drying put the nuts in a shallow pan and place in the oven at the lowest temperature setting (100 to 115F) for about 12hours. Stir occasionally and watch that the nuts do not cook. Excessive heating will damage nut quality. Store the nuts in a cool, dry area. A heavy plastic bag will prevent nuts from reabsorbing moisture. When the nuts are dry, the shells can be removed with a nutcracker. A cottage industry of sorts has developed around designing nutcrackers that can best cope with the hard shells. To home-roast macadamia nuts, place shelled nuts (whole kernels or halves only) in a shallow pan no more than two deep. Roast 40 to 50minutes, stirring occasionally. Watch carefully and remove from the oven as soon as they start to turn tan. After roasting, the nuts store nicely, salted or unsalted, in airtight jars at 40 to 65F. They can also be frozen. Macadamia nuts are excellent raw or roasted. In addition to being a quality snack, they can be used in almost any recipe that calls for nuts, including stuffings, fruit salads, cakes, etc. Commercial Potential. Macadamia nuts are considered by many to be the prime edible nut. Even at the high prices demanded, twice that of cashews, the market remains unfilled. This demand for macadamia nuts has spurred a flurry of plantings in areas all over the world where macadamias will thrive. There is a limited but significant commercial production of the nuts in Southern California.

Hybrid. Originated in Australia. Discovered by Dr. J. H. Beaumont. Introduced in 1965 by the California Macadamia Society. Round, medium to large nut, 65 to 80per pound. Shell medium-thick, kernel 40% of nut, with a high percentage of grade A kernels. Some nuts may split on the tree and be ruined. Texture and flavor very good. Tree upright, ornamental. New leaves reddish, flowers bright pink, borne on long racemes. Nuts drop over a long period. Recommended for home gardens.

M. tetraphylla. Originated in Encinitas, Calif. Large nut, averaging 40per pound. Shell thin, about 1/16inch thick, well-filled. Kernel averages about 34% of total nut weight, quality good. Matures in October. Tree bears annually. Not widely planted these days. Has been superseded by better cultivars. Also used as a rootstock.

M. tetraphylla. Originated on the property of William R. Cate, Malibu, Calif. Nuts medium to large. Shell average thickness. Kernels 40% of nut, cream colored, crisp in texture, flavor good to very good. Ripens in late October and November continuing over a period of 6 to 8weeks. Tree precocious, moderately hardy, shows no alternate bearing tendencies. The most widely adapted cultivar for commercial use in California.

M. integrifolia. Originated in Hawaii. Introduced by Rancho Nuez Nursery. Medium-sized, uniform nuts, 7/8 to 1inch in diameter. Kernel averages 35% of nut, oil content 75%. Tree medium-tall, upright, attractive. Begins to bear after 5years, self-harvesting, cold resistant. Very productive, often yielding 65 or more pounds of nuts per year.

Originated in Australia. Imported into California by E. Westree. Thin shells. Kernel averages 45-50% of nut. Nuts tend to drop year-round.

M. integrifolia. Originated in La Habra Heights, Calif. Medium-sized, uniform nuts, about 1inch in diameter. Kernel averages 40 to 42% of nut, quality high, flavor very good, oil content 75%. Tree very tall, columnar, precocious, often producing after 2 or 3years. Self-harvesting. Yields more per acre than any other California cultivar, 60 or more pounds per tree when mature.

M. integrifolia. Originated in Lawai Valley, Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii. Medium-sized nut, averaging about 80nuts per pound. Shell smooth, medium brown, thin. Kernel 42-46% of nut, color light cream, quality good. Season August to November. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, very productive.

M. integrifolia. Originated in Kona, Hawaii by W. B. Storey. Medium to large nut, averaging about 54nuts per pound. Shell very slightly pebbled, medium-thick. Kernel 37 to 40% of nut, quality tends to vary in different locations. Harvest season relatively short, with most of the crop maturing within about 3months. Tree vigorous, yields well, extremely resistant to anthracnose.

Hybrid. Originated in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. by Cliff Tanner. Small to medium-sized nut, 3/4 to 7/8inch in diameter. Kernel averages 46% of weight of nut, flavor excellent, oil content 75%. Shell very thin, can be cracked in an ordinary hand cracker. Tree medium-sized, pyramidal, begins to bear after 3years. Self-harvesting. Flowers pink. Recommended for both home garden and commercial plantings.

M. integrifolia. Originated at the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, Waimanalo, Hawaii. Large nuts, occasionally with twin halves. Shell relatively thick. Kernel 38-1/2% of nut, flavor good, oil content 75%. Tree medium-sized, pyramidal, productive, begins to bear after 5 years. Produces nuts in large clusters. Resistant to frost and disease. Grows well in cooler climates, particularly near the ocean. Also yields good crops inland.

Butterfield, Harry M. A History of Subtropical Fruits and Nuts in California. University of California, Agricultural Experiment Station. 1963.

Hamilton, R. A. and E. T. Fukunaga. Growing Macadamia Nuts in Hawaii. University of Hawaii, Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 121. 1959.

Samson, J. A. Tropical Fruits. 2nd ed. Longman Scientific and Technical. 1986. pp. us. See Index of CRFG Publications, 1969 - 1989 and annual indexes of Fruit Gardener for additional articles on the macadamia.

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The taste and texture of any one nut isn't enough to thrill America's taste buds, so the monocled gentlemen at America's top nut factory developed a tempting canned nut medley. Planter's Mixed Nuts. Mixed nuts are attractively packaged in a handy blue can. The pink label features an unusual claim. Less than 50% Peanuts. A claim like that is begging to be tested and what better place than here to uncover the answer? How much is inside Planter's Mixed Nuts?

Melanie explained that each type of nut came from a different kind of tree or bush. There were almonds, peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans and brazil nuts. I never really put much thought into nuts, but each one has a special strange story. Brazil Nuts, Almonds, Peanuts, Hazelnuts, Cashews, and Pecans.

Peanuts were obviously the most plentiful nut in the mix because they are the cheapest. If I was producing a snack mix, I would add a lot of other cheap bits of food and gum to keep the cost down.

Stephen and Elise came over and helped us finish. After a short discussion over a camouflaged half-cashew, we had the final nut count. There were 371 nuts in the 11.5 ounce can, and 253˝ of them were peanuts.

Sixty Seven Percent! By God, the can was two-thirds peanuts! Who was mixing these, Trent Lott? Mr. Peanut lied to us!

The more we searched, the more scandal we uncovered. I ordered a FORBIDDEN CD OF INFORMATION from ebay and dug up all kinds of juicy stuff. Like, for instance, the peanut isn't a nut, it is a legume! Mr. Peanut had quite a history himself. After escaping Nazi Germany in 1942, he made his fortune as a circus promoter in the Minneapolis area. His break came when goober and grape hit the shelves, prompting a public fury for all things peanut. His low point seemed to be the summer of 1994, when the baseball strike put the peanut and Crackerjack industries into a tailspin. One night was recounted in the supermarket tabloids - After assaulting a cocktail waitress with a bowl of pretzels, he was banned from two Atlantic City hotels. I wasn't sure I could crack a tough nut like Mr. Peanut, but I was determined to try.

Melanie grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me back to the task at hand. She reminded me that mass food preparation is all about weight, and that the less than 50% peanuts claim probably refers to the weight of the different nuts. I agreed. Our work wasn't done yet. I prepared the scale.

My suspicions were confirmed. The bold statements on the Mixed Nut label were utterly false. Was it a fluke? Did I just happen to find the one can with not enough brazil nuts? We headed back to the store to pick up a second can, some corn syrup and eggs. The second can weighed out with similar results. A poor showing for everything but peanuts.

I know all those numbers can be hard to crunch, and data arranged in simple tables can be overwhelming, so I present you with something easier to digest, the Mixed Nut pie chart!

The future of flight could be nourished easily on a diet of smashed nuts and refined algae if start-up ventures using bio-fuels prove their worth in the coming decade. During a two-hour test flight last week, Continental Airlines became the first American carrier to prove that takeoff could be achieved by mixing traditional jet fuel with fuel from algae and jatropha nuts. A number of foreign airlines already have tested similar mixes in their jets. The pond-scum-turned-pond-hopping-fuel is one of the almost-mainstream advanced bio-fuels, defined broadly as renewable sources that do not impinge on food supplies and do not contribute to carbon pollution. Jatropha, a scrub plant native to Central America, grows around the world and is touted by experts as the most promising plant source for bio-diesel oil. On the ground, U. S. automakers have invested millions of dollars in bio-fuel start-ups - including Coskata Inc. and Mascoma, which turn wood and plant waste into ethanol - as part of the effort to retool their product lines. But ethanol producers have had trouble selling their products in the face of federal limits on how much can be blended with gasoline and skepticism from some carmakers worried about what the new fuels could do to their cars already on the road. Also, alternative and bio-fuels, including the "green crude" being mixed with jet fuel on test flights, are still seeking the kind of federal support equal to what has been heaped upon corn growers, who have dominated first-generation bio-fuels. "I would absolutely think that now that we've developed a series of second-gen fuels, parity needs to be the top priority in the next energy bill," said Tim Jenk, vice president of corporate affairs for Sapphire Energy, which converted the algae used by Continental last week. Mr. Jenk said Sapphire's green crude should be on the market in five years and easily could be sold to refiners for $60 to $80 a barrel. "Second-gen" bio-fuels have become popular as environmentalists increasingly have questioned the reliance on subsidized corn to reduce the nation's need for oil. "I think there's kind of a re-evaluation of corn ethanol, taking into the account the full economic and environmental impact of using corn to fuel our cars as opposed to feeding people," said Josh Dorner, spokesman for the Sierra Club.

As a parent of grown children and grandchildren highly allergic to nuts, I must ask the obvious question -why did no one behind this horrid plan not consider the clear risk to life for allergic people. If this plot had had the same potential to harm one animal, it never would have been hatched, however humans aren't as important as animals are they? I don't recall any federally back programs to snuff out the lives of fifty million innocent animals.

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Stories from the fruits and nuts of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)

Last night I vowed to rant about Boalt Remote -- it's been down for what, five weeks? Six? Recently, it took me fourteen minutes to log on to one of the dinosaurs in the computer lab, retrieve a three page pdf from a flash drive, and print it. Fourteen freaking minutes! (Yes, I am the type of person who keeps track of such things.)So, this morning when I woke up with a laundry list of scathing zingers and witty puns, I cracked my knuckles and sat down to crank out that rant. Oooo, I was gonna' show 'em! At the last moment, however, I decided to take a friend's kind advice and visit the print station one last time to check my facts. And waddy'a know? The little sucker has been fixed. What a letdown.

I'm seething mad. Looking at this post on ATL, it's blatant that UPenn is ripping off our Boalt Briefs. Even the layout. Ugh. I guess this is as good a time as any to unveil this Google group I have created hosting prior years' Boalt Briefs. I think every Boaltie, past and present, should read them. I am also missing a lot of them. I've begged and pleaded with the founders and other "editors" for the issues they have saved, but let's just say these people are not exactly "organized" in any sense of the word. The Volume-Issue numbering gives you a sense of that. So, if you have any issues, please consider PDFing me a copy. I'd also be very grateful for just hard-copies mailed to me. Also, what are people's thoughts about adding a link to each issue to the sidebar? Too much? Maybe a general link to the Google group? *Bonus points if you catch the title reference.

With some chagrin, I must report that my crazy alma mater's allegedly fraudulent voter registration activities could result in a Death Cab for Cutie concert for us Berkeleyians. I wasn't aware of this contest during the run up to the election, but apparently Death Cab offered a free concert to the school that registered the most students to vote. The contest led to a close race up to the finish with UCSB barely edging out UC Berkeley for the win. UC Berkeley appeared to be winning the contest, but the school's final voter count was reduced after contest officials discovered a number of duplicate entries (students registering online and on campus). UCSB had duplicate entries as well, but maintained a lead of 358 voters registered after the final count for each campus was adjusted. However, Steve Pappas, loser of the race for Santa Barbara County's 3rd District Supervisor spot, is now challenging the validity of a large number of the voter registration forms from the UCSB campus and the adjoining town of Isla Vista. Facts laid out in a recent Daily Nexus article, here, seem to show that Pappas may be right. He points to some pretty strong indications that there was fraud involved in, at least, the registration process. The situation also brings up some pretty interesting issues in voter privacy (Pappas has subpoenaed the university to release personal information of student voters in his suit against the winner of the election, Doreen Farr).So if some of the registration forms are invalidated, shouldn't that mean UCB gets the Death Cab concert?

The fifth in my series examining winners and losers of the Boalt Hall space reconfiguration. Winners. Flat Screen TVsHas anyone noticed that Boalt is now filled with flat screen TVs? They’re everywhere. Even the seminar room that nobody ever uses has a gigantic one. Our old locker space has two flat screen TVs—and four ceiling projectors. There’s so much video technology in there that the projector screens overlap one another. I’m not exactly sure what all this technology is for. Is there a massive demand for teleconferencing I don’t know about? Mary Robinson (former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human RIghts) is teaching a shared course with Columbia Law School, but that's taking place in Room 116. I’m trying to guess some reason why anyone would need to fire up six TVs in a classroom. Are future law lectures going to be in 3-D?(The two flat screens in the old locker room are in the back of the class. Maybe Boalt has decided to give professors the same opportunity as students to surf the web during boring lectures.)Loser. Financial RestraintLet's face it. just a few years ago, Boalt was a dump. But look at it now! High tech classrooms. Recessed lighting. Power window shades. And shiny glass walls everywhere—even when it’s just in front of sheetrock. (Seriously, what’s the deal with that?) This new “no expense spared” renovation is great—until you realize who’s footing the bill. I like the old 1950 photo of Boalt that’s been taped around the new basement space. Maybe it’s just the stylish, mid-century aesthetic. everyone looks great with their cigarettes and tailored grey suits. The basement space looks basically the same, although less lavishly furnished. Still, I’d be happy to take the sheetrock and manual window shades in exchange for a $29,000 reduction on my tuition bill.

Perhaps I'm biased - I'm two weeks into an internship in the Netherlands and enjoying (almost) every minute of it. Even before I decided to take this particular internship, I wanted to spend a semester away from Boalt. Still, I think that the benefits of spending a semester outside the classroom far outweigh any of the possible downsides. Furthermore, despite the fact that spending a semester in a field placement isn't the "traditional" law school experience, a mandatory away requirement would make Boalt a much better school. I'm sure that there are lots of Boalties who have done extensive traveling. I'm not one of them. This is only my second time out of the country (Canada doesn't count), and my first time being completely on my own in a foreign place. Even figuring out where the grocery store is - let alone what it is that you're buying - is a challenge. I'm not suggesting that everyone should have to intern in a foreign country. But the process of figuring out how to settle into a new place and a new job for a relatively short period of time is something that everyone should be exposed to. I also think that we would all benefit from getting away from the law school atmosphere. Even Boalt, which is a pretty non-competitive school as far as such things go, suffers from that petty level of bickering that one only finds in elite educational institutions. See, e. g., the recent New Space Deathmatch posts. What better way to get away from it all than to replace law school gossip with watercooler gossip?Finally (since any good argument is always supported by three points), the fact of the matter is that law school gives you no practical experience whatsoever. None. Nil. Zero. Summer jobs are supposedly a chance to fix that - but do you really get a handle on what a lawyer does by "working" at a firm and spending all your time at fancy lunches and inter-office softball matches? Let's face it - summer jobs are often a recruitment tool more than anything else. As an intern, however, you are expected to work. Full time. Think of it as a good chance to figure out if you really do want to be a lawyer, before you get any further into debt. If the first year of law school is a deliberate regression back to the first grade, then the second and third years should focus on bringing us back into the real world. The Socratic method of teaching only goes so far. Clinics are an attempt to change this - but even if you throw yourself completely into your clinic project, you're still in law school, attending classes. The point of a legal education is to prepare us to be lawyers. I can't think of a better way to prepare than spending a semester being a lawyer, all day, every day.

Everyone needs to zone out once in a while during class, usually when that annoying jerk in the back keeps asking the least relevant questions humanly possible. Since I've mastered the art of zoning out, I figured I'd share a few weapons from my arsenal.1. Nintendo 8. You can play virtually every NES game ever made ever, within the confines of your browser. Nothing to install, you just click on the game index, pick a game, and go. In addition, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, Gameboy, and DOS games are available for in-brow play (for those of us that like to rock the old school a little harder). Just try to beat bubble bobble. I dare you.2. Hapland 1, Hapland 2, Hapland 3. Seldom can a task be so addictive and infuriating simultaneously. These are the most basic of games, requiring only a few point and clicks over a simplistic though semi-artistic 2D backdrop. Beat all three without cheating to win Hersh's heart.3. JustinTV. If you don't know about this site, then slap yourself. Go ahead. we'll wait.. Recovered yet? Good. JustinTV provides streaming for any televised event ever. I personally use the site to watch locally non-televised college basketball, and the more obscure sports, such as Moroccan dominoes. It's especially good if you would have skipped class otherwise to watch the game.4. Google Reader. RSS feeds (or "aggregators" for those of you in the know) can be intimidating, but Google Reader has changed this. It's a great tool for reducing the amount of time you spend checking all your news/gossip/politics websites. it does this by keeping track of every article that these sites publish, and compiling them all into a single interface, organized by source. It's easy to use - you just enter the URL of the sites you want to keep track of, and BAM, you're done. It may seem strange not going to nytimes. com manually, but once you get used to it, you'll marvel at how you ever survived without it. An added bonus is that you'll never miss an article, instantly making you the world's most knowledgeable current events guru.5. (From Dan) Ninja Ropes. Good game.6. (From Anon) Hot chicks with douchebags. Hilarious.7. (From Aaron) Gears of Doom.. Great maze game.8. CentSports. Free ad-supported sports betting site with no risk to you. They start you off with $.10, and you can bet on nearly any sport. If you lose your $.10, they give you another $.10. Certain Boalties (not me) are up to $40. You can cash out for actual money at anything above $20. Also great for talking trash to classmates.9. The Superficial, Stuff White People Like, I Don't Like You in That Way. I thought everyone knew about these blogs, but I've gotten over 5 emails saying "OMG U don't Kno about StuffWhitepeepslike? Lolz n00b." So here you go. Leave me alone, jerks.10. Penny Arcade, XKCD, Truck Bearing Kibble. The interwebs has spawned a new age of comic strips, and these are some of the very best. PA is video-game focused, XKCD appeals to closet nerds, and TBK is from Hersh, so I make no reservations as to the contents (it probably involves weird animal love).

Please note. this thread is not intended as an attack on AALJ, identity journals, Asian American jurisprudence, or anyone else. Nor does it mean to question any students’ work or dedication. As it points out, fewer citations are a consequence of focusing on an under-served topic. AALJ was chosen solely because it has fewer members than BTLJ and because it publishes annually—which arguably requires less working space (though not necessarily less work) for source collecting and article editing.

The second in my series examining winners and losers of the Boalt Hall space reconfiguration. Winner. Asian American Law JournalThe new basement has an egalitarian design, with each journal allocated a nearly identical space. (Four journal offices are slightly larger.) Having all journals together promotes collaboration and fosters an esprit de corps among journals. It also allows efficient common areas, such as the kitchen and conference room. For smaller journals like AALJ, the new offices place them centrally within the heart of student organizations. proximity to larger journals also lets them borrow or share resources--whether in terms of editing tips or paper clips. Loser. Berkeley Technology Law JournalIntellectual property may be Berkeley's specialty, but BTLJ--like Rodney Dangerfield--don't get no respect. A quick look at the numbers shows why.

Just because A and B happen doesn't mean that A caused B. The second error is effectual. While denying Habeus Corpus may help in preventing attacks, it's logically incorrect to say (without proof) that the lack of an attack was an effect of the ins, outs, and what-have-yous of Gitmo. It's convenient to say that it was an effect of torture, but that doesn't make it correct. It could have been the effect of any number of things, substantial or not. We haven't had an attack since Obama was elected president. could this be an effect of his devilishly handsome good looks? Could it be the result of the literally pope-worthy Reuben I made last night? The Romans called this

The City of Berkeley's "Peace and Justice Commission" is currently at odds with the city's library over a maintenance contract with 3M. Evidently (and likely for good reason), 3M has not signed Berkeley's nuclear-free disclosure form. To the crazies on the commission, that means the library's self-checkout machines should remain unserviced (and thus a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and time).Suddenly, those stupid signs all around this town aren't quite as funny.

First, from the department of childish humor.“How can you spend hundreds of millions of dollars on contraceptives?” Boehner asked. “How does that stimulate the economy?” Boehner said congressional Republicans are also concerned about the size of the package. I feel like Beavis and Butthead. Moving on. Second, props to Obama for the "I won" comment. Thrid, the Gov is flirting with the idea of raising taxes on wines. This got me thinking. California is currently about half a notch above "Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God" crazy when it comes to the sale of booze. Two in the morning the law says, making last call somewhere around 1.30 to 1.45 if you're lucky. This leads to far too many people leaving fine establishments serving libations either sober, alone, or both. Here's my idea. Increase the time to sell alcohol til 4 AM, but only if the alcohol will be consumed on the premises (read. keep bars open late, but not liquor stores). The sales tax will satisfy state and local coffers. The increased size of the booze tax revenue will do the same. Surely this will stimulate the economy (among other things). AND the populace will drink its misery away. It'll be 1933 all over again. Who could possibly oppose this? Well yeah them. But I think we can bone up this bill with stiffer DUI penalties (more $$$ for the state incidentally). At the very least, this is a better idea than the plan proposed by the Legislature. Their leadership has been far too flaccid.

. . and right now it's only January. In other words, it's the wrong end of the semester to talk that kind of shop. But here goes. the editors of this page are engaged in a project similar to Boalt. org, and have emailed NB soliciting contributions from Boalties. If you're into that kind of thing, you might find it useful. [Update 01/23/09 (Patrick). See also Advanced Advocates, who also recently sent us an email. The site is currently in Beta and is "not open to the public" but I'm sure if you email kevil AT advancedadvocates. com, he'd get right back to you with a password.]/studygroup.

This is several days old, but it keeps nagging at me. See, it turns out that even senior officials at the Pentagon admit we tortured at least one Guantánamo detainee."The senior Pentagon official in the Bush administration’s system for prosecuting detainees said in a published interview that she had concluded that interrogators had tortured a Guantánamo detainee . . . . In May she decided that the case could not be referred for trial but provided no explanation at the time.“. . . . 'His treatment met the legal definition of torture. And that’s why I did not refer the case' for prosecution, Ms. Crawford [the official] was quoted as saying in an article published in The Post on Wednesday."So, now what? Let's assume the individual was in fact tortured, and that he was in fact a bad, bad man. Should we let him go? No. He's now a bad, bad man with bitter memories and cause to retaliate. Should we continue to detain him even though we know a legal conviction is impossible? No. That's impermissible for reasons obvious to all but the most die-hard Unitary Executive theorists, and perhaps the Chinese. Thanks to our country's "short sighted and immoral policies of coercive interrogation," the problem is now intractable. We can release the prisoner and expose the country to a very real threat of attack, or we can continue to detain him and degrade the legal principles we stand for in an unmistakable international gesture of two-faced hypocrisy. Flash forward to your grandchildren. this will be among inexplicable historic American embarrassments like Japanese internment, Watergate, rollerblades, and recumbent bicycles. In the meantime, what the hell are we going to do?

Part of the law school culture is to allow visiting professors, law firm partners and associates, and professors from other departments to teach. This has some obvious advantages. it promotes collaboration among law schools, professors and students. it exposes students to different perspectives and teaching styles. and it gives students a chance to take courses not otherwise taught at BLaw. It also has some obvious disadvantages. you have little warning if the visiting professor is a DB. In our continually shrinking world, we're able to mitigate this somewhat. I've gotten pretty lucky so far. In particular, M@ssey seems great. In fact, he informed Patrick not 5 seconds ago that the exam format wasn't bargain-able..)How have ya'll fared? Any upsides/downsides I've missed?

Oh wait, I meant that other adjective, "bad."Headline. "Bay Area Firms See Profits Drop Up to 21%, Revenues Flat"The lede. "A tanking economy and frozen credit markets struck a double blow to Bay Area-based Am Law 100 firms in 2008, causing slower revenue growth and a drop in profits, according to The Recorder, a sibling publication of The Am Law Daily."Unfortunately, the original article requires a subscription to The Reporter. But there are interesting tidbits to glean out here. The main takeaway is that gross revenue generally increased in 2008, but not at the double-digit pace anticipated by most firms (at the beginning of the year, anyway). Increased spending to accommodate the non-materializing growth has led to a significant drop in profits per equity partner (PPP). As we know from Heller and Thelen, a collapse in partner profits can lead to a downward spiral, as rainmakers lateral to more profitable firms. For 3Ls and 2008 grads, this probably means that there is work at bay-area firms--but not necessarily enough for the giant class of 2007 summer associate hires.

. . your Cal Bears basketball team has been blowing up. Patrick Christopher took one of five Player-of-the-Week honors this last week and Cal took Team-of-the-Week honors. If you missed the epic finish to the Cal-Washington game last night, here's a quick overview. Cal led the game in regulation only once at 1 - 0 in the beginning of the game. However, they managed to fight back, forcing not one, not two, but three overtimes. As if that weren't exciting enough, with 30 some-odd seconds to go in the second overtime, Cal was down 5 points and still managed to force a third overtime and eventually defeat Washington in the third OT. It was a great day to be a Cal Bear. Anyway, I know we've all got class starting tomorrow, but I highly recommend you show your Bears some support this season. The next home games are January 22nd and 24th against Oregon State and Oregon respectively. So, if you're a 1L or 2L, get your reading done early and get out there. If you're a 3L, you weren't going to read anyway, so you have no real excuse.

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