I'm A Pecan Nut Too!

Your article about pecans (The Bottom Line) was very interesting. I had the same experience! For many years I have been making pecan pies as Christmas gifts for friends, neighbors and people who have been really nice or helpful to me through the year. It seems that almost everyone likes pecan pies, but not many make them. I have an old recipe that I use and it seems that every year I make more pies than the year before! This year I baked TWENTY PIES!

I have always purchased my pecans at a warehouse club too (Sam’s Club). Their pecans were always better than I could find in the stores . . . bigger and seemed fresher . . . and certainly much less expensive. So this year, I made a special trip there to buy them and was shocked at the price. Yes, I bought them because I felt it was worth the cost to keep up my tradition. Like you, I was told that the higher prices were due to the weather.

Rosalie Vollrath — Cedarburg, WI