I use pecans in many recipes that call for walnuts. The pecans are sweeter and ‘crispier’.
I like to just eat walnuts out of the shell; reminds me of when we got them in our Christmas stockings - the only time we ever had them in my chldhood - and had to take the nutcracker to them ;-)
Something seems to have gone wrong with TX pecans this season? More duds than I’ve ever seen.
I swear I’m not the Debbie Downer I seem to be! on this thread.
Pecans rock. I can’t eat them any more having gotten a weird allergy a few years ago to macadamias, and doc says to avoid tree nuts.
I am now substituting chopped pumpkin seeds for nuts in recipes. It’s working. But they are not pecans. Or hazelnuts. Sigh.
They are a hard nut to crack. Could always be found in the toe of a Christmas stocking. Not a favorite - pecans and almonds rate above him. Brazil nuts the last on that scale.
Hazel nuts seldom eaten; preferred in the butters such as Nutella or the newer Jiffy. My aunt would use walnuts when making divinity; along with her pecan divinity. Loved divinity but could eat very little - jaws would lock due to the sweetness.
When a recipe calls for walnuts, pecans are normally used. After all, cook’s choice. Right?