[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Yer Honor.

Rain in the forcast today and the skies are confirming the weatherman's predictions.

Harvest time is in full swing throughout the area - Almonds, Walnuts and Tomatoes and Grapes head the list. It's a multi-million dollar industry around here.

Around here, locals pronounce "Almonds" as "Amonds". During harvest, a tractor with a "shaker" attachment grabs the tree trunk, shakes the tree and the nuts fall to the ground. The shaker creates such a large vibration to the tree, that it shakes the L right out of those tasty nuts. A sweeper follows to pick the nuts from the ground. Enjoy those Hershey candies with almonds folks. We've also got a Hershey plant 20 miles away in Oakdale, CA. Your purchase supports our local economy.

[Billie]

Yummm! Hershey's milk chocolate with almonds! One of the best candy bars ever made. (along with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and snickers, and maybe #1 is that thick milk chocolate bar with almonds that schools and other groups use for fundraisers!)

Around here, locals pronounce "Almonds" as "Amonds"

Would that be as in "Ah-monds" or like "Al but without the "l"? I pronounce it "Allmonds" (awlmonds) :)

[luvie]

Well now you've done it! I gotta have a Hershey kiss!

Thank you!!!!

[snugs]

I suppose being English I find Herseys a bit of an acquired taste.

I tend to prefer our own home grown chocolate Cadbury's one of my favourite is fruit and nut which is once again almonds but it has raisins as well. Another favourite of mine is Whole nut which are whole hazelnuts

[dixie sass]

No fair Dave - I'm a chocoholic and now I'm craving one of those luscious bars with or without almonds.