Guest guest Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Hello all,Do you know of a good source for blanched almonds where the blanching was not done through chemical processing? E.g., if I soak them overnight then the skins come off, but it's still too time-consuming for me to blanche a large number of almonds this way. Thanks,--Ruchira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 , Ruchira Datta <Ruchira.Datta wrote: > > Hello all, > Do you know of a good source for blanched almonds where the blanching was > not done through chemical processing? E.g., if I soak them overnight then > the skins come off, but it's still too time-consuming for me to blanche a > large number of almonds this way. > > Thanks, > > --Ruchira > Hi Ruchira, I don't know of anywhere that sells blanced local, but if you do find a place, there is the issue of the the fats then going rancid. Sue Castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 If you eat almonds, you are supporting bee keeping. Truckloads of bee hives need to be shipped from northern apiaries, to assure complete pollination, or you get nothing. With other fruits, nuts, or veggies, just whatever bees that are cruising around will suffice, but not with almonds. They have to be brought in at just the right time, then removed before spraying. Beekeepers are paid well for this, and they get the chance to build up their hives before spring in the north. If you don't believe me, do a search on almonds and bees. You can also see truckload after truckload of hives heading south from Or, Wa and no Cal to the orchards and see thousands of hives in the almond orchards during blooming. Sometimes these trucks crash. The hives break up and the bees fly around confused. They try and ship at night when the bees are all in. But still it causes a horrible mess, baby and adult bees are killed or escape and get lost. They have to call on experienced beekeepers to help restack the hives and save as many as possible. Support almonds, and you support the bee industry. Not entirely vegan is it? I will try and find the best most valid info I can. These may be older, but is stll being don as always. http://westernfarmpress.com/news/5-27-05-almond-growers-bee-crisis/ http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=6235 http://www.beeculture.com/storycms/index.cfm?cat=Story & recordID=666 http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/blogs/bees/almonds-55022801 You can see by these articles, that almonds and beekeeping go hand in hand. You can't have one without the other. You will see how intense the number of hives/acre of orchard, how there are contracts between almond grower and beekeeper to assure that the required number of hives better arrive at the designated time or else. Vegans who like to guzzle almond milk, are guzzling honey as well, whether they know it or not. This is something we all need to think about. "castlesc" <castlesc Sent: Sun, August 16, 2009 6:50:56 AM Re: Blanched Almonds? @ .com, Ruchira Datta <Ruchira.Datta@ ...> wrote:>> Hello all,> Do you know of a good source for blanched almonds where the blanching was> not done through chemical processing? E.g., if I soak them overnight then> the skins come off, but it's still too time-consuming for me to blanche a> large number of almonds this way.> > Thanks,> > --Ruchira>Hi Ruchira, I don't know of anywhere that sells blanced local, but if you do find a place, there is the issue of the the fats then going rancid.Sue Castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 You have to draw the line somewhere. Did you know that the same beekeepers who help pollinate the California almond crops, do the same for the Pacific northwest apple orchards? http://www.goodfruit.com/issues.php?article=1936 & issue=74 From this article, it looks like almond orchards are the homes of these bees, and they're shipped to OR, WA for the apple growers. And bees are also used in the citrus crops in Florida. If we're going to go up the chain, here are some more data points: Is electricity vegan? Most electricity (40%) is generated from coal-fired plants, and mountain-top mining in WV is killing thousands of plants and animals. And windmills regularly kills birds.... Is petroleum (oil) vegan? Thousands of animals die each year due to the pollution from drilling runoff. Heck, we had Cosco Busan here a couple of years ago; how many animals died in that? Just something to think about. Ajay On 10/14/2009 10:46 PM, Catwoman wrote: > If you eat almonds, you are supporting bee keeping. Truckloads of bee > hives need to be shipped from northern apiaries, to assure complete > pollination, or you get nothing. .. . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm just passing on the info. The choice is yours. Ajay S <ajaybootsCatwoman <pearldlcCc: Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 7:40:53 AMRe: Re: Blanched Almonds?You have to draw the line somewhere.Did you know that the same beekeepers who help pollinate theCalifornia almond crops, do the same for the Pacific northwestapple orchards?http://www.goodfruit.com/issues.php?article=1936 & issue=74From this article, it looks like almond orchards are thehomes of these bees, and they're shipped to OR, WA forthe apple growers.And bees are also used in the citrus crops in Florida.If we're going to go up the chain, here are some more datapoints:Is electricity vegan? Most electricity (40%) is generated from coal-firedplants, and mountain-top mining in WV is killing thousands ofplants and animals. And windmills regularly kills birds....Is petroleum (oil) vegan? Thousands of animals die each yeardue to the pollution from drilling runoff. Heck, we hadCosco Busan here a couple of years ago; how many animalsdied in that?Just something to think about.AjayOn 10/14/2009 10:46 PM, Catwoman wrote:> If you eat almonds, you are supporting bee keeping. Truckloads of bee hives need to be shipped from northern apiaries, to assure complete pollination, or you get nothing. . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Not to diminish the environmental tragedy of coal mining, but if you're in the SF Bay Area and using PG & E, then coal is only 8% of your power, not 40%. http://www.pge.com/myhome/edusafety/systemworks/electric/energymix/index.shtml And if you're worried about birds, windmills are the least of their troubles. You should be more concerned about hitting a bird with your car, or your cat getting outside and killing a bird, or a bird randomly flying into a particularly clean window on your house. http://www.treehugger.com2006/04/common_misconce.php http://www.awea.org/faq/sagrillo/swbirds.html Of course, we should tread as lightly as possible on the habitats of other animals. On Oct 15, 2009, at 7:40 AM, Ajay S wrote: > If we're going to go up the chain, here are some more data > points: > Is electricity vegan? Most electricity (40%) is generated from coal- > fired > plants, and mountain-top mining in WV is killing thousands of > plants and animals. And windmills regularly kills birds.... > Is petroleum (oil) vegan? Thousands of animals die each year > due to the pollution from drilling runoff. Heck, we had > Cosco Busan here a couple of years ago; how many animals > died in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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