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By CAY SONNIER GIBSON

MawMaw Miller’s Pecan Pie

We’re getting more pecans than I originally though we’d have. For the most part my children and the neighborhood children are gathering them and collecting them. I have discovered pecans on top of my kitchen table, side tables, bedroom dressers, in pockets, in candleholders, and in purses. It’s a shame we can’t trade them like the Indians [...]

Pecans in Louisiana

Botany: the branch of biology that studies plants

Pecan: smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

Latin Name: Carya illinoinensis

Species: Hickory

This site informs us that pecans are native to Louisiana and were one of the mainstays to the Native American’s protein diet. Pecan wood is a favorite source for smoking and barbecuing meats. So, as today is [...]