
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 [...]







