Pecans and Squash...Who Knew?!

One of our loyal customers...Kelly...has a blog called The Meaning of Pie (find it at themeaningofpie.com). She has lots of great and unique recipes and this new one "Squash Cake" seems to really fit both descriptions. She was kind enough to send me an email saying how once again she used delicious Pecan Shed Pecans in her new recipe and she wanted me to check it out...here is the actually link to the page...http://www.themeaningofpie.com/2010/09/squash-cake/

We love it when our customers let us know that they enjoy our pecans and we love it even more when they tell the whole world...via the internet of course.

Thanks again Kelly for using our pecans and telling your loyal readers about the Pecan Shed. Also, I can't wait to try out your recipe. Who knew squash would make a great cake...I guess anything tastes better when you add Pecan Shed pecans...at least I think so!

Wine and Dine

The Pecan Shed took Dark Chocolate Pecan Fudge and plain Chocolate Fudge to an event hosted by The Forum last night here in Wichita Falls. The event was to benefit The Forum in order to keep it up so that it can continue to be a hub of activity and a pride of Wichita Falls.

The entire evening was lovely and all the food and wine got rave reviews from those in attendance. The best compliment of all was from a wine vendor from Dallas who told me our Pecan Shed fudge was the best he had eaten since his grandmother...and he said that was the highest praise he could give me...and I have no doubts that it was true.

I want to thank Mom and Jeri for helping me with the event (especially since I was running late), I want to thank Kathy for making the fudge, and all my staff for helping me get ready for the show. I also want to thank Marsha and Sandy for asking me to be a part of the event and Carrie Spencer for answering my multitude of questions. Also a big thanks to the people who work at The Forum for helping me out while I was at the venue.

I am sure the event was a big success and will benefit The Forum greatly.

Wind is not a friend...

Wind and trees loaded down with pecans do not mix well. This time of year when pecan trees are loaded with pecans and the limbs are bowing under the weight of such a heavy crop pecan farmers cringe at even the slightest gust of wind.

This being said as the hurricane made its way towards our orchards in north central Texas we all held our breath and bowed our heads.

Thankfully our pecan crops were spared and we suffered very little limb breakage.

Hello Hermine...

We don't get a lot of hurricanes in north central Texas. Tornadoes...yes...high winds...yes...droughts...yes...but hurricanes are a rare deal.

Hurricane Hermine has made its way up the state of Texas (I am not a big fan of road trips myself) and while it is not packing much of a punch it is dropping tons of rain on our area.

I love rainy days!

Labor Day Weekend...

What a gorgeous weekend! The weather was beautiful and I hope everyone got out to enjoy it. The forecast calls for rain...and lots of it...for our part of the world for the next several days.

The pecan crop is looking great though. While farmers never want to complain about rain...they just usually complain about the lack of it...we do not need just tons this time of year. However, I know Jake, Dad, and all the guys out in Charlie will do their best to keep the orchards and the crops in tip-top shape to get ready for harvesters come mid October.

New Crop Pecans are only about 45 days away...unless Mother Nature has other plans!

Pecan Sale!

Harvest time will be here in just a little over a month so we need to clear out our 2009 crop to get ready for the new crop to hit our shelves in mid October.

Our 2009 pecan halves are now on sale...
$7.00 - 1 pound bag
$26.00 - 4 pound bag
$165.00 - 30 pound bulk case

Our 2009 pecan pieces are also on sale...
$6.50 - 1 pound bag
$24.00 - 4 pound bag
$135.00 - 30 pound bulk case

This sale will only last until we run out so stop in soon to take advantage of these great prices!

Fudge Flavor of the Month for September is...

...Caramel Pecan Cheesecake! This flavor is fast becoming a favorite. After just a few days of being in our fudge counter we have already had customers raving about this delicious new flavor!

Stop in today and try it or any of our Homemade Fudge flavors. We have over a dozen to choose from! Try one or try them all!