![]() If you don’t want to toss the bad pine nuts, you can use them to make pine nut vodka. Some will still be good, but I’d rather toss some good pine nuts than waste a lot of time shelling bad pine nuts.Most of the floaters are going to be bad.The good pine nuts will sink to the bottom!.The bad pine nuts will float to the top.Put your pine nuts in a big bowl of water.Here is a simple way to sort the bad pine nuts from the good ones. It is frustrating to shell the nuts only to find out it is bad. Step 4: Sorting the Pine NutsĮven if you harvest your pine nuts on time, there will still be a lot of bad pine nuts. This will make the remaining pine nuts (the ones which haven’t been eaten by critters yet) fall out of the cones and land on your tarp. Then shake the branches of the pine tree hard. They’ll start to smoke and ruin your microwave!Īlternative Collection Method: If it is already late in the season and the pine cones have opened up, you can use this method to gather the pine nuts. Then tap them, and the pine nuts will start to fall out.ĭon’t try to microwave pine cones. Lay the pine cones flat and roast them in the oven (or over a fire). If you don’t feel like waiting 3 weeks for your pine cones to open up, you can use heat. Then you can tap the pine cones, and the seeds will fall out. It will take a few weeks, but the pine cones will open up. The easiest way to get the pine nuts out of the cone is to lay the pine cones out and let them dry out on their own. Two things will make a closed pine cone open up: dryness and heat. Step 3: Getting the Pine Nuts Out of the Cones Put your pine cones into a bag and bring them home. Twist the pine cone to get it off the tree. Gather the pine cones which are still closed or barely open. It is recommended that you use GLOVES when picking pine cones. Pine sap is sticky (read how to make pine pitch here). If all pine cones have opened, then critters have probably already eaten all of the seeds. The seeds probably haven’t formed if all the pine cones are still closed. If some pine cones are open and some are still closed, then it is harvest time! How will you know that the pine cones are ready to be harvested? Pine cones are usually ready for harvesting from August to September, depending on where you live. If you are serious about harvesting pine nuts, you should scout out some pine trees in early summer. ![]() In North America, the species of pine trees which are most commonly used for pine nuts are: It is worth it to scout out the species with larger nuts and save yourself some trouble with shelling. However, some species have much smaller nuts. Step 1: Finding Pine Cones for HarvestingĪll pine trees produce nuts that you can eat. But, for everyday eating, you might give up and buy a pound of shelled pine nuts rather than do the work yourself. In a survival situation, you probably won’t mind. As you will find out, there is no easy way to shell them. ![]() The cost mainly depends on how difficult it is to shell pine nuts. It should be obvious, but those expensive pine nuts we buy in supermarkets come from pine trees.Ĭonsidering that pine trees are all over the place, it makes you wonder why pine nuts are so friggin’ expensive.
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