Happy Hot August Night Everyone!
I have been on a search for non irradiated, non pasteurized, or fumigated RAW almond for several months now and I finally found a place to get them!
First of all I hope you are aware of what has been happening to
Pasteurization and Irradiation, sometimes called Cold pasteurization is now mandatory to cover up for sloppy farming practices.
For more information about irradiation, please refer to the following site.
http://articles.mercola.com/
As if this isn't enough some almond producers are using propylene oxide because it has been approved by the EPA.
this is what I gleaned from wiki
Propylene oxide is a highly toxic flammable chemical compound. It was once used as a racing fuel, but that usage is now prohibited under the
then it goes on to state
Fumigant
The United States Food & Drug Administration has approved its use to pasteurize raw almonds beginning on September 1, 2007 in response to several incidences of contamination by salmonella in commercial orchards.
(2 isolated cases, I looked it up)
And finishes with
Safety
Propylene oxide is a probable human carcinogen.
(so if it's human carcinogen, what are we doing using it on food?)
For more information please go to http://www.
So there we have it!
All almonds in the
Some of you may be asking "why buy raw almonds?"
Raw almonds, the heartbeat of all nuts, literally, have been associated with reduced risk of heart disease, a rich source of calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, protein, fiber and antioxidants to name a few. Now, these once amazing and life enhancing health benefits have become devastatingly reduced if not completely eliminated in the pasteurization process.
Remember the "raw" almonds you think you are buying at Costco and other stores are not raw and have not been raw since 2007. the worst part is they are not required to label them as pasteurized irradiated or anything else but can still call them raw.
So I finally made a connection with a place we can legally buy TRUELY RAW ALMONDS up to 100 pounds per person.
(Don't you love loopholes!)
The harvest is sometime in October but I need to have orders in by mid September.
I have to order 1,100 pounds to get the price we want and shipping at a reasonable price. so for a total (shipping included) of $3.50 a pound!
(Costco's dead Almonds are $3.26 a pound)
In my search for Truly Raw Almonds I couldn't find anything under $6 a pound ranging all the way up to $12.50, so this is a real deal! you look and see if you can find anything better!
This order is only once a year, so stock up!
We can feature a class in "sprouting" almonds and how to use them raw for those of you who are new to the raw food thing. Maybe it can be a food theme for our next meeting, (we can have a funeral for my costco dead almonds as these will not be in yet!) I even have recipes for savory and sweet almonds for snacks!
Let me know if you are interested. I am not collecting money till I get my official order form. This was just the preliminary, what's coming up, but do send me your order cause when it comes we have to move fast! This is a seasonal crop and when they are gone we have to wait till next year.
Again for Truly RAW Almonds from a reputable farm prices are $3.50 a pound, and 100 pound limit per person, we have to make the minimum order of 1100 pounds.
Bon Appetite!
Sally
