It
is a meager holiday in the pecan groves of the South, and the pain is
stretching to kitchens across the country.
A
rare collision of ill-timed rain, marauding animals and a growing
love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan has
resulted in the worst pecan supply in recent memory. As a result,
grocery store prices are up by about 30 percent, which is causing
Thanksgiving bakers to think twice about their menus.
“It’s
like the world doesn’t want us to make pralines,” said Anna
Butler, 24, a Texas native who lives on the Lower East Side of
Manhattan.
Ms.
Butler has a ticket home to Texas for the holiday, so she and her New
York friends celebrated an early Thanksgiving last weekend. She had
planned to show off her Texan roots with a black-bottom pecan pie.
But at her favorite Manhattan market, a pound of shelled pecans cost
$15.99.
“That’s
a real investment in a pie right there,” she said.
Source:nytimes
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