Denis Mosko wrote to Dave Drum <=-

But the pine nuts bought in the store (or online) are just bare - no shells.

We has not pine nuts w/o shells in the store. Man put up on tree and we gets object from pine tree with shells, and shell are into that's big object.

Research shows me that "We offer wholesale supply pine nut in shell and
kernel pine nuts. Pine nut in shell is supplied in bags of 50 kg. of
pine nuts in vacuum package."

And: "Pine nut is the only nut Russia produces in commercial volumes,
and the stocking occurs mainly in the Siberian forests. Siberian cedar
(also called Siberian pine, Pinus sibirica, or sibirsky kedr in Russian),
is a national pride of Russia. The trees are widely grown in Siberia
and the Russian Far East. They can live up to 800 years and grow to
over 100' (30 meters) tall."

https://russia.tradekey.com/pine-nuts.htm

Before you comment on this recipe - it is not to be taken seriously, it
is presented facetiously (as a joke).
Title: Cold Pine Cone Soup

Is thats a joke? ;-)

You bet your life. Not to be taken seriously. The big tip-off is that
it's supposed tobe served on the first day of April - known in the West
as "All Fools Day" or "April Fools Day".

April Fool's Day is an annual custom on 01 April consisting of practical
jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting
"April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these
pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The day is not
a public holiday in any country except Odessa, Ukraine, where the first
of April is an official city holiday.

This recipe, unlike the Pine Cone Soup is *NOT* a prank/joke. Ir looks
to be quite nice.

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Title: Noodles In Fairy Butter (Recipe For April Fools Day)
Categories: Pasta, Citrus, Herbs, Eggs
Yield: 4 Servings

4 lg Egg Yolks; hard-cooked
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Sweet butter; softened
1 ts Dried thyme
1 ts Dried sweet basil
2 tb Orange flower water
1 lb Noodles; cooked
1 Orange; sliced

Beat the egg yolks, sugar, butter, thyme, basil, and
orange water in a small bowl until smooth. Mix enough
of the butter with the hot noodles to coat them with a
golden-yellow color. Garnish with orange slices.

NOTES : From a book I have that lists various dishes for
different festivals throughout the year. It's called A
Kitchen Witch's Cookbook.

This is a recipe from England, in the 1700s. The notes
indicate "This is a sweet side dish which, with its
bright color and scent, inspires thoughts of spring
frolic, abundant buttercups, and pranks by the Fey.
People of the Middle Ages loved sweetened or spiced
butter, especially honey or sage butter.

Recipe From: Janet Morrissey

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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