Pecans

Was at the Domino sugar plant just south of New Orleans today doing a pickup.
This one plant has been in production since 1909 and produces over 1 Million Tons (that's 2 billion lbs) of sugar a year.
The plant sits on land that was settled before there was a United States.
The house that stands on the property today was built in 1839.




On this property there are still many pecan trees all planted in nice straight rows.
So we can assume they were planted between 1839 and 1909.

Since the trees are on fenced property; the only people that usually get any are employees.
So many of the pecans just sit there and rot on the ground; or the squirrels and crows get them.
The truck drivers that go there are afraid to take any as they do not know you can.
While I was waiting to get to the dock I took a few minutes to pick up some of the pecans to bring home.

I picked up all these pecans from under 1 tree.
Still had plenty left; I just got tired of picking them up.
With all the trees there you could fill up a entire leaf garbage bag with no problems.
Now all I need to do is sit here and pick all these shells and I might be able to
talk the wife into making me some pralines.










And it's pa-kahn not pee-kan

John in La- Great story. I've always wanted to grow a few pecans here. Maybe, next year...
My favorite is pecan pie.

John, I always find your postings interisting. I live here and you frequently post things I do not know about.

jimlll
I love history. Especially south La history.
LAA also post a lot of south La things I did not know and I believe he is from that yankee area up around I20.

The first person of African descent to serve as governor of any state?
Pinckney Pinchback - Louisiana somewhere around 1870 to 1880

The only American Revolution battle fought on U.S. soil outside the 13 colonies was in Baton Rouge.

You're right! Pa-Kahns are used here but just a few miles south, they use PEE-cans. Go figure. Must be some Southern version of the Mason-Dixon.

In my part of central VA, they are PEE-kahns!

John in La
Been thinking of doing a road trip following the Mississippi from St. Louis down to New Orleans seeing the sights. May need some tips what to see and the best time of year so it's not too hot. Geo.

That's right. A PEE-can is something you carry in your car on a long trip.

Bruce, you are correct. South of the border, NC-SC, we call them pee-cans.
Ain't gonna be many around here this year.
Richard in NW SC

Beautifull old building ! While in Azizona , my brothern -law drove us to a pecan grove outside of Scottsdale . We called them pecans ,and he said call them pe -cons or they will laugh you out of the state .. Back in ont. I still say pe-cons and now the canucks laugh --L.O.L.

Larry --ont.

always been funny to me how different regions pronounce words differently no matter how they are spelled, where is the pa in pe and kahn in can it's like the place we worked at for a week and found out we weren't pronouncing the name righ,t it was spelled Huger and pronounced as U-gee, figure that one out