Nuts in Family Meals: A Guide for Consumers

by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Consumer and Food Economics Research Division

NUTS IN FAMILY MEALS
A GUIDE FOR CONSUMERS

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

HOME AND GARDEN BULLETIN NUMBER 176

PREPARED BY
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION

CONTENTS

Page Buying nuts [1] Kinds available [1] How nuts are marketed [2] Cost [2] Form to buy [2] Signs of quality [3] Amount to buy [3] Storing nuts [3] Preparing nuts for use [4] Shelling nuts [4] Removing skins [4] Roasting or toasting nuts [5] Cutting nuts [5] Recipes [5] Index to recipes [14]

Prepared by
Consumer and Food Economics Institute
Science and Education Administration

On January 24, 1978, four USDA Agencies—Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS), Extension Service (ES), and the National Agricultural Library (NAL)—merged to become a new organization, the Science and Education Administration (SEA), U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This publication was prepared by the Science and Education Administration’s Federal Research staff, which was formerly the Agricultural Research Service.

Issued May 1970