Ever wonder why cashews are so expensive? Well we just figured it out. We have a cashew tree in our back yard. The thing at the end of this piece of fruit is a cashew nut. One per fruit. But it doesn't end there. Once the nuts are picked then they have to be cooked. The nut inside the shell is covered in a poisonous oil. In order to get rid of the oil the nut has to be cooked over an open flame. In this process the shell cracks and the oil catches fire. They have to be constantly stirred on a cookie sheet while burning to keep from scorching the nut. When the fire goes out after about 10 minutes of burning, then the oil is gone and the nut removed from the shell and put in a bag and then shipped to you. Now aren't you going to appreciate that next cashew more?
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