Almond harvest 2008

21.09.2008 Posted in Casa Rural by Casa Rural El Paraje

Our almond harvest tradionally starts the end of September, although lower down in the valleys they can start the end of August. This year we are lucky to be able to harvest some at all, because in the whole region a lot has been frozen during a cold spell at Eastern.  The way to collect them is to put nets on the ground and hit the branches with a long stick.  After gathering the almonds we pass them  through a machine to get rid of the soft green shells to leave the nuts as most of us know them. We will have more than enough for our home cooking. We serve them roasted as tapas or use them in traditional Andalucian soups like ´ajo blanco´.