I love pecans. But not once they've been ruined by being mde into a pie.

How do you pronounce 'pecan'?

pees-in-a-can

Puh-KAHN. And they get soggy in a pie, and are therefore no good. Toasted, however, like with brown sugar on top of baked apples and sweet potatoes... well that's a whole different story. Toasted pecans are awesome.

Pick-ahn. But that's how the Michigandans taught me.... I think Brits say Peek'n, but they don't eat them much.

It seems like I remember a pecan tree along some Texas highway with a sign saying it was the
original soft- or paper-shell tree, from which all of today's commercial trees are descended.

If so, maybe best pronunciation is with a heavy Texan-twang. ;)

Pea-cans are yummy. Pea-can pie is too.

I was collecting them off the ground in a park over thanksgiving weekend. The nuts were in a hard shell, and are a pain to get the meat out. Didn't know there was a paper shell variety.

Any nuts in a pie make me angry.
Get your nuts out of my pie!

:lol:

Seriously. Listen to the girl!

Not even almonds?

I am not Cherry Bakewell. Not even almonds.

All depends on where you are in relation to the Mason-Dixon Line. How you feel about NASCAR may factor into the answer, as well.

I say it that way myself.

Somebody who can't like pecans -- jeez, that's hopeless. I'm very fond of pecan pie. I pronounce it with a short A, though, not a broad A.

Pee-kahn. I love 'em. And almonds. But I can't stand walnuts unless they're inside something that hides the bitterness; sort of a metaphor there, but it's almost two a.m. and I can't think of what for.

I just made a pumpkin pie today. Didn't make me angry at all; it turned out perfect! I've been craving one ever since I didn't make one for Thanksgiving. I made carrot cake instead. That was good too.

I love pie. But I absolutely HATE making pie crust. Don't know why; it seems like a simple enough process, but I really prefer just unrolling it out of a box.

Okay wait, there is a pie that makes me angry. Raspberry/blackberry pie, with all those little annoying crunchy seeds. Blech. And Coconut. I hate coconut.

Pee-kahn but as conscious push back to the regional flat a.