How to harvest almonds and make salted almonds?

Question

I just love salted almonds! There's an almond tree behind my yard and I was wondering how and when to harvest the "fruit" and just as important, how do I process them to get salted almonds?

Answer 1

Just first be sure it is sweet almond and not bitter almond.

Bitter almond has several poisons including cyanide, like peach pits. They don't taste good.

The mature almond fruit splits open lengthwise down the side, exposing the ripe almond nut. You can easily get the dry kernel by simply cracking open the stone.  When you boil them, the kernel's outer covering comes off and only the white meat remains.

Salted almonds are roasted and salted.

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