where to buy hazelnuts 11 aug 17

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where to buy hazelnuts
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Description

• Hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and therefore,
  includes any of the nuts deriving from species of
  the genus Corylus, especially the nuts of the
  species Corylus avellana. It also is known as
  cobnut or filbert nut according to species.1 A
  cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 1525 mm
  (0.590.98 in) long and 1015 mm (0.390.59 in)
  in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk
  surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more
  elongated, being about twice as long as its
  diameter. The nut falls out of the husk when
  ripe, about 7 to 8 months after pollination. The
  kernel of the seed is edible and used raw or
  roasted, or ground into a paste. The seed has a
  thin, dark brown skin, which sometimes is removed
  before cooking.
• Hazelnuts are used in confectionery to make
  praline, and also used in combination with
  chocolate for chocolate truffles and products
  such as Nutella and Frangelico liqueur. Hazelnut
  oil, pressed from hazelnuts, is strongly
  flavoured and used as a cooking oil. Turkey is
  the world's largest producer of hazelnuts.
• Hazelnuts are rich in protein, monounsaturated
  fat, vitamin E, manganese, and numerous other
  essential nutrients.

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• Hazelnuts are harvested annually in mid-autumn.
  As autumn comes to a close, the trees drop their
  nuts and leaves. Most commercial growers wait for
  the nuts to drop on their own, rather than using
  equipment to shake them from the tree. The
  harvesting of hazelnuts is performed either by
  hand or, by manual or mechanical raking of fallen
  nuts.
• Four primary pieces of equipment are used in
  commercial harvesting the sweeper, the
  harvester, the nut cart, and the forklift. The
  sweeper moves the nuts into the center of the
  rows, the harvester lifts and separates the nuts
  from any debris (i.e. twigs and leaves), the nut
  cart holds the nuts picked up by the harvester,
  and the forklift brings a tote to offload the
  nuts from the nut cart and then, stacks the totes
  to be shipped to the processor (nut dryer).
• The sweeper is a low-to-the-ground machine that
  makes two passes in each tree row. It has a 2 m
  (6 ft 7 in) belt attached to the front that
  rotates to sweep leaves, nuts, and small twigs
  from left to right, depositing the material in
  the center of the row as it drives forward. 

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