After seeing those pistachio nut commercials (Get Cracking!), I broke down and bought a package of pistachios and began to “get cracking” myself. And I thought: This is a lot of work to get at those little nuts! But it’s worth it, since I love pistachios.
And this being the holiday season, I also thought how nuts have always been a part of the holiday tradition. (That’s where the nutcrackers come in, right? And the “chestnuts roasting on an open fire.”) At least that’s the way it seems to me. When I was a kid, there would always be a large bowl of mixed nuts around and there would be the passing around of the nutcracker. The passing around of the nutcracker was important. It was a very communal activity, very holiday-ish. But I don’t seem to see that anymore. I think it’s gone from our tradition. At least that’s the way it seems to me.
So what about you? Are nuts a part of your holiday tradition (now or once upon a time)? Or am I the only one who’s nuts about nuts?
And this being the holiday season, I also thought how nuts have always been a part of the holiday tradition. (That’s where the nutcrackers come in, right? And the “chestnuts roasting on an open fire.”) At least that’s the way it seems to me. When I was a kid, there would always be a large bowl of mixed nuts around and there would be the passing around of the nutcracker. The passing around of the nutcracker was important. It was a very communal activity, very holiday-ish. But I don’t seem to see that anymore. I think it’s gone from our tradition. At least that’s the way it seems to me.
So what about you? Are nuts a part of your holiday tradition (now or once upon a time)? Or am I the only one who’s nuts about nuts?
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