Why is that nuts are almost universally derided? “Nuttier than a vegetarian’s cutlet,” claimed Richard Gordon, popular author and physician. “Health nuts are going to feel stupid some day, lying in hospital and dying of nothing,” opined comedian Tommy Cooper. In popular parlance, somebody may be described as, “Nuttier than a squirrels nest.” All of which – and there are plenty more – are a gross insult to a permanently producing and valuable food crop and pecans in particular.
