"Theola Walden Baker" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I've read that commercial nuts are put in dryers to hasten the drying and
> packaging process.  I don't know what temps they undergo or whether such
> drying would be akin to light cooking, but surmise that this is what Kirt
> may have in mind when he says that truly raw nuts are hard to find.

Do you have a book, article, or link to substantiate that
most nuts are dried at high temperatures, Theola or Kirt?
Give some examples, Kirt, based on research and empirical
facts. What temperature do the nuts reach during drying?
Note: I'm not asking the temperature of surrounding air.

-Bruce Kleisner