It turns out that April is National Pecan Month. Pecans fall in the fall. They are fresh in the grocery stores in October or November just in time for holiday baking. Pecan pies and fruit salad with pecans and pecan fudge are all associated with the fall and winter months. So why April? Are they trying to build up sales in a slow month? Were October and November already taken by Rhubarb and Peanuts?

Nevertheless here at Semicolon, November is the Month of the Pecan. Pecans have yet to attain worldwide fame. So in November, not waiting until April, here on this blog, we will do our part to exalt and pooularize the lowly but tasty pecan. This November celebration is more proof, in case you needed it, that I am not a hireling of the pecan industry. I’m just a an ordinary pecan-lover who’s trying to celebrate her faovrite nut in the month in which I’ve become accustomed to thinking about pecans.

If you have a recipe or a quotation or a story or a joke or a picture or anything else pecan-related to share on your blog, leave a link in the Mr. Linky, and I’ll also mention you and link to your post again in one of my daily(?) Pecan Posts.

Even better, for everyone who leaves a link to something pecan-like, I’ll put your name in the hat and draw one at the end of the month. The lucky winner will receive a pound of fresh shelled pecans and maybe I’ll even throw in a book, if I find one that is pecan-y enough.

SO, write pecans.

Laura of Lines in Pleasant Places likes pecans, too. And now, thanks to her post, if I’m ever in Alabama, I know where to go for pecans and pecan treats. She also gives a variation on my recipe for sweet potato casserole.