India is well known for the export of cashew nuts and we were able to see where cashews come from. The cashew tree bears fruit called a cashew apple, the cashew nut develops at the end of the fruit. When the cashew is ripe and ready for harvest the cashew fruit turns a beautiful red color and the fruit needs to be separated from the nut within 24 hrs as the fruit deteriorates quickly. This photo is from several months ago as the cashew harvest is generally in May. The cashew is in a double shell. I was really intrigued to learn the out casing of the shell contains the same toxins as poison ivy. I am just glad no one in our house had a reaction!
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