What ever happened to red-dyed pistachios?

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

And why were they dyed red in the first place?

Please keep the responses serious in nature. TIA.

[Screw_Michigan]

Have you checked Meijer, dipshit? I'm sure they still have 'em.

Red ones suck, btw.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Have you checked Meijer, dipshit? I'm sure they still have 'em.

What you're sure of is usually dead nuts wrong, hence the "I stand corrected" in your sig.

Now, think really hard, and ask yourself this simple question: if they could be found so easily, such as at my local Meijer, would I have started this thread? Fact is I haven't seen them anywhere in years.

My guess is the dye process was pointless and labor intensive so they stopped, for the most part. Pistachios are expensive enough as it is.

[Screw_Michigan]

It's called Google. Shithead.

Why are pistachios dyed red?
Years ago, when all of the pistachios in the United States were imported, the shells of the nuts were often blemished due to the type of processing done in the foreign country. Americans like "pretty" foods, and the importers thought the nuts would sell better if the blemishes didn’t show. They came up with the idea of spraying red food coloring on the nuts to make the shells a consistent color. The coloring of the shells was so common, that many people thought the color of the pistachio shells actually was red. The natural color is a light beige. The red food dye is known as a "marketing cosmetic".
http://www.eagleranchpistachios.com/faqs.htm#1

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

This place IS google.

[Dinsdale]

This place IS google.

You rang?

[Ken]

My GUESS is that red-dyed pistachios backed themselves into a corner and only gave the impression that pistachios are for the holidays. They smarted up and started to phase out the dyeing in the hopes of extending their market to other months of the year.

[Goober McTuber]

My GUESS is that red-dyed pistachios backed themselves into a corner and only gave the impression that pistachios are for the holidays. They smarted up and started to phase out the dyeing in the hopes of extending their market to other months of the year.

My GUESS is that you are a fucking idiot. Actually, it's not even a guess any more. It's a proven fact. Look about 3 posts above yours. Idiot.