Show cashew not a nut comparatively unknown a few years ago the cashew nut now rivals the walnut and pecan in popularity and may be bought in almost any drug or grocery store last year this country consumed more than pounds of cashews the cashew I 1 nut Is not really a nut says T balph ralph robinson of the united states department of agriculture but the seed of a fleshy fruit borne in clus aclus on a large evergreen tropical tree curiously the seed Is attached to the outside at the lower end of the fruit the cashew tree thrives in porto bico rico and other vi avest est indian islands and a few trees have fruited in florida |