Cashew is not good for diabetics. Cashew factories of Kollam quilon were once making a lot of black money; and I have searched 2 factories there and now they are absent in the lists of closed factories of Kollam. Cashew is not that kind of business today. Of the 864 cashew factories operational in Kollam till a decade ago, over 750 have closed down. According to officials, only 95 cashew factories are operational now.The crisis started six years ago. The industry used to provide direct employment to over 3 lakh people and support another 10 lakh. More than 750 factories have remained closed for six years, said Cashew Industry Protection Council. “As of now, accounts of 300 entrepreneurs in 22 banks have been classified as NPA. So far, five entrepreneurs have committed suicide owing to mounting pressure from banks and other NBFCs,” said council president D Mathukutty. Munirikkottai tried a an article but incongruent now as they need more support now. KR IRS 25 8 23
On Fri, 25 Aug 2023 at 10:53, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CASHEW NUT-KAJU-PARANGI/KASU ANDI* > > Dear friends, > > Yesterday I was purchasing items from a slightly distant supermarket, well > known for new items and daily refilling. I was purchasing things after > finishing my works in the Nationalised Bank closed to it. Normally the auto > driver comes with me and I pay extra money to him for assistance. > > While picking up items, I took two packs of cashew nuts with pepper > coating. Because the item is dearer, I took two packs. While putting second > pack, the auto driver reminded me, Sir, already one pack is taken. I told > him, yes, it may not be available after a week. Better we take two. > > After paying for the bill, in a bag from the supermarket, I returned home. > Always while purchasing items I purchase a bag also, which is used to keep > daily waste of home and it is placed in a fibre waste box. Corporation of > Tambaram collects daily waste. > > While enjoying the cashew with inner sweetness, after cutting open the > portion above zip lock, memories of cashew and cashew fruits came to me. > *Except > nostalgic memories, nothing important in this posting. Times pass reading.* > > Gopalakrishnan 24-8-23. > > *1. Vasudevan and tender cashew* > > While studying in the primary school the eldest and well grown boy was > Vasudevan. Not so good in studies, he used to bring tender mango, tender > cashew etc. to school along with a small knife. He will cut and give > pieces of mango to those whom he liked, any other asking, a very small > piece. I was either a good friend or disliked by him. When he brought > tender cashews and split and gave tender cashew, I used to ask for a half > and used to eat with pleasure. > > Raw cashew is poisonous, I read very late in life. > > 2 Cashew tree > > In my native home in the north east corner of compound we had two cashew > trees, one gave large yellow fruit and another normal red fruit. Even in my > primary school days it was there, but my memories are while in middle > school days. The large fruits are plucked before falling calling a person > from next house, who did similar works. *We children were warned not to > eat more than two fruits. *The yellow one was sweeter while red one was > sorer. > > *Later I read cashew fruits are used to make Indian made foreign liquor*. > During 1985’s I could visit a factory in Hosur Industrial area, producing > cashew juice and grapes juice and fermenting and supplying to companies in > Bangalore. > > *Bigger cashews were sold in the weekly market*. It bought good cash for > miscellaneous purchases. Smaller ones were roasted with sand in an iron pan > and when cooled, the cashews were hit on sides, the skin will break to > pieces, and nut will appear. The outer red skin was removed and eaten. > Mostly parents roasted the nuts. > > I knew very late about cashew skin oil, made for applying on wounds not > healing, prepared from cashew skin and other uses of cashew skin oil. > > I do not know why the trees were cut and removed in later days. > > 3 Cashew nuts as an item added in sweet dishes. > > When grown up I enjoyed cashew added in laddus, halwa, dishes like pongal > etc. Not eating cashew nut as a snack item. Cashew nuts were available > in provision shops and it was weighed and given. > > 4. Munthirikootai > > Cashew is a drape. Usage of it for meaning a hurried person, answering a > question before it is completed etc. I came to know after coming to > Tamilnadu. Usage of the word munthirikkottai is very common in Tamilnadu. > > In Malayalam somewhat identical usage is “kalapettannu kettal kayar > edukkunna swabhavam” (Taking a rope to tie the calf on hearing an oxen > has given birth to a calf) > > *5. Difference in growth of cashew trees.* > > Whereas cashew trees grow more vertically in Kerala, in Tamilnadu, they > grow more horizontally. One can pluck the fruit standing on the ground with > hands even from a grown up tree. My experience is from cashew plantations > in Nagerkovil. > > Panrutti about 200 KMs from Chennai on the Trichy route is famous for > jackfruits > and cashews. While passing through NH and crossing Panrutti, one can see > number of shops displaying cashews in packs with rate. In many shops > quality can be better; some shops with lower rate may mostly cheat. > > What we get in super markets now is superior quality processed in > factories at Panruti and packed. However prices are more than ones > obtaining from bakeries and shops. > > *5. Cashew nut – origin of English word.* > > Even in college days I believed the origin of English word cashew for > Parangi andi (Parangandi) came from an incident. > > After getting out from the shipyard and coming down to the road, a British > saw a lady selling cashew. When the British person asked the lady what it > is, with shivering she replied kasinettu (Eight cashews for a kasu). > British said- Oh cashew and purchased a few from her. > > *Very late after studying History I could know, the word cashew came from > Portuguese who came to India before British. * > > “The Cashew (Anacardium Occidentale) was introduced in India by the > Portuguese in 16th Century. Over the years, cashew became a crop with high > economic value and attained the status of an export–oriented commodity, > earning considerable foreign exchange for the country”. > > “Etymology. The English name derives from the Portuguese name for the > fruit of the cashew tree: caju (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈʒu]), also > known as acaju, which itself is from the Tupian word acajú, literally > meaning "nut that produces itself”. > > Caju became cashew. In North Kerala still people use the term Kaju for > cashew > > 6. Kollam kandavanu Illam Venda > > In south Kerala Quilon is famous cashew factories. Most employees are > women. Nowadays if Indian cashews are not available, it is imported through > ship. Kollam is the Malayalam word for Quilon. There is a place on the way > from Badagara to Cannore. It is told people from south Kerala kollam > settled in the North in that area, and place name also became Kollam. > > Having ship yard, large number of factories processing cashews, making > tiles, and seeing developed city, many liked Quilon, and a saying came- > Kollam kandavanu illam Venda. > > I will continue in next posting > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1764865848.107599.1692940976581%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1764865848.107599.1692940976581%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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