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I don’t think there is a MOM’s in NOVA, the closet one I know of is the one you went to.
Who knows how to really sprout almonds? I can’t find anyone who does. It’s hard info to find. I have genuinely raw, unpasteurized almonds direct from a farmer, and I don’t know how to sprout them. I just soaked them and dehydrated them.
Too bad… I’ll have to ask the co-op in Frederick, MD (closest one near Leesburg) to see if they can carry steam pasteurized almonds. ...I wonder if Whole Food would do that too? I’m doubtful. They carry lots of their own 365 brand for nuts. I noticed that their sunflower seeds said “raw” and their cashews said “raw” but their almonds didn’t say “raw”. If they’re doing that because it’s pasteurized, then I am impressed.
I haven’t tried sprouting almonds… but, someone posted that they were able too…
I sprout my almonds by soaking them for maybe 3 or 4 days – always changing the water 3 times daily. After the 2nd day they sprout little tails, and at the fourth they start cleaving. The problem with this method is that it doesn’t work for all almonds. Some almonds don’t sprout and they’ll even start to go nasty with this formula – pasteurized ones? Old ones? I got some from the healthfood store bin and they didn’t work, ones in packages do though. They get really sweet and yummy and the skins easily snap off.
We rely on sicilian almonds that are not pasteurized. They are available in Canada, don’t know about in the U.S. They also don’t all sprout. I’m sure the hulling process harms some of them.
Carmenita, Thanks, I’ll try that. Do you keep the soaking almonds in the refridgerator at all or just at room temperature?
Not knowing how long ago this conversation occurred, I will weigh-in that there was a MOM's in Herndon, VA that I visited every time I was in the area. The last time I visited was 2018. Hopefully it is still around.
I haven't had much luck getting them to sprout. If there are any secrets out there, I'd love to hear them!