The intense look of a pine nut gatherer. Here is a little history lesson. Many years ago, the Native American Paiute lived with pine nuts as part of their regular diet. They would gather them much the same way as we are doing on this day. They would use long polls to hit the branches of the tree which knock the pine nuts loose from the pine cones. The pine nuts would fall to the ground and the women and children would gather them. The pine nuts were then washed in a stream to remove the sap. Some would be shucked and then boiled to make mush, others would be placed in a container (such as a wooden or clay pot) and then placed in a pit of hot embers and covered over with dirt to bake in the earth. They were also eatin raw, any way you prepare them, they are excellent and a high source of nutrients.