Pecans without the picking

Most Baton Rouge supermarkets carry Bergeron pecans, a favorite in South Louisiana. Buy them shelled at Southside Produce on Perkins Road for $5.99/lb. Downtown, Buddy Miller operates a booth for his Waterproof, La. Plantation Pecan inside Main Street Market daily and then every Saturday morning for the Red Stick Farmer’s Market. Miller’s top sellers this time of year are his 1 lb. bag of fresh roasted pecans for $9, and the desirable halves for $8.50. “Those are the Cadillac of large pecans,” Miller says. For the sweet tooth, Miller offers a large 9 1/2 –inch pecan pie and other goodies like divine maple pecan fudge. Gift tins are available for the holidays at plantationpecan.com.