In 1775 George Washington found the time to plant pecan trees on his Mount Vernon estate, trees which were a gift from Thomas Jefferson.
I personally celebrate by cracking pecans, carefully cleaning the "meats" and toasting them in the oven.
But for those with a sweet tooth, pralines or pecan pie may be a memorable way to observe National Pecan Day.
From the e pluribus pluribus department, there are at least 5 American pronunciations for pecan:
pick-AHN TX, OK
pee-kaaan Brooklyn
PEE-ken KY
puh-cawn New Orleans
pee-KAHN most widely spoken