SC - Re: speaking of peanuts

[Christine Seelye-King]

Well, Stephen, just don't judge all boiled peanuts by the stuff in the can.
I found that the canned stuff is simply a substitute for really hard-core
boiled peanut eaters when they can't get the real ones.  The best are the
ones you stop off on a roadside and buy straight from the boiling pot some
old-timer has had going since sun-up.  There was a place in Alabama between
here and Memphis called the "Hot Nut Hut" that had 3 huge cauldrons of
peanuts going all the time.  One was cajun, one was salt, and I don't know
what the other flavor was.  They have since gone out of business (I REALLY
wanted to know what happened to those cauldrons!), and I have not made that
trip to Memphis since last year, but the smaller roadside guys are good,
too.  I did not like boiled peanuts until introduced to the really fresh
ones, so consider canned asparagus when you open your tinned goobers!
Christianna

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> [mailto:owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Stefan li Rous
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 2:34 AM
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> Subject: Re: SC - Re: speaking of peanuts
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> Magdalena said:
> > > I was told that boiled peanuts seem to be exotic much west of the
> > > Mississippi, and I sure didn't notice any at flea markets in
> Colorado. I'm
> > > sure they feel the lack of them <G>.
> >
> > North of the Mason Dixon line, too.  Only way I've ever seen 'em was
> > roasted.  I would like to try them boiled, though!
>
> Interesting that this is coming up now. A while back, I seem to
> remember us having a discussion on boiled peanuts. Not as a period
> food, but just as a discussion. Anyway, Saturday when I was in my
> Central Market store (which I've mentioned here before) I noticed
> they had canned boiled peanuts. A rather expensive way to get peanuts,
> but since we had discussed them here before, in a bit of food exploration,
> I bought a can. I have not opened them yet.
>
> The can says: Roddenbery's Peanut Patch, Green boiled peanuts.
> Ingredients:
> Green boiled peanuts, water and salt. If the picture on the front is
> correct, then they are still in their shells. When I shake it there is
> a lot of sloshy sounds  As I said, probably an expensive way to get
> peanuts. Once removed from their shells there probably aren't going
> to be that many peanuts.
>
> Oh, and the company is Dean Foods Company, Green Bay WI. I think
> that's north of the Mason Dixon line. :-)
>
> Oh yes, Waverly Root in "Food" also says the peanut is native to Peru
> or Brazil. He has several pages about the peanut including almost
> period quotes from the early 17th century.
>
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