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"Silvar Beitel" > wrote in message
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> When I was at the grocery store the other day, I grabbed a one-pound
> bag
> of in-the-shell peanuts on a whim. Last night, I settled down to
> watch
> something on TV, opened the bag to snack and ...
>
> bleah.
>
> Looking more closely at the bag, they were *raw* peanuts. They were
> soft and not very flavorful, tasting a bit like raw dried peas (no
> surprise
> there, eh?)
>
> Anyway, today I roasted them (15 minutes in a 365 degree oven was
> about
> right - 10 minutes was still too raw, 20 was towards burnt) and they
> tasted
> fine, albeit, of course, salt-less.
>
> My question is: What can one do with raw peanuts other than turning
> them
> into cooked peanuts?
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel


You would still have to roast them, but peanut butter made in the food
processer is wonderful.

I remember someone making a Peanut Stew that was from Africa .. it was
amazing ... don't have a rec though.