Goomba38 wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Silvar Beitel wrote:
> >> My question is: What can one do with raw peanuts
> >> other than turning them
> >> into cooked peanuts?
> >
> > I believe raw peanuts are sold for the purpose
> > of making boiled peanuts. Very popular snack
> > in the Deep South and in Hawaii. I've had
> > the Hawaiian version and I've made them myself,
> > and they are pretty good.
>
> Boiled peanuts are boiled in the shell.
> Most folks accidentally buy raw but shelled peanuts, I think?
> Do we know which one the OP has?

Yes, in his original posting, he said:

> 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 ...

Does WebTV not allow you to re-read his original post?