On Jan 12, 2:12*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> djs wrote:
> > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> > anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I like them. They remind me of fresh unshredded coconut, and I use them
> similarly, both in sweet and savory applications. If you get enough of them
> together, you can make a kind of "milk" out of them by chopping them a bit,
> soaking in hot water, blending, then squeezing in cheesecloth.
>
> Bob

This whole thread is makin' me itch all over and my mouth and throat
swell up. (What power of suggestion???) ;-)

N.