On Jan 12, 11:24*am, " > wrote:
> On Jan 12, 8:40 am, --Bryan > wrote:
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> > On Jan 12, 7:30 am, John Kuthe > wrote:
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> > > On Jan 12, 1:16 am, " > wrote:
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> > > > 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.
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> > > Brazil Nuts are one of my favorite nuts,. Yes, I eat them. Mild flavor
> > > and a lot of nut payoff for the effort of cracking one open. I was
> > > always pleased with my ability to crack them with a nutcracker and
> > > actually extract the nut meat intact, which I determined was much more
> > > effective on Brazil Nuts which rattled in their shells (indicating
> > > that the nut meat was not bound to the shell!)
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> > > I used to eat a LOT of Brazil Nuts when I was a kid. My mother would
> > > always buy those assorted nuts in the shell aroujnd the Holidays.
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> > I've been snacking on assorted nuts the past few weeks.
> > Like peaches, sometimes they are free, and sometimes cling. The
> > clingers can be pretty frustrating.
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> > My favorite nut is hickory, but the squirrels get them all. I wish
> > they'd let you hunt them with a pellet gun here in St. Louis County.
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> > > John Kuthe...
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> My grandparents had a couple hickory nut trees on their farm. *I can
> still remember picking them up off the ground and using rocks to break
> them open.

Weren't they delicious? They'd have to be, as much of a bear as they
are to get the nuts out of.

--Bryan