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On 7/20/2013 10:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> sf wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:41:19 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>> I seriously doubt the folks running the farm or the farm stand make
>>> Chinese style boiled peanuts. The guy told her they had roasted them in
>>> the shell. They *could* have been raw peanuts. No way were they
>>> typical South Carolina boiled green peanuts.
>>>

>>
>> What do you think of boiled peanuts? The more I read, the less I
>> think I might like them.

>
> For what it's worth, I think they are really nasty. I tried them once. They
> came in a pack of brine and were unshelled. I was told that you eat the
> shells and all. After a bite or two, I wrote them off forever. ;-o
>

I've never eaten the shells, although I suppose you could do so with the
small ones. They're boiled in that brine for hours.

Jill