"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/19/2013 8:43 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> When I was at the farm stand today they were selling (among other
>>> things I posted about earlier) peanuts. These weren't boiled peanuts,
>>> which are green (raw) peanuts which have been long-cooked in the
>>> shell, in brine. Sometimes with other seasonings. Boiled peanuts are
>>> soft. (You either love them or hate them.)
>>>
>>> This older woman was looking at loose peanuts in the shell at the farm
>>> stand. She asked the guy, "Are these boiled peanuts?" I chuckled to
>>> myself. They were merely roasted in the shell peanuts. She's
>>> obviously new to this part of the Lowcountry. There's no mistaking
>>> roasted peanuts for boiled green peanuts.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Did you tell her that they were merely roasted in the shell?
>>
>> Cheri
>
> The guy running the stand told her.
>
> Jill


That's good. I'm glad someone told her.

Cheri