Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> If somebody told you to eat the shells you need to seek them out after
> all these years and beat the shit out of them.

hahaha
No luck there...it was an old girlfriend. She wasn't joking though - she sat
there and ate them, shells and all. I did a quick google search this morning
though and did run across this:

While some people enjoy eating the peanut shells, a representative of the
Peanut Institute stated, "There is no nutritional value in peanut shells,
and we do not recommend eating them."

>
> But you can still write off boiled peanuts. They sell them canned
> here in TX and they are the most god-awful things you can ever
> imagine.

I believe you. I'll stick with roasted peanuts and Jiff.

G.