On 2/28/2019 3:57 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2/27/2019 11:53 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I know there was some sort of peanut problem a few years ago. Just
>>> can't remember what. Puny peanuts? Drought? Something that.
>>>
>>> Now I am having trouble finding plain peanuts. I can find the
>>> Cocktail ones but Redskin or unsalted Dry roasted are hard to find.
>>> Can't even find online unless I pay a really high price. Seems the
>>> flavored nuts are far more common. Also seems like much less shelf
>>> space devoted to nuts in the stores. Anyone else having this problem?
>>
>> IIRC the peanut harvest in the US (Carolinas) was adversely affected
>> by Hurricane Matthew.* What do you mean by "redskin" peanuts?* Do you
>> mean raw (aka "Spanish") peanuts that you have to roast?* That's the
>> kind I buy when I make peanut brittle.* Like this:
>>
>> https://nuts.com/nuts/peanuts/redskin.html
>>
>> I can easily find jars of unsalted (and lightly salted) dry roasted
>> peanuts. I buy them frequently to eat as a snack.* Yum!
>
> Spanish but not roasted. I did find lightly salted. Few stores carry
> unstilted these days.

Few of *your* stores. I can find jars of unsalted dry roasted peanuts
without a problem.

Jill