Nancy1 wrote:
>
> I'm deathly allergic to every nut except almonds (in the cherry family)
> and cashews (they aren't a "true" nut). Filberts will kill me one of
> these days, they are the worst. I just plain don't eat any gourmet
> chocolate because so many of them are enriched with nut oil. But
> that's me ;-) I CAN eat peanuts, and I love almonds and cashews, so I
> guess I don't mind the allergy so much. My rule is, if I can't ask the
> cook, I don't eat it. It's a great rule, and one that's easy for kids
> to follow ....
>
> N.

My son is also deathly allergic to all tree nuts--so he is not allergic
to peanuts--because they are not nuts. But he won't eat them. He will
eat peanut butter though. He is VERY careful about what he eats.

Tracy