said...

> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:48:02 -0400, "angry_dad" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"angry_dad" > wrote in message
...
>>> true or false, peanuts were once used in certain areas of the us during
>>the
>>> great depression
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>peanuts were once used as currency that is
>>during the depression
>>
>>redskin and honey roasted were worth a dime more
>>
>>
> I doubt they were actual currency, but I can imagine they were
> bartered.
>

said...

> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:48:02 -0400, "angry_dad" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"angry_dad" > wrote in message
...
>>> true or false, peanuts were once used in certain areas of the us during
>>the
>>> great depression
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>peanuts were once used as currency that is
>>during the depression
>>
>>redskin and honey roasted were worth a dime more
>>
>>
> I doubt they were actual currency, but I can imagine they were
> bartered.


George Washington Carver really saved agriculture in the southeast by
introducing crop rotation and his peanut farming and many discoveries for
using peanuts certainly made peanuts a cash crop.

It's a commodity, so there's definitely money in peanuts, in that sense.

Andy