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true or false, peanuts were once used in certain areas of the us during the
great depression



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> true or false, peanuts were once used in certain areas of the us during

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> great depression
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peanuts were once used as currency that is
during the depression

redskin and honey roasted were worth a dime more



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used for what?


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On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:48:02 -0400, "angry_dad" >
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>> true or false, peanuts were once used in certain areas of the us during

>the
>> great depression
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>peanuts were once used as currency that is
>during the depression
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>redskin and honey roasted were worth a dime more
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I doubt they were actual currency, but I can imagine they were
bartered.

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>>true or false, peanuts were once used in certain areas of the us during the
>>great depression
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> used for what?


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> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:48:02 -0400, "angry_dad" >
> wrote:
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>>"angry_dad" > wrote in message
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>>> 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.
>


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> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:48:02 -0400, "angry_dad" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"angry_dad" > wrote in message
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>>> 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.

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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...

> 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.


It's amazing why we eat what we do in the u.s.

the bo weevils had gotten into the cotton, so we switched to peanuts


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