"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> Dee.Dee wrote:
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>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>> They're not so great for my waistline. :-) But pistachios are one my
>>>> very
>>>> favorite nuts.
>>>
>>> Is it me, or are the "fewer peanuts" type of pseudo-premium mixed nut
>>> mixes jam-packed with Brazil nuts now -- possibly more than enough to
>>> compensate for the reduced peanut count? Sure, when I'm spending money
>>> on mixed nuts I don't want them to be heavy to cheap peanuts -- but if
>>> they're going to be cut by X amount of filer, I'd rather they be cut
>>> with peanuts than *Brazil* nuts. Those are just too...I dunno...acidy,
>>> or barky or something for my taste.
>>>
>>> Yes, I probably made up "barky".
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Blinky
>>
>>
>> To be considered by some: aflatoxins in Brazil nuts. Goggle is your
>> friend.
>
> Just did. Thanks. Between "No animal species is immune to the acute
> toxic effects of aflatoxins including humans; however, humans have an
> extraordinarily high tolerance for aflatoxin exposure and rarely succumb
> to acute aflatoxicosis" and the fact that I pitch them[1], I think I'm
> okay. But I sure wasn't aware of the issue.[2]
>
> Oh, and I think "bitter" was perhaps the word I was looking for, up there,
> when I filed my complaint on their flavor. I do like "barky" though.
> Rowf! Rowf!
>
> [1] Sometimes I save them up and try to think of somthing to use them for.
> Once I chopped some up fine and added them to some granola for breakfast.
> But usually, they end up in the garbage.
>
> [2] Wow. This is pretty widespread: "Crops which are frequently affected
> include cereals (maize, sorghum, pearl millet, rice, wheat), oilseeds
> (peanut, soybean, sunflower, cotton), spices (chile peppers, black pepper,
> coriander, turmeric, ginger), and tree nuts (almond, pistachio, walnut,
> coconut, brazil nut)."
>
> ( all quotes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin )
>
>
> --
> Blinky


Sometimes I wonder how oldsters have made it to such an advanced age.
Thanks for the extra wikipedia article. It was interesting to read.
Dee Dee