djs wrote:

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I like them. They remind me of fresh unshredded coconut, and I use them
similarly, both in sweet and savory applications. If you get enough of them
together, you can make a kind of "milk" out of them by chopping them a bit,
soaking in hot water, blending, then squeezing in cheesecloth.

Bob