On Jan 12, 1:16*am, " > 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.

Brazil Nuts are one of my favorite nuts,. Yes, I eat them. Mild flavor
and a lot of nut payoff for the effort of cracking one open. I was
always pleased with my ability to crack them with a nutcracker and
actually extract the nut meat intact, which I determined was much more
effective on Brazil Nuts which rattled in their shells (indicating
that the nut meat was not bound to the shell!)

I used to eat a LOT of Brazil Nuts when I was a kid. My mother would
always buy those assorted nuts in the shell aroujnd the Holidays.

John Kuthe...