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zxcvbob

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; I pick them (and the pecans) out first in mixed nuts.
They are also a nice addition to fruit cake. Other than that, I
really haven't figured out how to cook with them.

We used to have a *very* non-PC name for them when I was a kid.

Bob