On Jan 12, 8:01*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> --Bryan wrote:
> > On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> 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.
>
> >> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
> >> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>
> > That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
> > them.
>
> I know. *Sorry. *Too many cashews makes me queasy. *I love nuts
> but I have to control myself.

Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? They're somewhat like pecans or
white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. The shagbarks are especially
large and delicious. Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>
> nancy

--Bryan