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Jean B.[_1_]

zxcvbob 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.
>
> 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

Oh! I hadn't thought of that for years! I know exactly what you
are speaking of.

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Jean B.