On Feb 20, 6:57*pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
> George M. Middius wrote:
> > Jean B. wrote:
>
> >>> We also like pistachios, but I sure wish you could buy them already
> >>> shelled?! If they have them as such, I've sure never seen them?!
>
> >> I can get those at Trader Joe's... *BUT they don't seem to be as
> >> fresh as the ones in the shells, alas.
>
> > They're a bargain at TJ, but you're right IMO about the freshness. A
> > drugstore chain here (CVS) also has shelled pistachios, and sometimes
> > Safeway has them too.
>
> Fresher than TJ's? *I have some of the unshelled pistachios,
> because I was thinking of making a fruitcake. *It didn't
> materialize though. *I hope they are usable for cooking.
>
> --
> Jean B.

I can always buy macadamia nuts without shells in the baking aisle - I
make cookies using those and white "chocolate" chips, instead of
regular chocolate chips. Delicious, so I'm told. Naturally, I've
never tried one.

N.