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Default Almonds Are the Fourth-Best Nut

On Thu, 30 May 2013 08:25:51 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 5/29/2013 6:23 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> Like many people, I find Brazil nuts lacking in flavor. There's a bag of
>> Brazil nuts sitting on my counter now waiting for inspiration to strike
>> me. My intention is to make a kind of pesto using toasted Brazil nuts,
>> but the other "perfect" ingredients haven't come to mind.

>
>I'll take those Brazil nuts, I love them. I really love most nuts,
>can't really think of one I'd turn down. However, I didn't realize
>how many almonds I ate until I found out they are really high in
>oxalates and I have to avoid them because of kidney stones. Nuts in
>general, but almonds seem to be singled out as especially bad news for me.
>
>nancy


Perhaps instead guzzle Amaretto?

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