On 7/19/2014 8:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>>> flavor or much aroma.
>>>
> (snippage)
>>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>>
>> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the
>> southeast.
>
> She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
> thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
> what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
> food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
> them from, via their web site.
>
> Jill

I love boiled goobers! When we lived in our RV and spent time in the
Deep South I would hunt for those little roadside stands where they
boiled and sold them. They were wonderful while still hot.

The only Royal Oak company I know of sells charcoal.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas