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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 2/28/2019 7:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2/28/2019 3:57 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On 2/27/2019 11:53 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>> I know there was some sort of peanut problem a few years ago. Just
>>>>>> can't remember what. Puny peanuts? Drought? Something that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now I am having trouble finding plain peanuts. I can find the
>>>>>> Cocktail ones but Redskin or unsalted Dry roasted are hard to find.
>>>>>> Can't even find online unless I pay a really high price. Seems the
>>>>>> flavored nuts are far more common. Also seems like much less shelf
>>>>>> space devoted to nuts in the stores. Anyone else having this problem?
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>>>>> IIRC the peanut harvest in the US (Carolinas) was adversely affected
>>>>> by Hurricane Matthew. What do you mean by "redskin" peanuts? Do you
>>>>> mean raw (aka "Spanish") peanuts that you have to roast? That's the
>>>>> kind I buy when I make peanut brittle. Like this:
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>>>>> https://nuts.com/nuts/peanuts/redskin.html
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>>>>> I can easily find jars of unsalted (and lightly salted) dry roasted
>>>>> peanuts. I buy them frequently to eat as a snack. Yum!
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>>>> Spanish but not roasted. I did find lightly salted. Few stores carry
>>>> unstilted these days.
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>>> Few of *your* stores. I can find jars of unsalted dry roasted peanuts
>>> without a problem.

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>> Okay. Thanks.

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> If you'd like, I'll actually send you some. Unsalted, dry roasted
> peanuts. Let me know. I'll even pay the shipping.


Thanks! But I eventually found some. Just need to find a good deal on the
Spanish ones. Seems Albertsons is the only place that sells them now.