Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:35:46 -0500, "No One" > wrote:
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>>Raw peanuts - These are not what are traditionally sold in stores as raw
>>peanuts. The boiled kind are "green" right out of the ground and haven't
>>had any kind of processing. The taste is green (weird description, I know)
>>and have a consistency of maybe a small piece of celery the same size as the
>>bean if you tasted one of them before cooking - not hard and crunchy. Hard
>>to describe . . . I fill about 1/4 of a 3 quart pot with them.
>>As much salt as you want. I use about 1/4 cup salt.
>>Boil for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Test for doneness.
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> I don't think that green peanuts are available around here. I think
> this is strictly a Southern thing. <sigh> And the peanuts didn't get

It is... ;->

But green peanuts are available just about anywhere, via the WWW and
mail order.

> soft enough to eat without dentures. I probably won't make them
> again.

If I gave up on everything new that I tried that easily, I'd quickly go
hungry.

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>>Next time you make them you'll know how to adjust salt and timing to
>>something that you like
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> If I were to make them again, I'd use 1 pound of peanuts and 2
> tablespoons of salt.
>
> Carol