On Wed 13 Feb 2008 07:58:41p, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> They're not so great for my waistline. :-) But pistachios are one my
>> very favorite nuts.
>
> Is it me, or are the "fewer peanuts" type of pseudo-premium mixed nut
> mixes jam-packed with Brazil nuts now -- possibly more than enough to
> compensate for the reduced peanut count? Sure, when I'm spending money
> on mixed nuts I don't want them to be heavy to cheap peanuts -- but if
> they're going to be cut by X amount of filer, I'd rather they be cut
> with peanuts than *Brazil* nuts. Those are just too...I dunno...acidy,
> or barky or something for my taste.
>
> Yes, I probably made up "barky".
>
>

I'd rather have the Brazil nuts. If fact, when I do buy the "premium"
mixed nuts, I make sure they contain *no* peanuts. I like peanuts, but on
their own, not as a filler in mixed nuts.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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