Dee.Dee wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Dee.Dee wrote:
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>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> 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".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Blinky
>>>
>>>
>>> To be considered by some: aflatoxins in Brazil nuts. Goggle is your
>>> friend.
>>
>> Just did. Thanks. Between "No animal species is immune to the acute
>> toxic effects of aflatoxins including humans; however, humans have an
>> extraordinarily high tolerance for aflatoxin exposure and rarely succumb
>> to acute aflatoxicosis" and the fact that I pitch them[1], I think I'm
>> okay. But I sure wasn't aware of the issue.[2]
>>
>> Oh, and I think "bitter" was perhaps the word I was looking for, up there,
>> when I filed my complaint on their flavor. I do like "barky" though.
>> Rowf! Rowf!
>>
>> [1] Sometimes I save them up and try to think of somthing to use them for.
>> Once I chopped some up fine and added them to some granola for breakfast.
>> But usually, they end up in the garbage.
>>
>> [2] Wow. This is pretty widespread: "Crops which are frequently affected
>> include cereals (maize, sorghum, pearl millet, rice, wheat), oilseeds
>> (peanut, soybean, sunflower, cotton), spices (chile peppers, black pepper,
>> coriander, turmeric, ginger), and tree nuts (almond, pistachio, walnut,
>> coconut, brazil nut)."
>>
>> ( all quotes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin )
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
>
> Sometimes I wonder how oldsters have made it to such an advanced age.
> Thanks for the extra wikipedia article. It was interesting to read.
> Dee Dee

We just ignore all this scientific stuff and live long happy lives on
beer, pizza and chocolate.


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