My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
They're the lima bean of the nut world.

wrote:

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I love them plain. I think they're one of the
best nuts around. Big, and nice flavor. You can
really sink your teeth into them.

You can stuff dates with them. Take it to the
next level by wrapping the dates with bacon and
baking them.

--
Mort

wrote:
>
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I cannot think of any nut that I dislike (psychos excluded)

Sky

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Ev

Oh, I love them! James hates them, so he saves them for me and I save
him the filberts (hazelnuts) because I don't care about those, and he
likes them.

Serene
--
"I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up,
I believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory

djs wrote:

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I like them. They remind me of fresh unshredded coconut, and I use them
similarly, both in sweet and savory applications. If you get enough of them
together, you can make a kind of "milk" out of them by chopping them a bit,
soaking in hot water, blending, then squeezing in cheesecloth.

Bob

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>They're the lima bean of the nut world.

My husband likes them. He used to eat the brazil nuts first in a can
of mixed nuts. After that, it was almonds... then everything else,
but I got dibs on cashews.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Sky wrote:
> wrote:
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I cannot think of any nut that I dislike (psychos excluded)
>
> Sky
>
What about terwilligaurs ?

Peter's sockpuppet wrote:

>> I cannot think of any nut that I dislike (psychos excluded)
> What about terwilligaurs ?

Is that your weak little passive-aggressive way of calling me a nut,
shithead?

Bob

On Jan 12, 2:42*am, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
>
> > wrote:
> >My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> >eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> >away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> >anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> >They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> My husband likes them. *He used to eat the brazil nuts first in a can
> of mixed nuts. *After that, it was almonds... then everything else,
> but I got dibs on cashews.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.


I love Brazil nuts. Almonds and Filberts seem bland to me.

On Jan 12, 1:16*am, " > wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I love Brazils. Guess which country produces the most Brazil nuts.












































Viva Presidente Morales

--Bryan

On Jan 12, 1:16*am, " > wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

Brazil Nuts are one of my favorite nuts,. Yes, I eat them. Mild flavor
and a lot of nut payoff for the effort of cracking one open. I was
always pleased with my ability to crack them with a nutcracker and
actually extract the nut meat intact, which I determined was much more
effective on Brazil Nuts which rattled in their shells (indicating
that the nut meat was not bound to the shell!)

I used to eat a LOT of Brazil Nuts when I was a kid. My mother would
always buy those assorted nuts in the shell aroujnd the Holidays.

John Kuthe...

On Jan 12, 7:30*am, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Jan 12, 1:16*am, " > wrote:
>
> > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> > anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> Brazil Nuts are one of my favorite nuts,. Yes, I eat them. Mild flavor
> and a lot of nut payoff for the effort of cracking one open. I was
> always pleased with my ability to crack them with a nutcracker and
> actually extract the nut meat intact, which I determined was much more
> effective on Brazil Nuts which rattled in their shells (indicating
> that the nut meat was not bound to the shell!)
>
> I used to eat a LOT of Brazil Nuts when I was a kid. My mother would
> always buy those assorted nuts in the shell aroujnd the Holidays.

I've been snacking on assorted nuts the past few weeks.
Like peaches, sometimes they are free, and sometimes cling. The
clingers can be pretty frustrating.

My favorite nut is hickory, but the squirrels get them all. I wish
they'd let you hunt them with a pellet gun here in St. Louis County.
>
> John Kuthe...

--Bryan

wrote:

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.

nancy

wrote on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST):

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for
> Christmas. I've eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans,
> and I've managed to give away the hazelnuts, but nobody will
> touch the Brazil nuts. Does anybody actually eat them?
> Everyone I've talked to has said no. They're the lima bean of
> the nut world.

Given their oil content (they will burn like a candle) I don't eat
Brazil nuts any more but they tasted wonderful!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jan 12, 7:52*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> wrote:
> > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> > anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> Send them to me, I adore them. *You're not supposed to eat a
> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.

That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
them.
>
> nancy

--Bryan

--Bryan wrote:
> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>>
>> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
>> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>
> That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
> them.

I know. Sorry. Too many cashews makes me queasy. I love nuts
but I have to control myself.

nancy

wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I like them; I pick them (and the pecans) out first in mixed nuts.
They are also a nice addition to fruit cake. Other than that, I
really haven't figured out how to cook with them.

We used to have a *very* non-PC name for them when I was a kid.

Bob

On Jan 12, 8:01*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> --Bryan wrote:
> > On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> >>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> >>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> >>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> >>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> >> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
> >> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>
> > That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
> > them.
>
> I know. *Sorry. *Too many cashews makes me queasy. *I love nuts
> but I have to control myself.

Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? They're somewhat like pecans or
white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. The shagbarks are especially
large and delicious. Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>
> nancy

--Bryan

On Jan 12, 7:52*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> wrote:
> > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> > anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> Send them to me, I adore them. *You're not supposed to eat a
> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.

Too much of anything can be harmful to lethal. The LD50 of water is
about 6 gallons.

LD50 = statistically, the dose that would kill 50% of the population
to which it was administered.

John Kuthe...

"Nancy Young" wrote:

>--Bryan wrote:
>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>>>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>>>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>>>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>>>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>>>
>>> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
>>> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>>
>> That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
>> them.
>
>I know. Sorry. Too many cashews makes me queasy. I love nuts
>but I have to control myself.
>
Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias, cashews are
only a little bit better. If I'm gonna pig out on nuts they're gonna
be pistachios, but I also like walnuts. I'll choose filberts, pecans,
and almonds over brazil nuts any day, and I consider macadamias trash.
If you like nuts so much that you need to control your intake may I
suggest in-shell pumpkin and sunflower seeds... a handful goes a long
way. I very rarely buy shelled nuts, I even prefer peanuts in the
shell. As a kid in Brooklyn everywhere were those banks of penny
gumball and nut dispensors, I'd often get a penny's worh of in-shell
sunflower or pumpkin seeds, I also liked those spanish peanuts still
clinging to their red coats. Every candy store sold Indian brand
salted sunflower and pumpkin seeds in the red box for 2¢, the pumpkin
seeds were so crusted with salt that one couldn't finish a little box
in one sitting.

Seems now in an airline bag:
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/memories...s-memories.htm

Wow, sunflower seeds available more ways than one can count:
http://www.nutsonline.com/snacks/sun...Fag65Qod9xZFrw

wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

Yes, sure. They are nice--and, IIRC, a good source of selenium.

--
Jean B.

zxcvbob wrote:
> wrote:
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I like them; I pick them (and the pecans) out first in mixed nuts. They
> are also a nice addition to fruit cake. Other than that, I really
> haven't figured out how to cook with them.
>
> We used to have a *very* non-PC name for them when I was a kid.
>
> Bob

Oh! I hadn't thought of that for years! I know exactly what you
are speaking of.

--
Jean B.

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), " > wrote:

>My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>They're the lima bean of the nut world.

So I'm wierd, I love 'em, love hazelnuts too.

" > wrote in news:71f506b1-3f19-4fc0-bfc5-
:

> Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

Must be a local distortion in the nut continuum. I ate Brazil nuts first
of all. Now I don't eat nuts anymore but if I did, my first choice would
be Brazil nuts, then cashews.

--

I have nothing against God.
It's his fan club I can't stand.

spotted on a poster

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:07:17 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
wrote:

>On Jan 12, 8:01*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> --Bryan wrote:
>> > On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> >>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> >>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> >>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> >>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>>
>> >> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
>> >> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>>
>> > That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
>> > them.
>>
>> I know. *Sorry. *Too many cashews makes me queasy. *I love nuts
>> but I have to control myself.
>
>Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? They're somewhat like pecans or
>white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. The shagbarks are especially
>large and delicious. Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
>at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>

This true, I've dozens of mature shagbarks, haven't once found any but
empty shells on the ground, and their lowest limbs are like a dozen
feet up. A gorgeous tree... gotta remember to take some better pics
come spring.

Ok, found a pic with a small stand of young shagbarks, not easy
driving nails in: http://i46.tinypic.com/rtnx4g.jpg

A group of more mature shagbarks at my rear property line:
http://i47.tinypic.com/21e1315.jpg

On Jan 12, 2:12*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> djs wrote:
> > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> > anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I like them. They remind me of fresh unshredded coconut, and I use them
> similarly, both in sweet and savory applications. If you get enough of them
> together, you can make a kind of "milk" out of them by chopping them a bit,
> soaking in hot water, blending, then squeezing in cheesecloth.
>
> Bob

This whole thread is makin' me itch all over and my mouth and throat
swell up. (What power of suggestion???) ;-)

N.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:07:17 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 12, 8:01 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>> --Bryan wrote:
>>>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>>>>>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>>>>>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>>>>>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>>>>>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>>>>> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
>>>>> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>>>> That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
>>>> them.
>>> I know. Sorry. Too many cashews makes me queasy. I love nuts
>>> but I have to control myself.
>> Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? They're somewhat like pecans or
>> white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. The shagbarks are especially
>> large and delicious. Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
>> at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>>
>
> This true, I've dozens of mature shagbarks, haven't once found any but
> empty shells on the ground, and their lowest limbs are like a dozen
> feet up. A gorgeous tree... gotta remember to take some better pics
> come spring.
>
> Ok, found a pic with a small stand of young shagbarks, not easy
> driving nails in: http://i46.tinypic.com/rtnx4g.jpg
>
> A group of more mature shagbarks at my rear property line:
> http://i47.tinypic.com/21e1315.jpg

Sigh. Hickory nuts. When I was a kid, I used to crack them open
with rocks to get at the sweet meat inside. I really want a
producing hickory tree!

--
Jean B.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:24:39 -0600, Andy wrote:

> You're only supposed to have 2 almonds daily. So much for nuts.
>
> You shouldn't be eating a ton of things!
>
> What you don't know can kill you!
>
> Here's a freebie bit of advice, give up Mountain Dew.
>
> Luncheon meats with sodium nitrates and nitrites... that's a given.
>
> Andy

what about diet dr. andy?

blake

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:04:51 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:

> wrote:
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I like them; I pick them (and the pecans) out first in mixed nuts.
> They are also a nice addition to fruit cake. Other than that, I
> really haven't figured out how to cook with them.
>
> We used to have a *very* non-PC name for them when I was a kid.
>
> Bob

doesn't anyone eat mixed nuts, you know, mixed?

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:04:51 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>> I like them; I pick them (and the pecans) out first in mixed nuts.
>> They are also a nice addition to fruit cake. Other than that, I
>> really haven't figured out how to cook with them.
>>
>> We used to have a *very* non-PC name for them when I was a kid.
>>
>> Bob
>
> doesn't anyone eat mixed nuts, you know, mixed?
>
> your pal,
> blake


That just ain't natural. ;-)

Bob

--
"Human sacrifice. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria!" -Dr.
Venkman from "Ghost Busters"

On Jan 12, 8:40�am, --Bryan > wrote:
> On Jan 12, 7:30�am, John Kuthe > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 12, 1:16�am, " > wrote:
>
> > > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. �I've
> > > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. �Does
> > > anybody actually eat them? �Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> > Brazil Nuts are one of my favorite nuts,. Yes, I eat them. Mild flavor
> > and a lot of nut payoff for the effort of cracking one open. I was
> > always pleased with my ability to crack them with a nutcracker and
> > actually extract the nut meat intact, which I determined was much more
> > effective on Brazil Nuts which rattled in their shells (indicating
> > that the nut meat was not bound to the shell!)
>
> > I used to eat a LOT of Brazil Nuts when I was a kid. My mother would
> > always buy those assorted nuts in the shell aroujnd the Holidays.
>
> I've been snacking on assorted nuts the past few weeks.
> Like peaches, sometimes they are free, and sometimes cling. �The
> clingers can be pretty frustrating.
>
> My favorite nut is hickory, but the squirrels get them all. �I wish
> they'd let you hunt them with a pellet gun here in St. Louis County.
>
>
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> --Bryan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

My grandparents had a couple hickory nut trees on their farm. I can
still remember picking them up off the ground and using rocks to break
them open.

wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I'd rather have brazil nuts than pecans or walnuts.

-sw

--Bryan wrote:
> On Jan 12, 1:16 am, > wrote:
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I love Brazils. Guess which country produces the most Brazil nuts.

Trick questiosn. Technically and botanically, they are not produced.
They are only harvested.

-sw

> wrote in message
...
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I like them. I used to make sugared walnuts, sugared pecans and sugared
Brazil nuts and sell them at craft shows.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

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>,
" > wrote:

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I always eat the Brazil nuts. Nobody else here will! They are always
the last to go, but they never go in the trash.

I like lima beans, too. We very seldom have them, though, since nobody
else likes them much. About once a year I'll make some. I'll have a
couple of helpings, but the others take a few, just to remind themselves
why they don't like them.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

wrote:
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

But, but, but . . . I *LOVE* lima beans.
And I don't care much for brazil nuts. I've eaten
them when desperate but if I never saw another brazil
nut I wouldn't even notice. They are *NOT* the lima
beans of the nut world - they are the broccoli of the
nut world! ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> My husband likes them. He used to eat the brazil nuts first in a can
> of mixed nuts. After that, it was almonds... then everything else,
> but I got dibs on cashews.

I used to do that, too, but it was to get rid of them
so I could enjoy the cashews. Save the best for last!

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Jan 12, 11:39*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> --Bryan wrote:
> > On Jan 12, 1:16 am, > *wrote:
> >> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. *I've
> >> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> >> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. *Does
> >> anybody actually eat them? *Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> >> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> > I love Brazils. *Guess which country produces the most Brazil nuts.
>
> Trick questiosn. *Technically and botanically, they are not produced.
> They are only harvested.

OK, which country harvests...?
>
> -sw

--Bryan

On Jan 12, 11:24*am, " > wrote:
> On Jan 12, 8:40 am, --Bryan > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 12, 7:30 am, John Kuthe > wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 12, 1:16 am, " > wrote:
>
> > > > My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> > > > eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> > > > away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> > > > anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> > > > They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> > > Brazil Nuts are one of my favorite nuts,. Yes, I eat them. Mild flavor
> > > and a lot of nut payoff for the effort of cracking one open. I was
> > > always pleased with my ability to crack them with a nutcracker and
> > > actually extract the nut meat intact, which I determined was much more
> > > effective on Brazil Nuts which rattled in their shells (indicating
> > > that the nut meat was not bound to the shell!)
>
> > > I used to eat a LOT of Brazil Nuts when I was a kid. My mother would
> > > always buy those assorted nuts in the shell aroujnd the Holidays.
>
> > I've been snacking on assorted nuts the past few weeks.
> > Like peaches, sometimes they are free, and sometimes cling. The
> > clingers can be pretty frustrating.
>
> > My favorite nut is hickory, but the squirrels get them all. I wish
> > they'd let you hunt them with a pellet gun here in St. Louis County.
>
> > > John Kuthe...
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> My grandparents had a couple hickory nut trees on their farm. *I can
> still remember picking them up off the ground and using rocks to break
> them open.

Weren't they delicious? They'd have to be, as much of a bear as they
are to get the nuts out of.

--Bryan

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>They're the lima bean of the nut world.

They're great. When I was a kid we'd always try to get to the mixed
nuts first to get them.

Lou