What is it about 'Peanuts'?

[Widder, SASS #59054]

I like peanuts.  In the jar are o.k.

 

BUT, I REALLY like Peanuts that are still in the shell.    What is about those Peanuts that are seemingly better?

 

..........Widder

 

[Stump Water]

Gotta work for it.

 

I think it's because they're not as dry as jarred.  Unless of course you burnt 'em when roasting them.

 

I do love some blister fried peanuts tho.

[Cypress Sun]

9 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:

I like peanuts.  In the jar are o.k.

 

BUT, I REALLY like Peanuts that are still in the shell.    What is about those Peanuts that are seemingly better?

 

..........Widder

 

 

I like peanuts in the shell...the M & M's shell.

 

I also like boiled peanuts in the shell and salted peanuts in the shell.

 

Oh heck, I just like peanuts but boiled ones are my favorite.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Raw peanuts are yech.

[watab kid]

well , i love em too , but they irritate my diverticula 

[John Kloehr]

29 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:

BUT, I REALLY like Peanuts that are still in the shell.    What is about those Peanuts that are seemingly better?

Dry roasted in the shell, no added salt or oil or chems. Simply the real thing.

 

But I was going to say Snoopy is my favorite.

[Subdeacon Joe]

59 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:

What is about those Peanuts that are seemingly better?

 

I think it's because they aren't oily, and don't have that nutritional yeast coating like dry roasted.  Plus the satisfaction of cracking them and tossing them out if the half shell into your mouth.   Although,  with the salted and roasted in the shell I'll sometimes eat shell and all.

 

Not that I don't like dry roasted peanuts, nut a while ago Planters changed the mix and puts less of it on.  I used to like that TBS or more of the powder in the bottom of the jar.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Only way to eat peanuts in a chocolate bar of some sort: Baby Ruth, Snickers, Hersheys, etc.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

5 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

I think it's because they aren't oily, and don't have that nutritional yeast coating like dry roasted.  Plus the satisfaction of cracking them and tossing them out if the half shell into your mouth.   Although,  with the salted and roasted in the shell I'll sometimes eat shell and all.

 

Not that I don't like dry roasted peanuts, nut a while ago Planters changed the mix and puts less of it on.  I used to like that TBS or more of the powder in the bottom of the jar.

Peanuts are one of the most oily nuts.  I’ve made all of the nut butters. I think only walnuts were more oily.

[Warden Callaway]

The old farm supply store had "peanut days".  They'd have big trash cans filled with peanuts in the hull. As they had concrete floors,  you were just expected to drop the hulls on the floor.  

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

There was a restaurant in Boston that had peanut shells on the floor.

[Eyesa Horg]

51 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

There was a restaurant in Boston that had peanut shells on the floor.

Barnaby's in Ft.Lauderdale did too back in the mid 70s. Bet they were a foot deep all the way to the door. I still have their mug!!

 

[Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646]

Salted and roasted, in the shell. With anything sweet, salt and sweet are complimentary tastebuds, not the same.

 

Imis

[Subdeacon Joe]

6 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Peanuts are one of the most oily nuts.  I’ve made all of the nut butters. I think only walnuts were more oily.

 

That's a given.  But peanuts in a can, roasted, shelled, and salted, are greasy.  Dry roasted and salted, roasted in the shell aren't.  

[Warden Callaway]

I took unsalted peanuts and ground them into butter and tried it as lube in my cap guns. It worked. 

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

Heck, someone had to do it. 

Surprised it took this long.

I love "Peanuts" too.

[Subdeacon Joe]

On 9/27/2024 at 5:21 PM, Cypress Sun said:

but boiled ones are my favorite.

 

I've only tried the canned ones.  Tried a couple of different brands.   They,  the canned version,  must be good otherwise they  wouldn't be produced. 

 

On the small sampling I've tried I don't get it.  ARE the canned ones any good?

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

Sitting at the Bar, with a Flagon of Red Ale and cracking Salted in Shell Peanuts.  Oh YUM YUM you betcha

[Cypress Sun]

1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

I've only tried the canned ones.  Tried a couple of different brands.   They,  the canned version,  must be good otherwise they  wouldn't be produced. 

 

On the small sampling I've tried I don't get it.  ARE the canned ones any good?

 

Personally, I think the canned kind are terrible.

 

Home cooked or bought on the roadside from certain vendors. With the amount of salt used in them, they probably aren't too good for you...but I'll take my chances.

[Rip Snorter]

Then of course, there are also Goober Peas - and a Confederate Song to go with.  Our little cafe has free shell peanuts.  I like the folks and won't dump the shells on the floor.  Don't think I've seen anyone do it.  In other places in cities, for sure.

[Subdeacon Joe]

37 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

Personally, I think the canned kind are terrible.

 

Home cooked or bought on the roadside from certain vendors. With the amount of salt used in them, they probably aren't too good for you...but I'll take my chances.

 

I rather suspected that they were underwhelming out of the can.  But, even here in Sonoma County CA there are several stores that carry them.  Made me wonder.  I'll have to buy some raw peanuts and try making my own.  Maybe presser cooker for an hour and a half rather then 5 hours on the stove.  Try just plain salt first.  I did look online and saw some receipts that had suggestion of ham hocks, pepper sauce, or shrimp boil seasoning.  

[Cypress Sun]

16 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

I rather suspected that they were underwhelming out of the can.  But, even here in Sonoma County CA there are several stores that carry them.  Made me wonder.  I'll have to buy some raw peanuts and try making my own.  Maybe presser cooker for an hour and a half rather then 5 hours on the stove.  Try just plain salt first.  I did look online and saw some receipts that had suggestion of ham hocks, pepper sauce, or shrimp boil seasoning.  

 

All of those seasoning are good in the peanuts. 

 

I soak mine overnight, wash them off, mix the water/salt/seasonings and put it in a crock pot for (usually) 24 hours on low. Then I let them sit in the water until cool to the touch. It may take a few tries to get them the way you want them. I've tried the Instapot and pressure cooker methods, they were okay...I just like the crockpot way better.

[Sedalia Dave]

On 9/28/2024 at 1:07 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Peanuts are one of the most oily nuts.  I’ve made all of the nut butters. I think only walnuts were more oily.

 

You should see the oil in native Texas Pecans.  Not the paper shell ones that you find in the store. These are smaller,  more round,  and have a thicker shell. You can squeeze the oil out of the nut with your fingers.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

3 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:

 

You should see the oil in native Texas Pecans.  Not the paper shell ones that you find in the store. These are smaller,  more round,  and have a thicker shell. You can squeeze the oil out of the nut with your fingers.

So if I go to Amazon and find Fresh Native Texas Pecan Halves 2lbs for 32.39 is that what I get?

[Subdeacon Joe]

1 hour ago, Cypress Sun said:

put it in a crock pot for (usually) 24 hours on low.

 

Oooo....I hadn't thought about using a crackpot!  Thanks.

[Rip Snorter]

Would that be a dopey idea?

[Rye Miles #13621]

On 9/28/2024 at 6:05 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

There was a restaurant in Boston that had peanut shells on the floor.

There was a chain of restaurants here like that. The Ground Round. Peanuts were free and you were encouraged to throw the shells on the floor 😂

[Cypress Sun]

4 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

There was a chain of restaurants here like that. The Ground Round. Peanuts were free and you were encouraged to throw the shells on the floor 😂

 

There are several chains around here that do the same thing. I always thought it was a dumb idea and disliked the shells sticking to, or becoming lodged in, the bottom of my shoes.

[Subdeacon Joe]

56 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Oooo....I hadn't thought about using a crackpot!  Thanks.

 

40 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Would that be a dopey idea?

 

I have to remember to wear my glasses when I post from my phone!

 

At least it didn't come out as "crackpipe." 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

17 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

There was a chain of restaurants here like that. The Ground Round. Peanuts were free and you were encouraged to throw the shells on the floor 😂

The Ground Round.  Used to go there ever. Saturday for lunch. One time when the server asked how I’d like my burger i replied “why do you ask? It always comes well done.” 

[Rip Snorter]

Think about when we got all "scientific".  No more sawdust on the floor in butcher shops, and the old wood chopping blocks replaced with plastic.  Whoa!  Suddenly new health issues. Turns out history knew something.  Bacteria would grow on the plastic that wood acids killed.  Want to bet that there are less falls from spills with peanut shells on the floor?  Suppose I've been indoctrinated, though I spent a good bit of time at Old Mc Sorley's, and that was way beyond retro.