Comments on: Boiled Peanuts

By: Gigi

Gigi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:34:43 +0000

Lana I am a bookkeeper at a south Georgia peanut buying point. My husband fries peanuts for the customers everyday. He uses a deep fryer with peanut oil – it doesn’t burn. Cooks the shelled peanuts about 3 minutes in very very hot oil. If they look brown they are overcooked. Glad you are letting others know about our southern delicacy boiled peanuts. You have a wonderful blog.

By: Lana

Lana — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:23:18 +0000

I should give you some of my blog cards to hand out!

By: Miss P

Miss P — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:13:21 +0000

I went to have my hair cut during lunch (you know I have to multi-task), and gave your favorite hair expert your web address so that she can check out all of the posts herself. I told her to especially look at boiled peanuts.

Miss P

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:18 +0000

Some say it’s an “acquired” taste. I don’t know if that’s true, but I’ve never known anyone who didn’t like them. There’s a company that sells them in cans in the grocery stores here, but there’s no comparison to the taste of homemade ones. Wish I could get some to you, but shipping frozen stuff to the Netherlands?? Don’t know.

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:14 +0000

You should have seen the looks I got when when lived in New Hampshire and I asked for turnip greens. They thought I had horns and a tail!

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:13:24 +0000

Green peanuts in Boston?!? Gosh, I don’t have a clue except maybe a farmers market that has “exotic” (ha!ha!) produce. I did do a quick Google search and found a couple of online sources. That might be an option, however I can’t vouch for them.

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:24 +0000

Yes, these were especially good while watching UGA beat Auburn

By: redakthy

redakthy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:06:15 +0000

Yep boiled peanuts are definitely a “Southern Thing” and one that I am so happy I found! I first ate boiled peanuts when I was 28, can you imagine. It was a pop warner football game LOL. I never tried making them and since I like them so well I think I should. Thanks for sharing the recipe and your story, both are lovely.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:54 +0000

Can you believe I’ve yet to taste my first boiled peanut! Have to try it.

By: Rocquie

Rocquie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:44:35 +0000

Very, very nice post, Lana. I know and love boiled peanuts too. Remember the little ditty, “Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas – goodness how delicious, eating goober peas”?