Bald peanuts . . .

Baits Out

Think this was covered here before but can't find the thread.

Anyway, I was in WinnDixie today and bought me two large bags of raw peanuts.

Gonna be soooooo good this weekend when watching the games.

Plus resurrects great memories:

Back in my camping days when my son and his friends were in their early teens, I would go over to the Bear Den Campground produce stand along the Tuckasegee River in Bryson City, NC.

Out front they always had two giant caldrons of boiling peanuts over open fires.

Would usuall buy four 1-pound paper sacks, hot out of the kettle . . . knowing the kids in back of the truck would wipe out two before we ever got back to our campground.

:thumbsup

Most important part was that in our camping group of seven families with a total of about 16 kids back then, all turned out well. Never any crime problems and all but a couple earned at least a bachelors degree. One doctor and a few others with various advanced degrees. Most now are successful, have their own families, and a few are repeating the pattern.

I am proud and happy about that.

nole76

My Dad used to take us to a campground in Bryson City right near a river - I bet it was the same place. Great times, I would love to get back up there!

rock_fish

BOILED*

Baits Out

rock_fish wrote: »

BOILED*

JEESH! WUSS!

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rock_fish

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Lunch Money Surf

Bow peanuts... **** fine... I made a batch this past weekend... putting less salt in them these days and I think I like them better that way...

The problem at least here, is that it is difficult to find good green peanuts. There are only two places that have them - occasionally - and they're usually small. If I travel just a couple counties north I can find some good sized ones.

doghunter

This is the way I do it.

I use a fish cooker with a big pot, but I usually do a bunch and put some up. Just dump them in and start them boiling. I put in probably a half of a box of salt or so. It's not that important how much. The peanuts don't really absorb the salt until they are cooling. Just boil them until they as soft as you like, then turn the fire off. They will be pretty bland at this time. As they cool. try some every 15 min or so until the salt is right. When they are salty enough for you, bag them all. Try putting smoked neck bones in them for something a little different.

DOCKSIDE

add a few bottles of fav hot sauce also...

DOCKSIDE

Lunch Money Surf wrote: »

Bow peanuts... **** fine... I made a batch this past weekend... putting less salt in them these days and I think I like them better that way...

The problem at least here, is that it is difficult to find good green peanuts. There are only two places that have them - occasionally - and they're usually small. If I travel just a couple counties north I can find some good sized ones.

Publix carries 25 lb bags

Reelthief

Years ago we used to go to the Ocala Speedway and there was a vender there that had the best spicey ones I ever had. I think it was Billys or uncle Billys . Down here in south Florida you cant find them that often.

hossmoss

DOCKSIDE wrote: »

Publix carries 25 lb bags

or the farmers market

mLuMaN83

Mmmmmmmmmmm bowed peenuts...

reel stamas

Try Crab Bald (instead of salt)

Keep on Spoolin

rock_fish wrote: »

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Lunch Money Surf

DOCKSIDE wrote: »

Publix carries 25 lb bags

Those are raw... but not green...

Lunch Money Surf

hossmoss wrote: »

or the farmers market

None of any quality in Brevard... unless you want to buy oranges or sod... and really not even oranges any more...

trousertroutman

anyone put crushed red pepper flakes in theirs? I have had that before it was good

BobS

Congrats on successful kids. No guarantees on that. Is the happy ending because they ate "bald peanuts"?

conchydong

Reelthief wrote: »

Years ago we used to go to the Ocala Speedway and there was a vender there that had the best spicey ones I ever had. I think it was Billys or uncle Billys . Down here in south Florida you cant find them that often.

True, in S. Florida you have to make your own but I remember back when the Florida Panthers played at the old Miami Arena in Overtown there used to be an old black gentleman that used to set up on the sidewalk outside the arena with a cooler full of (still warm) boiled peanuts. I used to grab a couple bags and stuff them in my pants before I entered the arena to watch the hockey games. They were great. Of course this was pre 911 when security wasn't so tight.

Jimboleus

Cruise down 301 from the 1-10 exchange toward Ocala,you will find plenty- o-bald Peanut vendors on the roadside.

davidflorida

Race trac gas stations have em down here , 4 point in delray Atlantic -441


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bb2200

My wife and I love boilt pnuts. When I do mine, I use salt, but also brown sugar and siracha (sp?)

buddy d

Best peanuts I’ve found
waldrons in citra
Home grown
Handpicked hand graded
Extememy clean

Riverratt

Pressure cooker-fill almost to the top with in two inches with valencias- add water+ salt. 45 minutes later you will have the perfectly salted peanuts that you can not stop eating.

Sixth Generation

Put in a jar of dill pickle slices and the juice as well as a jar of green olives and the juice...  you wont be able to quit eating them.  The old man in Umatilla off 19 finally gave me his secret recipe...

Bodine

Boiled 10# the other day, just salt, water and heat. Left them with some crunch to them, hate mushy penders.

hodag_guy

conchydong said:

Reelthief wrote: »

Years ago we used to go to the Ocala Speedway and there was a vender there that had the best spicey ones I ever had. I think it was Billys or uncle Billys . Down here in south Florida you cant find them that often.

True, in S. Florida you have to make your own but I remember back when the Florida Panthers played at the old Miami Arena in Overtown there used to be an old black gentleman that used to set up on the sidewalk outside the arena with a cooler full of (still warm) boiled peanuts. I used to grab a couple bags and stuff them in my pants before I entered the arena to watch the hockey games. They were great. Of course this was pre 911 when security wasn't so tight.

I know, I'm a northern boy and have no moral right to be commenting on bald (or is it baald) peanuts. But I discovered cajun style, in the can, while in S FL a few years ago, and can't get enough of them. Now when back home I order from Amazon. Pour 'em out, heat 'em up, dig in. Would love to make my own but raw peanuts are a bit hard to find when you live not too far from the Canadian border.

Lake-Linker

Another yankee here...

I've heard folks gush about how great they are for years. A couple years ago I was riding the motorcycle thru NC or north Georgia and stopped at a roadside vendor selling boiled peanuts. I was not impressed by the taste and threw almost all of them out. I did enjoy the 1/2 hour or so I spent talking with the guy so I figured it time and money well spent. Still...is it possible he just had crappy product? Try it again? Or is it more of an acquired taste...There's very few things I don't eat but these were just plain bland and mushy.

gogittum

Following this.  I passed some by recently in spite of curiosity, due to comments here.

Jstubby2

They need to be green peanuts & they are seasonal are seasonal

Jstubby2

Some folks boil peanuts year round, avovd thess places!