They have green peanuts (fresh from the ground) at the Farmers Market. I've got 4 pounds on the stove right now.

The ones for sale will be dry in a month, so if you want them through the winter you need to boil them now and stick them in the freezer. Then just re-boil them whenever you want them.

8/24/2008 7:55:18 PM

i love boiled peanuts

8/24/2008 7:56:48 PM

8/24/2008 7:56:48 PM

8/24/2008 7:58:29 PM

8/24/2008 7:58:45 PM

8/24/2008 7:58:54 PM

i love boiled peanuts

8/24/2008 7:59:51 PM

the best ones always seem to be the ones you buy from some guy in overalls on the side of the road with a big pot on a propane burner stirring them with big wooden paddle

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 8:00 PM. Reason : and you have to buy two bags/jars because you've already eaten one by the time he gets done talking]

8/24/2008 8:00:04 PM

^ Maybe if you're into the cajun ones or something.

It's hard to mess up my recipe:
Peanuts
Water
Salt

8/24/2008 8:06:16 PM

*nom nom nom*

8/24/2008 8:07:02 PM

no, i've only had them like that^^. i guess what i'm talking about is more than taste.

i've boiled them before and it's just not as much fun as seeing some old guy with a hand-painted sign on the side of the road and sitting with him and eating boiled peanuts while he talks your ear off.

/nostalgia

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 8:10 PM. Reason : dkslafjasd;lgfjarepiongrte]

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 8:10 PM. Reason : fun]

8/24/2008 8:09:52 PM

Word.

I'm used to going out in the field and picking four or five 5 gallon buckets full every year, so it's weird for me to buy them. The times they are a changing.

8/24/2008 8:19:41 PM

NOM NOM NOM I miss boiled peanuts

^^^^ ahahahaha so true. There was a guy like that down the street from my grandparent's place when they lived in Brevard. He would always tell you the craziest stories when serving up your peanuts

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 8:22 PM. Reason : /]

8/24/2008 8:21:06 PM

I never really thought of there being a boiled peanut season.

8/24/2008 8:21:39 PM

^^^done that too. hell, i like em green from the field

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 8:22 PM. Reason : caret]

8/24/2008 8:22:19 PM

Yum. Will be getting some of those

8/24/2008 8:25:43 PM

Ohmygoodness...
I just ate one and it was so tasty.
Can't wait until 9:00 when I take them off the stove.

8/24/2008 8:35:15 PM

NOMNOMNOM

8/24/2008 8:35:59 PM

NOMNOMNOM
NOMNOMNOM
NOMNOMNOM
NOMNOMNOM

8/24/2008 9:10:24 PM

8/24/2008 9:21:53 PM

8/24/2008 9:37:46 PM

Anyone who says boiled peanuts are is a pinko commie and hates America

8/24/2008 9:45:12 PM

:sick:

8/24/2008 10:01:19 PM

i want to make some of these, so what do I have to do? I am going to the farmer's market here in Greensboro this week. what kind of peanuts should i get, how much, and how do I boil them?

8/24/2008 10:02:42 PM

Get a pound or two.
Put them in a pot of boiling water and dump in a ton of salt.
Stir them every once in a while for a couple of hours.
Add some more salt every once in a while.
Enjoy.

8/24/2008 10:21:56 PM

make sure you get green peanuts

8/24/2008 10:22:36 PM

I got some more from the farmers market today. They're seeming pretty dry. Hopefully they'll still be good.

9/29/2008 7:23:14 PM

I still stand by my original

9/29/2008 7:28:33 PM

yum....boiled peanuts! mmmmmm

9/29/2008 7:29:16 PM

Quote :

"FAN DAMN ... TASTIC"

9/29/2008 7:29:54 PM

how much are they at Farmers Market?

9/29/2008 7:33:21 PM

$1.75-$2.25 per pound from what I saw.

9/29/2008 7:54:48 PM

Awesome.

9/29/2008 8:50:27 PM

picked about 5 gallons worth this saturday and sold them all day at work....sooooo good

9/29/2008 9:14:55 PM

OH HELL YES

9/29/2008 9:15:37 PM

i just puked in my mouth a little at the title of this thread

9/29/2008 9:19:12 PM

These things are taking a lot longer to cook. That means they're not as fresh out of the ground.

They're edible now, but I want the really thin shelled ones to be like a raw oyster before I let them out of the pot.

[Edited on September 29, 2008 at 11:23 PM. Reason : l]

9/29/2008 11:22:19 PM

probably THE grossest thing on the face of the planet.

9/29/2008 11:24:27 PM

Quote :

"the best ones always seem to be the ones you buy from some guy in overalls on the side of the road with a big pot on a propane burner stirring them with big wooden paddle "

right on, best i've ever had (just a couple weeks ago) were picked up from such a place by a coworker somewhere outside greenville, sc

9/29/2008 11:24:54 PM

how long do you boil super fresh ones

9/29/2008 11:27:12 PM

2.5-3.5 hours I think.

Just stir and add a couple of cups of water (and a little salt) every once in a while. After a couple of hours I just start eating one of the largest/most solid looking ones every once in a while until I deem it done.

[Edited on September 29, 2008 at 11:37 PM. Reason : l]

9/29/2008 11:36:44 PM