# A Thread That’s Just Nuts(and eating them too) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 24, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067 "2023-12-24T01:44:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/41 "2023-12-25T11:15:14Z")
I never met a nut I didn’t like. Macadamias and cashews are my favorite out-of-the-can nuts. But, a good pecan pie is to die for. And, I could eat a large jar of peanut butter with a spoon at one sitting. I don’t…but I could. Call me nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/42 "2023-12-25T15:04:04Z")
And the call goes out: “Me nuts! Me nuts!!” I do miss good old fashioned chestnuts too. The ones available today don’t taste the same. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/43 "2023-12-25T16:25:32Z")
I always looked forward to buying fresh nuts in the shell. I’d buy 2 to 3lb assortment from Kroger every November. I had my gall bladder removed June, 2023. My gut doesn’t process fats the same way. Thankfully raw almonds aren’t a problem. I had to give away a large bag of unshelled pistachios. They started making me queasy a few months before my surgery. I haven’t risked eating pistachios post surgery. I still need to cautiously try a few pecans and walnuts. Hopefully I can tolerate them. Walnuts and cashews seemed to have the highest fat content. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/44 "2023-12-25T21:49:20Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > Me, I have a pair of channel lock pliers and a fork. When I come across a pistachio that isn’t opened, I’ve been using a small C-clamp. > [@scabpicker](#): > > Myself, I like nuts very much. But my favorite is the peanut. It’s not technically a nut, Most nuts aren’t technically nuts. Peanuts are legumes, almonds, walnuts, and pecans are drupe pits, cashews are just plain weird… I think the only nut commonly eaten by humans that’s actually a nut is the hazelnut. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/45 "2023-12-27T21:50:13Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Macadamia nuts are problematic. It’s not that I don’t love them (of course I do); it’s the realization that if you could get a wick into them they would work as candles - there’s that much oil in them That is also true for other nuts. Here is a “magic trick” you can perform. Cut a cylinder of apple and stick a piece of slivered almond into the top. It resembles a small candle. Show it to the audience. Light the wick. Blow it out. Then shove the whole “candle” into your mouth, rapidly chew it up, and swallow it. Very amusing, but it won’t fool anyone in person. They can see and smell how you made it. It does work on Zoom or video though. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/46 "2023-12-27T21:55:16Z")
I love to snack on mixed nuts. Sometimes I have a handful every other day or so; sometimes I can go a month without them. However, I make my own blend because I don’t eat peanuts. (I’m not allergic, but they give me a mild rash.) I get those 1 oz packets at Walgreens: 2 cashews, 1 almonds, 1 pistachio, & 1 glazed walnuts or pecans. Salted! I add macadamias if I can find a small portion, which is rare. Sometimes I buy a can of mixed nuts with macadamia but no peanuts then enhance it with the little packets as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/47 "2023-12-28T14:51:09Z")
You know that those 1 oz packages have a ridiculous markup, right? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067/48 "2023-12-28T14:59:43Z")
I like most all nuts, but in moderation, and usually as part of a dish of some sort or in cookies. Cashews become cloying very quickly for me. Walnuts for oatmeal cookies, sliced almonds toasted and added to saffron rice, peanuts in Chex mix, although I can eat most of a can of goobers at a sitting. Pecan pie is a longtime fave. My spouse loves cashews and hazelnuts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067.md?page=2)