Recipe - Hot Bald Peanuts

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One of my sister's field hands does it this way (Alabama style)

This recipe uses fresh field peanuts, raw in the shell, about 2 days after
the peanut picker has dug them out of the ground. In a 32 quart pressure
cooker, fill half way with raw peanuts[in the shell]. Add One fourth cup Oldbay
type seasoning, One fourth cup crushed red pepper, then cover with salted water
[about One half cup salt/gal]. Put the lid on, making sure that the gasket is
sound and the vent clear.

Heat on a jet burner (a High BTU propane stove) heat rapidly to boil and
when the steams is coming out strong through the vent hole, put the jiggler
on 10 pounds, back off on the fire and cook 1215 minutes at pressure.

Turn off the heat and set the whole thing in a tub of cold water. When the
pressure drops, strain out the peanuts and let cool a bit and eat.

They are good hot (hard to peel), pretty good cold probably should be
made a little less salted for health reasons. They are not good keepers!
They will get slimey in 2 days out the frig and within a week in the frig.

He makes them up and sell them at the curb side on the weekends 5 or 6
kettles full each day a plastic sandwich bag full at a time for $1.00 each.
Business is good enough that he is adding a second cooker and burner next
year. He sells out nearly every day of his full production.
Posted to CHILEHEADS DIGEST V4 #182 by YODA yoda@clark.net on Nov 3,
1997