There is a serious ongoing debate about an issue that may never be resolved. Which is better? The roasted peanut or the boiled peanut? Perhaps this is not a burning issue for everyone, but in some quarters, it has split families asunder and destroyed friendships.

This is important. In my experience, a person who prefers the dry roasted peanut cannot be converted into a fan of boiled peanuts, and vice versa. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule.

Some of those converted to the boiled peanut have never experienced the unique taste of a properly boiled peanut. There are so many ways to go wrong in the process that it’s truly difficult to find a person who understands all the ins and outs of the process.

Now, peanuts roasted in the shell are difficult to spoil. There are only two ways to mess them

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