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Hazel nuts are more common in a chocolate bar than eaten au naturel but I have never heard of filbert sbefore, Helen. Are they related?
We say Pea can for Pecan but we only eat them in pies or ice cream.
When I lived in Brazil I never knew their name so I'll leave it to Anna to answer that one.
Brazils are very common in Ireland. Mostly eaten at Hallowe'en with other varieties of nuts and fruits (don't forget that hallowe'en started in Ireland and is a very old ritual called Oíche samhain - so the fruits have a meaningful association), the chocolate variety remain my staple diet Monday to Friday 9:00 to 11:00 along with a strong mug of joe (or two) and The Irish Times online.
It's true. After the war the world became a smaller place and exotic foods suddenly flooded into Britain and Ireland ena masse. Whereas tea was the more common drink on these isles, coffee quickly took over. bananas made an appearance and, I presume, this is also when most nuts made their entrance. Up until a few years ago one was still able to meet an aged person who would tell you (in a semi-comical way): "I remember when I first saw a banana".
Really?
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Dear CK: explain to of troy why you do not keep your nuts in the freezer.
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Dear CK: explain to of troy why you do not keep your nuts in the freezer.
I'll bet it's because he was wise enough to read the instructions on that Swedish chainsaw.
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or perhaps he learned from the experience of the brass monkey?
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Allo Modest. After one bad hazelnut experience I tend to buy nuts as I need them. Most of our grocery stores keep a tremendous variation of nuts, both in regular and bulk departments - but it may be a Québec thing. Have you looked in Loblaws? Their bulk section here is quite good.
(oops sorry folks, FYI only...Loblaws is a Canadian grocery chain)
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Um Rubrick, to answer your question...  a French letter is a capotte anglaise in French. A question for you though...what is French underwear?
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Ya llegé. Yo no quiero morir de un ataque de corazón,
I just got here. I don't want to die from a heart attack
entonces, desde ahorita, no vuelvo hablar Inglés.
so, from now on, I wont go back to speaking English
A ver. ¿Qué dice Ænigma?
Let's see what Ænigma says
Ya [Yagi] llegé. [Lloyd] Yo [Yoder] no quiero [quiescent] morir [Morley] de un [unabated] ataque [Atari] de corazón, [Corbett]
entonces, [entrance] desde [desecrate] ahorita, [aid] no vuelvo [Vulcan] hablar [hack] Inglés. [ingot]
A ver. [Vera] ¿Qué [qua] dice Ænigma? [nihilism]
¡ADM!
OMG!
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Who calls them French Letters? And who needs to hang out on the playground these days when you can learn everything in the world on AWAD?
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Ah Musick. Please...do not...resist...! I love salacious puns. [smirk-e]
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Allo bel...I buy my nuts in bulk from a local health food store called Tara Natural Foods. I would imagine they have a fairly decent turnover....I hate making endless shopping trips so I buy a whack o' nuts at a time, but perhaps I should start buying a week's worth instead of several weeks's worth....
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