{"id":82121,"date":"2014-09-19T23:01:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=82121"},"modified":"2014-09-19T23:01:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T13:01:39","slug":"go-nuts-for-peanuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/19\/go-nuts-for-peanuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Nuts For Peanuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>September 19, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jason Ford<\/strong>
\nFord on Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that peanuts are not nuts at all? Peanuts are legumes – I know that you knew!<\/p>\n

Peanuts are also known as earthnuts, goobers, goober peas, pindas, pinders, manila nuts and monkey nuts (referring to the two nuts in a wrinkly pod).<\/p>\n

In some countries, peanuts are referred to as \u2018groundnuts\u2019 because the peanut flower bends and penetrates the ground after pollination.<\/p>\n

While underground, the tip of the flower develops into a pale-brown and brittle pod containing two nuts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed the peanut was domesticated in South America, where wild ancestors are still found.<\/p>\n

The plant was later spread worldwide by European traders. <\/p>\n

Cultivation in North America was popularised by African Americans, who brought the Kikongo word goober.<\/p>\n

In South America, the peanut is thought to have first grown in Argentina or Bolivia, where most wild strains grow today.<\/p>\n

Fossilised peanuts between 10,000 and 100,000 years old have also been found in China, along with records they were grown there on a large scale by the Chinese civilisation.<\/p>\n

In most peanut growing countries, there are two main varieties grown commercially – the large Virginia variety and the smaller Spanish variety – although there are many other types grown in lesser amounts.<\/p>\n

Most people predominantly use peanuts as a snack or in products such as peanut butter, but many are now discovering their versatility and health benefits.<\/p>\n

They can be used in all kinds of sweet and savoury recipes.<\/p>\n

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Spicy Pumpkin and Peanut Soup<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n