Depending on where you are in Colorado look for a Whole Foods or Vitamin Cottage....any kind of place of that nature. If you are military you can get them at a commissary that is where I get mine. I grew up in GA and moved to Colorado 7 years ago and occassionally make boiled peanuts. They are a must have!!!!

Boiled my peanuts with recommendation and they were fabulous! One thing I did wrong (and you might have mentioned this) was, I put the peanuts in the fridge after we had gorged on them. The next morning, there was a lot of nasty congealed fat. I don't know how remedy this. I thought of rinsing the nuts in hot water, but the salty shells are part of the magic of boiled peanuts. Any suggestions?

Check your local Super Walmart in the produce or any place you find fresh produce. You might find some. Or if you know anyone that drives a truck that delivers Vooterman cookies south, have one of them to pick you up some (or any trucker that comes into the deep south). I know they come south cause the pick up shelled green peanuts where my hubby works sometimes. Shelled green peanuts can be boiled, but they are not as good as those boiled in the shell. As a matter of fact, someone that worked where hubby does now use to boil shelled peanuts with neckbone and bring leftovers for lunch (or that is the story he was told).

I am in Dothan but have never boiled peanuts myself. An employee of mine brought me a bag of peanuts this morning and since my daughter loves them boiled I googled to get instructons. What a surprise to find someone with Dothan roots to instruct me! Thank you!

Oh. Yeah I'm from a small town in Deep Southeast Texas, a town called Diboll.

They were a very big hit with my extended family. Thank you for posting the recipe!

Yep. That's what goobers are.

I always thought goober was just another term for peanut. Does it specifically refer to a boiled peanut? If so, I gotta go try me some of them goobers. They sound tasty tasty.

yeah i think

Not quite sure what you are suggesting, but I think you are backing me up. Or insulting me. Either way, my warning was added and perhaps someone is a little more safe as a result.

Sorry, I didn't check my email to see your comment until today. I usually cook them on low for about 8 hours, this way I can start them at night and they're ready in the morning or start them before work and they're ready when I get home. I do start testing some peanuts after about 6 hours though but it seems to take 8 for them to be perfect. I suppose you could set the crock pot on high and cook them for around for hours for similar results. But I always test them before turning off the pot. They will start to sink after only a few hours but the nuts may not be soft enough for a few hours after that.