Confessions of a Pistachio Nut Addict

Canada Free Press ^ | August 25, 2009 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

I have a confession to make.

I was once an addict.

For three years of my life I was a pistachio nut junkie.

It started out innocently enough, it always does. Just a few pistachio nuts can’t hurt me, I told myself. How wrong I was. A few nuts led to a few more and then even more until I was irreversibly hooked.

I wasted my days away popping those little red devils in my room. My habit was insatiable. I had no scruples when it came to filling my habit. I even stooped to lying to my own family. I would borrow money from my mother telling her it was for booze and cigarettes and then I would run out to buy a bag of pistachio nuts instead.

[PJ-Comix]

And right now I suddenly have a craving for guess what?

[Gaffer]

How about if I were to use the words "anal leakage?"......

Does this sway your craving?

[LuigiBasco]

Peanuts?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Cashews?

[PGR88]

I once dated a girl (partially) because she would bring me pistachios from her parents’ grocery store.

[rfp1234]

Pistachio ice cream is the best.

[darkangel82]

Bless you.

[Clemenza]

The best pistachios are from Iran. They are smaller than those from California, but have a more subtle flavor that is more appealing to the palate. I have been able to get them only in middle eastern markets.

[Clemenza]

These are readily available at my local Middle Eastern bakery, Laziza:

[PJ-Comix]

Cashews?

I love them even though I once had a violent allergic reaction to cashews. We owned a cashew tree in Puerto Rico. Well we roasted the nuts and ate them. What I didn't know is that you are supposed to toss the cashews in ashes in order to draw out the oil. What happened is that my face blew up to about double its normal size or so it seemed. It lasted a few days and I had to cover my face in lotion.

[fredhead]

I think my Dad was addicted to peanuts. He would buy 5 pound bags of shelled raw peanuts. My parents had a very large garden that he planted half in peanuts. He loved raw peanuts, green peanuts, boiled peanuts, roasted peanuts, peanut brittle, peanut butter, Planters peanuts,

I gotta go get me some peanuts.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Watch out. The nut people are going to go nuts on you for this.

[VastRWCon]

My name is bob and I am a sunflower seed adict.

[CanaGuy]

Here, I’ll cure you of this nonsense: 53% of world pistachio production is from IRAN. Feel better?

[conservativeharleyguy]

"...How about if I were to use the words "anal leakage?"...... Does this sway your craving?..."

Depends....

[LuigiBasco]

I have to admit I am addicted to Louisiana spicy boiled peanuts. Cant get enough of them.Tried many times to make my own but never successful!;-(

[Gaffer]

Nice one!

[EnquiringMind]

LOL!

[SlidingW]

My husdand is a sunflower seed adict! Is there a support group for spouses?

[Scythian]

Eat Almonds, they’re very good for you, in fact most nutz are, even peanuts are very good for your heart.