Re: hazelnut ice cream/aesthetics of hazelnut skin/bittern...

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In a message dated 1/18/04 9:22:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, bwp@...

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> IF i

> could

> >find skinned raw hazelnuts, i'd definitely give them a try.

> >

> >Suze Fisher

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> but would you really notice the skin after grinding them up and

> mixing them with other stuff? (especially ice cream!) I never skin

> my almonds, which I always eat whole in salads or plain with

> tremendous pleasure, yet I sometimes see references to people whining

> about almond skins, so I'm wary about the hazelnut case, but I have

> no first-hand experience with that...

Skinned raw hazelnuts will cost you an arm and a leg. They go for something

like $9/lb. I've entirely given up skinning hazelnuts. I don't think you

notice the skin too much. I soak and then roast mine, and most of the skins

flake off after that.

Chris