Boiling Peanuts another method

by James D Pittman
(Folsom, La United States)

I have a 97 qt boiling pot, I empty a 30 to 35 pound sack of washed peanuts into the pot. I then fill the pot with water until the peanuts are about 2 inches below the bottom of the rivets that hold the handles on. I then light my burner and turn the heat to the max and let it boil for about 50 minutes or there abouts till they come to a rolling boil. I then reduce the heat to the point so that the water does not boil over when the lid is placed on the pot. I have found out it is best to not place the lid completely on the pot but to leave a space for steam to discharge. After boiling for one hour I reduce the heat and replace the water that has boiled off and back to the original level. I then turn up the heat to bring back to a rolling boil which takes about 15 minutes. When it has reached the rolling boil I add two boxes of table salt which equals 3 pounds of salt or you may use 1 container of granular crab boil and 1 box and a half of table salt. I then reduce the heat to slightly below a rolling boil with lid slightly off and no water overflowing over the side of the pot lid. I boil for another two hours. After 2 hours has elapsed I turn off the burner remove the lid and let peanuts soak for about 6 to 10 hours depending how salty I want them. Using the crab boil with the salt makes them marginally more salty. I bag them in quart bags and give them away.