353874 Fri Dec 22 22:44:55 -0800 2006 16 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2123574 I was born and raised in the south (now transplanted in the north), but one of my southern coworkers told me of a "southern tradition" that I have never heard of. http://www.marshbunny.com/recipes/peanuts.html http://recipes.stsams.org/recipes/peanutsncoke.html Coke with peanuts in it. My mind can't wrap itself around the concept. Presumably some people think it's good, but have any of you tried it? What is it like? ... I may have to go to the grocery store and try this out. I am morbidly curious. Fri Dec 22 22:44:55 -0800 2006 12025 Ladycale 1 2123604 My father used to LOVE that! He used to take me out on job sites with him and we'd get the small bottles of Coke and a little bag of salted, roasted Lance peanuts and drop a couple of them in the coke at a time, take a swig and crunch a peanut. My dad spent his childhood in Alabama and moved to Arkansas, where they raised me, and everyone knew about Coke and peanuts. It's that mixture of sweet and salty (think Liquid Payday). Sounds nasty, but if memory serves me, it was pretty good. Of course, I was a kid, and I also thought Vienna Sausages were delicious, so take that with a grain of salt. Fri Dec 22 22:55:20 -0800 2006 2123574 49971 Andiereid 2 2123613 There's something that changed, and I discovered it when I tried to replicate that delightful sweet/salty taste that I grew up with. Glass bottles. You have to do it in glass bottles. The plastic ones don't work - or maybe I'm just imagining it - and the idea of throwing peanuts in a can of Coke is just nuts. Oh, and you cannot use Diet Coke for this. Ever. Fri Dec 22 23:00:21 -0800 2006 2123604 54991 Atlantis 3 2129865 It may not be the glass bottles as much as it is the high-fructose corn syrup. See misti's post below. Tue Dec 26 22:07:16 -0800 2006 2123613 13136 Loren3 2 2124487 When I was a kid I remember this was one of my Dad's favorite things, too - except it was ususally Lance peanuts in an RC Cola. We were in Texas. I can't think of anything as an adult that I would refuse to eat but I hope to never see another vienna sausage for as long as I live.... Sat Dec 23 12:22:03 -0800 2006 2123604 10222 queenie 1 2123626 OK. I'm sold. I'll try almost anything once. I'll definitely go with the glass bottles too. Thanks for the tip. Fri Dec 22 23:04:41 -0800 2006 2123574 12025 Ladycale 2 2126141 Glass bottle cokes from mexico = no high fructose corn syrup. that's a good thing. it's better for your tummy Sun Dec 24 08:51:19 -0800 2006 2123626 59261 misti 1 2123651 I had a good friend whose girlfriend was addicted to coke and peanuts. Fri Dec 22 23:14:27 -0800 2006 2123574 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 2126082 I always prefer sympathy, vs. peanuts Sun Dec 24 06:45:30 -0800 2006 2123651 40486 Cinnamon 1 2123718 I think I remember that it made the Coke foam over like in the Mentos video but not as dramatically of course http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-274981837129821058&q=the+domino+effect+eepy Fri Dec 22 23:46:20 -0800 2006 2123574 32444 MakingSense 1 2123944 Back in the 80s, when "White Trash Cooking" first came out, I bought a copy as a Xmas gift for my Dad, who was born and raised in the Ozarks. It had a recipe for coke and peanuts, called The Quick Pick Me Up (there was also a "healthier" version called The Low-Cal Pick Me Up, using Tab and dry roasted peanuts). I laughingly told him about it, and he said he ate it all the time at work, and his California co-workers thought it was the most odd, disgusting thing. Of course, being a Pepsi man, he substituted that for Coke. Sat Dec 23 02:00:41 -0800 2006 2123574 14041 Debbie M 1 2124503 I grew up in eastern Tennessee and we also had coke and peanuts. I have to chuckle at everyone's specific descriptions - I'd forgotten about Lance peanuts, but not their orange Nip Chee Crackers! My mother loved the combination during her childhood, especially when visiting her grandparents tobacco farm in North Carolina. What I'm curious about it Laverne's milk & Pepsi combination... Sat Dec 23 12:39:53 -0800 2006 2123574 61096 slslaughter 2 2124633 Ahh..milk and Pepsi. Take a tall glass, add ice. Pour in milk to come one quarter up the glass. Add Pepsi or Coke. Stir slightly with a spoon. Enjoy. This was a favorite of my mother's. She was from Michigan. Maybe it's a Mid-west thing. Sat Dec 23 15:16:11 -0800 2006 2124503 57199 clamscasino 1 2124731 Actually, Mountain Dew with peanuts offers a superior taste experience. Now, for your next assignment, learn to make Frito Pies.(Much better than fruitcake for the holidays.) Sat Dec 23 16:22:32 -0800 2006 2123574 28212 Walters 1 2124804 RC Cola was the drink of choice with peanuts in my neck of the woods. Sat Dec 23 17:02:10 -0800 2006 2123574 13328 Spencer 1 2127802 Well I asked the wife about this and she said that her mom would always grab a coke and bag of salted nuts when on a road trip. DT Mon Dec 25 17:40:43 -0800 2006 2123574 11291 Davwud 1 2130142 Well I bought some Coke and peanuts and tried this. Pretty good. Tasted like... well... Coke with peanuts. I got the glass bottles, but the ones I purchased still had the high fructose corn syrup. I think next time I'm in work I'll try this at lunch and freak out all my Yankee coworkers. :-) I discussed this with my dad and he wanted to know where this started. Anyone know? Wed Dec 27 00:20:07 -0800 2006 2123574 12025 Ladycale