BOILED PEANUTS

Boiled peanuts are a favorite local snack. Raw, green peanuts are boiled in salty water and served hot. The mushy and briny taste may not appeal to everyone upon first taste, but boiled peanuts are enjoyed by many and it is easy to acquire the taste. Just don't eat the hull. Leftover boiled peanuts should be kept in the refrigerator, as they do not keep well at room temperature.

Hardy Farms just southeast of Hawkinsville sells some of the best boiled peanuts. Hardy Farms boiled peanuts are of good quality and not too salty. Every August when their new peanut crop is available, Hardy Farms open peanut stands around Central Georgia to sell their newly harvested peanuts. You can buy their peanuts already boiled and ready to eat or buy fresh green peanuts to cook later at home.
 

The Hardy Farms web site gives the location of their peanut stands. The Macon, Perry and Cordele locations are especially convenient for I-75 travelers:

MACON: I-475, Exit 5 West -  drive approx. 3/4 miles west and turn left at the red light to the Flash Foods parking lot. The stand is in front of Subway.

PERRY:  I-75, Exit 136 East -  in the Shell Station parking lot in front of Wal-Mart on Sam Nunn Blvd.

CORDELE:  I-75, Exit 101 West -  in front of Wal-Mart on Central Avenue (US 280), but away from the store and nearer to the street

Also, there is a Hardy Farms stand in the parking lot beside Georgia Bob's Barbecue in Warner Robins.

HARDY FARMS WEB SITE