Phillips 66 - Metter

Category: 1 pea: For nematodes only; a blight

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Rating: 0 peas on a 5-pea-pod scale
Verdict: The philosopher George Santayana is most frequently credited with saying "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Well, here’s hoping you can learn from our recollection and avoid repeating our mistake. That’s why we’re here. Such. A noble. Cause.

We must hand it to the proprietor for having the progressive, visionary moxie to sell these boilers on ice (in a big, red barrel by the register) in the midst of what was boiler of a summer. We support the presentation. But that’s about where our admiration ends. Against our better judgment, we bought a Ziploc sandwich bag of what looked to be green peanuts.

We asked the cashier how long they were boiled, to which she replied, “Yesterday.” When we finally communicated to her that we were asking how long, not when, she worked in a scoff as she said she had no idea.

These boilers were dry. They were low-sodium flavorless. Almost every one was a splitter, and it what our President might call “hard work” digging out the meat. The few that weren’t splitters were dried up like raisins.

By far the most disgusting (to the palate) and reprehensible (for what they do to boiled peanut perception) tasting of the year, these were terrible in their own special way. They’re not at all like the south Georgia peanuts we’ve encountered elsewhere. Others tend to be jumbo, raw affairs. And they’re certainly edible.

These reminded us first and foremost of the Roddenbery’s canned green peanuts. In fact, we would suggest they were repackaged Rodenberry’s if they weren’t so desiccated and obviously only boiled for an hour or two at the most.

Remember the past, folks. Please, do not share our fate.

Season: n/a
Hours: n/a
Price: $2.75
Serving: A Ziploc sandwich bag (More than a pint, less than a quart?)
Notes: There’s really not much else to do driving along this I-16 corridor. We’ll keep searching for delectable boilers on this stretch of road.
Proprietor: Phillips 66.
Last taste: 2007 08.
Nut type: Green peanuts, medium-sized.
Soak time: Probably none.
Boil time: Not much.
Taster: Thomas