First published 1914 Peanut Sweetmeat Vender mexico mexican seller salesmenmen native basket
peanut, or groundnut Arachis hypogaea is a species in the legume or "bean" family Fabaceae. The peanut was probably first domesticated and cultivated in the valleys of Paraguay It is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 cm to ft tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate with four leaflets two opposite pairs; no terminal leaflet each leaflet is 1 to 7 cm(⅜ to 2¾ in long and 1 to 3 cm ⅜ to 1 inch broad. The flowers are a typical peaflower in shape, 2 to 4 cm to in ¾ to 1½ in across, yellow with reddish veining. Hypogaea means "under the earth"; after pollination, the flower stalk elongates causing it to bend until the ovary touches the ground. Continued stalk growth then pushes the ovary underground where the mature fruit develops into a legume pod, the peanut – a classical example of geocarpy. Pods are 3 to 7 cm long, containing 1 to 4 seeds Peanuts are known by many other local names such as earthnuts, ground nuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts and pig nuts. Despite its name and appearance, the peanut is not a nut, but rather a legume. In the US, peanuts are used in candies, cakes, cookies, and other sweets. They are also enjoyed roasted and salted. Peanut butter is one of the most popular peanut-based foods in the US, and for four hundred years, recipes for peanut soup have been present in the South, Virginia in particular. In some southern portions of the US, peanuts are boiled for several hours until soft and moist. Peanuts are also deep-fried, shell and all
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