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Bowwowmeow · 12-28-2006, 05:10 PM

Am I the first person here to have tried Peanut Milk? I just saw some in my local Mollie Stone's market. They had plain, and chocolate flavored. Its pretty good! I am taking a swig right now, and its fresh, and kind of "planty", with a very slight hint of peanut flavor, but not the sort of flavor that comes from roasted peanuts, or even peanut butter. I find it much more appealing, on the first try, than I found my first try of soymilk.

They have a website here, and apparently, the drink originated right in San Francisco. There are some interesting articles on some of the health claims being made. I'm not sure about the health claims, since I don't know much about the special qualities of peanuts, but its a tasty alternative to cow milk. There is also a good explanation of where aflatoxin comes from, and an assurance that the company does its best to make sure that their peanuts are not stored in conditions that encourage the growth of this toxic fungus.

Oracl · 12-28-2006, 08:12 PM

Sounds intriguing!

I have never heard of it. I shall have to keep an eye out for its appearance here.

Gliondrach · 12-29-2006, 08:41 AM

I wonder what they'll make milk out of next? Brazils? Cabbage?

thevegantwins · 12-29-2006, 08:56 AM

I've never heard of it or seen it around here, leave it to those wild

San Franciscans to invent it.

Bowwowmeow · 12-29-2006, 09:11 AM

Its too bad it has to be kept in the refrigerated section. If it came in shelf-stable packaging I'd send you all a sample.

thevegantwins · 12-29-2006, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowwowmeow

Its too bad it has to be kept in the refrigerated section. If it came in shelf-stable packaging I'd send you all a sample.

Thanks but we don't need anything else tasty but unattainable. 1Vegan sent me a parcel with some chocolate spread that Mr. TVT has gone crazy over.

Cherie · 12-29-2006, 08:41 PM

I have made milk from brazil nuts and pecans before with good results.

Maybe I'll make my own peanut milk!

This sounds good!!

Phoenix · 12-30-2006, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oracl

Sounds intriguing!

I have never heard of it. I shall have to keep an eye out for its appearance here.

Ditto.

LetsEat · 02-08-2010, 04:49 PM

mmmm. Sounds yummy and intreging. I have not seen any here. The most exiotic milk here is rice and almond. That's not exotic. Silk makes an almond milk that is *heavenly*. It does not have as much protien as soy milk according to the labels. But then I don't have to get my protein all in one pkg.

I have been wanting to play with making my own. I wanna try brazil nuts and walnuts. Seperatly, that is. Doesn't macadameia nut milk sound good??

All you need is a blender or food processor, right? Do any of you guys have a nut milk maker? All I really need is a cloth strainer, right?

Gliondrach · 02-08-2010, 05:02 PM

Some info here on making soya or almond milk:
http://www.thesaucyvegan.com/showthr...made+soya+milk

LetsEat · 02-08-2010, 05:09 PM

thanks I bookmarked it.

ChenLi · 02-08-2010, 05:09 PM

I wouldn't mind trying it but I doubt it's in the UK.

Gliondrach · 02-09-2010, 02:02 AM

I imagine it could be made in the same way as almond milk. Soak overnight, skim the skins off, put in a blender with water and blend. I might try it if I find my blender thing. Peanuts are a lot cheaper than almonds.

Bowwowmeow · 02-10-2010, 09:13 PM

I think you would need to use boiled peanuts rather than roasted ones. The product is made from "fresh" peanuts, but they must be boiled, as raw peanuts are toxic, or so I have read. I'm not sure boiled peanuts are available much of anywhere except the Southern US, where they are a popular treat. I certainly have never seen boiled peanuts available for sale anywhere.

Maybe the unsalted in shell peanuts might work well. They never seem as strong in flavor as shelled peanuts roasted for snacking. My Dad gets those to feed "his" squirrels with, and they aren't as "peanutty". I should experiment!

Gliondrach · 02-11-2010, 02:48 AM

But surely, the unsalted peanuts that we eat will be all right for making milk?

Just looked it up. The boiled peanuts are green 'unripe' ones. Ripe ones don't boil well. Wikiwotsit says this about the milk:

Peanut milk is similar to almond milk, soy milk and rice milk in its production: the substance is ground, soaked, sometimes heated, and then filtered through a fine filter – the resulting liquid is considered the "milk".

It has some interesting things to say about the uses of peanuts including that, ounce for ounce, they have more resveratrol than grapes.

12-28-2006, 05:10 PM	#1
Bowwowmeow Psychotic Enigma Join Date: January 12, 2006 Location: A California Ghost Town Posts: 12,925	Peanut Milk Am I the first person here to have tried Peanut Milk? I just saw some in my local Mollie Stone's market. They had plain, and chocolate flavored. Its pretty good! I am taking a swig right now, and its fresh, and kind of "planty", with a very slight hint of peanut flavor, but not the sort of flavor that comes from roasted peanuts, or even peanut butter. I find it much more appealing, on the first try, than I found my first try of soymilk. They have a website here, and apparently, the drink originated right in San Francisco. There are some interesting articles on some of the health claims being made. I'm not sure about the health claims, since I don't know much about the special qualities of peanuts, but its a tasty alternative to cow milk. There is also a good explanation of where aflatoxin comes from, and an assurance that the company does its best to make sure that their peanuts are not stored in conditions that encourage the growth of this toxic fungus. __________________ Truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. ~ Max Planck The Saucy Vegan

12-28-2006, 08:12 PM	#2
Oracl Paranoid Android Join Date: January 19, 2006 Location: Gold Coast, Oz Posts: 866	Re: Peanut Milk Sounds intriguing! I have never heard of it. I shall have to keep an eye out for its appearance here. __________________ "Funny, how just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does." ~ Marvin from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Saucy Vegan

12-29-2006, 08:41 AM	#3
Gliondrach Can be curmudgeonly Join Date: April 10, 2006 Posts: 25,313	Re: Peanut Milk I wonder what they'll make milk out of next? Brazils? Cabbage? __________________ Be proud of who you are and never let yourself down. Nitram Nagev.

12-29-2006, 08:56 AM	#4
thevegantwins The Fat Cat Sat on a Mat Join Date: January 28, 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 323	Re: Peanut Milk I've never heard of it or seen it around here, leave it to those wild San Franciscans to invent it. __________________ Oh how I once loved tuna salad Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too Till I stopped and looked at dinner From the dinner’s point of view. - Point Of View From Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein The Saucy Vegan

12-29-2006, 09:11 AM	#5
Bowwowmeow Psychotic Enigma Join Date: January 12, 2006 Location: A California Ghost Town Posts: 12,925	Re: Peanut Milk Its too bad it has to be kept in the refrigerated section. If it came in shelf-stable packaging I'd send you all a sample. __________________ Truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. ~ Max Planck The Saucy Vegan

12-29-2006, 08:41 PM	#7
Cherie Noob Join Date: June 04, 2006 Posts: 74	Re: Peanut Milk I have made milk from brazil nuts and pecans before with good results. Maybe I'll make my own peanut milk! This sounds good!!

02-08-2010, 04:49 PM	#9
LetsEat Playfully Creating With All Life Join Date: February 06, 2010 Location: Central Texas Posts: 63	Re: Peanut Milk mmmm. Sounds yummy and intreging. I have not seen any here. The most exiotic milk here is rice and almond. That's not exotic. Silk makes an almond milk that is heavenly. It does not have as much protien as soy milk according to the labels. But then I don't have to get my protein all in one pkg. I have been wanting to play with making my own. I wanna try brazil nuts and walnuts. Seperatly, that is. Doesn't macadameia nut milk sound good?? All you need is a blender or food processor, right? Do any of you guys have a nut milk maker? All I really need is a cloth strainer, right?

02-08-2010, 05:02 PM	#10
Gliondrach Can be curmudgeonly Join Date: April 10, 2006 Posts: 25,313	Re: Peanut Milk Some info here on making soya or almond milk: http://www.thesaucyvegan.com/showthr...made+soya+milk __________________ Be proud of who you are and never let yourself down. Nitram Nagev.

02-08-2010, 05:09 PM	#11
LetsEat Playfully Creating With All Life Join Date: February 06, 2010 Location: Central Texas Posts: 63	Re: Peanut Milk thanks I bookmarked it.

02-08-2010, 05:09 PM	#12
ChenLi Saucy Vegan Join Date: April 20, 2006 Location: England Posts: 206	Re: Peanut Milk I wouldn't mind trying it but I doubt it's in the UK. __________________ Purely Vegan

02-09-2010, 02:02 AM	#13
Gliondrach Can be curmudgeonly Join Date: April 10, 2006 Posts: 25,313	Re: Peanut Milk I imagine it could be made in the same way as almond milk. Soak overnight, skim the skins off, put in a blender with water and blend. I might try it if I find my blender thing. Peanuts are a lot cheaper than almonds. __________________ Be proud of who you are and never let yourself down. Nitram Nagev.

02-10-2010, 09:13 PM	#14
Bowwowmeow Psychotic Enigma Join Date: January 12, 2006 Location: A California Ghost Town Posts: 12,925	Re: Peanut Milk I think you would need to use boiled peanuts rather than roasted ones. The product is made from "fresh" peanuts, but they must be boiled, as raw peanuts are toxic, or so I have read. I'm not sure boiled peanuts are available much of anywhere except the Southern US, where they are a popular treat. I certainly have never seen boiled peanuts available for sale anywhere. Maybe the unsalted in shell peanuts might work well. They never seem as strong in flavor as shelled peanuts roasted for snacking. My Dad gets those to feed "his" squirrels with, and they aren't as "peanutty". I should experiment! __________________ Truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. ~ Max Planck The Saucy Vegan

02-11-2010, 02:48 AM	#15
Gliondrach Can be curmudgeonly Join Date: April 10, 2006 Posts: 25,313	Re: Peanut Milk But surely, the unsalted peanuts that we eat will be all right for making milk? Just looked it up. The boiled peanuts are green 'unripe' ones. Ripe ones don't boil well. Wikiwotsit says this about the milk: Peanut milk is similar to almond milk, soy milk and rice milk in its production: the substance is ground, soaked, sometimes heated, and then filtered through a fine filter – the resulting liquid is considered the "milk". It has some interesting things to say about the uses of peanuts including that, ounce for ounce, they have more resveratrol than grapes. __________________ Be proud of who you are and never let yourself down. Nitram Nagev.

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