Peanuts

Peanuts grow underground. They come from small, bushy plants which only like warm weather. In Australia there are peanut farms in Queensland e.g. Kingaroy, Bundaberg and Childers. They are planted in Spring and Summer and they take about 120 days from planting to harvest. They are harvested in late Summer and early Autumn. Click the link to The Peanut Van to see photos of planting and harvesting peanuts.

Peanuts can be eaten straight from the shell, or roasted, or made into peanut butter. Peanut butter is made by grinding the nuts and adding sugar and molasses (a kind of sugar). Peanut oil is used in Chinese food. Thanks to [|The Peanut Van]for some of this information.