In a message dated 10/21/2008 4:25:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
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Can this be right? In all of New York City, with its
rich variety of cuisines, markets, ethnic communities
and demanding shoppers, a basic north American
nut is not available in its shell?

They are definitely demanding -- only problem is that they are demanding 
whole grain junkfood; soy and other frankenburgers, faux meats; too much sweet 
fruit; low fat anything --- well, you get the point. 
 
A Whole Foods manager told me they should get nuts in shell around 
Thanksgiving.  I tried nutsonline.com and they only carry non-organic hazelnuts in the 
shell.  That's kind of odd because they do carry organic, shelled hazelnuts.
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