Boiled peanuts are a dish(bag) that is not made anywhere in all of Phoenix, Az. where I’m from. I heard about boiled peanuts soon after moving to Atlanta, but until yesterday, hadn’t ever tried any. Finally, on the way home from camping, my driver decided that she was really in the mood for some boiled peanuts and stopped at the first sign she saw. Amazingly, we stopped at what amounted to some guy’s garage on the side of the road. With nervous excitement, we kind of knew these were going to be some awesome boiled peanuts. Outside in the gravel parking lot of the garage, there stood a large 5 gallon metal bucket, with a propane tank attached as a heat source. What made this more awesome was that what they used a soup can with a handle attached as the means to pull the boiled peanuts out of the bucket. Seriously, an old soup can. These boiled peanuts had to be good. We bought two bags. Oh. When you buy boiled peanuts from a woman who tells you every dramatic thing about her father dying, getting a flat tire, and other car troubles, and then working in the garage somewhere are a shirtless guy and an older grandpa with overalls… you know you’re buying possibly some of the best boiled peanuts anywhere in the state of Georgia! These were excellent. Sure, I’ve never had any before then, but don’t just take my word for it, my two friends who have lived here most of their lives all agreed that these were some really great boiled peanuts. We couldn’t stop eating them all the way back to Atlanta. Now I’m not sure if The Hut will stay open, or if you’ll ever be there when they are open. We stopped at around 2pm on Saturday and they had only just opened up 15 minutes earlier. But, if you’re ever on Highway 19, just north of Dahlonega, and you pass the corner of Highway 19 and Camp Washega Rd., on the north east corner are some of the best boiled peanuts you’ll ever find.
