Hot summer is the perfect time for cool treats like popsicles and ice cream. But in South Carolina, soaring temperatures also mean it’s time for the state’s official snack: boiled peanuts. From ball ...

Peanuts are not only a versatile ingredient, but a popular snack as well, especially in peanut-growing regions like the American South. Peanuts show up all over the Southern culinary footprint, from ...

Timothy Grainger scoops up a pile of boiled peanuts and places them on a scale inside a bright orange trailer on Highway 61 in Charleston. Cars rush down the two-lane West Ashley thruway as he tips 4 ...