Subject: [Tweeters] unshelled sunflower seeds
Date: Feb 1 13:38:39 2008
From: Marc Hoffman - tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com


So, to clarify, does a seeded rye contain or not contain shelled caraway?

:)

Marc Hoffman
Spinning my wheels in Kirkland, WA
"tweeters at dartfrogmedia dot com"

At 01:18 PM 2/1/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Dennis and everyone,
>
>In the case of seeds being shelled or unshelled, the word "shell" is
>a verb. Thus, "shelled" sunflower seeds have no shells.
>
>Do a google image search on "shelled" and another on "unshelled" and
>you will see that the consensus there appears to be that shelled
>seeds have no shells, and unshelled seeds have shells.
>
>Similarly, "shucked" corn has had the shucks removed. Corn grows in
>the field, "unshucked."
>The same holds true for "husked" versus "unhusked" corn.
>
>Cored apples have no cores.
>Pealed apples have no peals.
>Pitted cherries and olives have no pits.
>Skinned knees have no skin. Ok, that's enough, already!
>
>
>Therefore, shelled sunflower seeds have no shells. :)
>
>
>Scott