 in clay jars in tombs, Egyptian tombs, thousands of years old, intact. In fact, they could plant them and they would grow. When you remove the shell of a nut, the oil of that nut begins to go rancid and it reduces the shelf life. Peanuts will go rancid quickly if that little red skin comes off the peanut. I mean, even shelling corn has that kind of an effect. Mexican cooks