>They could also be like walnuts, which are much used in Hungarian >cooking. >I don't think anything is ruled out except for coconuts, >which are bigger than a jhereg's brain. Well, peanuts don't >sound right to me in the recipes, but what do I know? The reference to making a liqueur out of the rednuts is a handy way of whittling down the Terran possibilities. That pretty much limits the field to hazelnuts, macadamia, almonds, and much to my own surprise, walnuts. (http://www.internetwines.com/mb351104.html / http://www.deliciousitaly.com/Basilicatarecipes6.htm) Now, my in my imagination a rednut looks pretty much like a hazelnut or a macadamia nut but I'm not sure there's any real basis for picturing it that way. With all the references to cakes and fruit-based desserts I'd say that walnuts would be every bit as likely as any of the other choices and probably more likely than some. I still like the idea of the hazelnut but I'd give equal credence to the walnut idea.