Williamsburg Peanut Soup

Make no mistake about it, despite Georgia’s reputation as the peanut (and pecan) capital of the universe, the nuts there cannot hold a candle to the large, oily, succulent, noble goobers grown in Virginia. (I order a steady supply of 2-pound bags from Original Nut House, in Wakefield, Virginia: 1-800-913-6642.) In 1794, Thomas Jefferson’s garden included no fewer than sixty-five peanut hills, and during Colonial times in Virginia, peanut soup was already considered one of t