tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post3082622938995113865..comments2024-02-29T21:32:07.974-05:00Comments on Lost in the Cheese Aisle: NATURAL, MY ASSElissonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06299361897381169534noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-40631544303184308522013-02-08T14:03:04.367-05:002013-02-08T14:03:04.367-05:00Way back when, the Boy Sprouts used to get a good ...Way back when, the Boy Sprouts used to get a good deal of the food used for summer camps from USDA food programs. Pallets of butter, cheese, pasta, oil, beans, and so on.<br /><br />And, of course, peanut butter. Big honkin' #10 cans of all-natural peanut butter.<br /><br />You'd crack open a can, and the top 1/4 would be oil floating atop a concrete-like mass of ground goobers.<br /><br />A few minutes with an ice cream scoop would get the can emptied (spoons would bend under the strain, even big serving spoons), <br />then you'd spend 10 minutes with a pastry cutter blending it in a big bowl. It was just too stiff for the big Hobart mixer to deal with, even in low gear with a dough hook.<br /><br />The Boy Sprouts could go though 2-3 cans a day, so kitchen wogs spent a good bit of time on PB detail.<br /><br />To this day, I carry a grudge against the stuff... El Capitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166884584708996911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-23021313071611361592013-02-08T01:29:22.522-05:002013-02-08T01:29:22.522-05:00Thank you for your kind words about the book. The ...Thank you for your kind words about the book. The easiest way to deal with oil separation in natural peanut butter (unless you <br />actually enjoy stirring and want to develop a Rod Laver-like forearm) is to simply turn it upside down in the fridge. It remixes itself with no fuss, no muss and no peanut butter mess (to speak of).Jon Krampnerhttp://www.creamyandcrunchy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-72565755793547099712013-02-07T17:21:22.158-05:002013-02-07T17:21:22.158-05:00Have not seen it here on the East Coast, but in CA...Have not seen it here on the East Coast, but in CA we had Laura Scudder PB. Their ad tag line was "Peanuts and salt. That's all."<br /><br />The stuff I find here ain't natural.leeluhttp://redlionwindow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-28289746496594041202013-02-07T14:05:31.153-05:002013-02-07T14:05:31.153-05:00Skippy is a great Canadian link. Thanks!
As a Fre...Skippy is a great Canadian link. Thanks!<br /><br />As a French Canuck, growing up in Montreal in the Thirties, I was never served peanut butter by my mother. I learned of its existence, when I moved to English Canada, as an adult, and discovered that school children were given peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. I was horrified till I bought some and tasted it. I had a problem not eating the whole jar in one setting. I tried them all. I love them all...Some more than others. But they're all good. It's like cheese. You don't choose the healthiest. You see it. You eat it. It's that simple!Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-70343513722647814742013-02-07T12:33:58.301-05:002013-02-07T12:33:58.301-05:00I remember the old-time peanut butter that you had...I remember the old-time peanut butter that you had to stir before using. That and some of my mom's homemade jam or jelly was a great sandwich for a little kid.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.com