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Default A sandwich from my childhood

On Thu 06 Aug 2009 05:44:25a, Jean B. told us...

> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Wed 05 Aug 2009 01:52:09p, Jean B. told us...
>>>>
>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:06:02 -0500, Omelet >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:27:37 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Banana sandwiches
>>>>>>>>>>> don't forget the peanut butter!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> and peanut butter & dill pickles.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Or peanut butter and honey... the list goes on. Peanut butter
>>>>>>>>>>> is a wonderful springboard. <happy sigh>
>>>>>>>>>> I am not quite sure how I tell you this.. but I don't like
>>>>>>>>>> peanut butter auuughhhhh! I'm hit! but, but.. it's greasy and
>>>>>>>>>> lumpy.....................
>>>>>>> Huh? What brand have you tried? I buy peanut butter mostly for
>>>>>>> poisoning the local Norway rats by mixing it with pelleted bait to
>>>>>>> get them to eat it up faster (less time spent doing carcass patrol
>>>>>>> in the mornings once they start dying) but the generic smooth
>>>>>>> peanut butter I purchase is smooth as silk. Almost like a peanut
>>>>>>> butter frosting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's delicious but I'm still avoiding eating fattening stuff like
>>>>>>> that.
>>>>>> She probably buys that yucky "natural" stuff... the kind you have
>>>>>> to stir and keep in the refrigerator after it's opened. Hubby
>>>>>> bought some, thinking he was doing me a favor. *Hated* it. Yuck.
>>>>>> Cold, natural, unsalted peanut butter sucks. I want my salt and
>>>>>> sugar too.
>>>>> I don't need the sweetness, but I do like the salt. In fact, I
>>>>> usually mix in more salt now, since I have to stir it anyway. I
>>>>> used to prefer Wild Oats' organic chunky PB. Now my daughter
>>>>> prefers Trader Joe's (unfortunately, their only organic chunky PB is
>>>>> made from Valencia peanuts). I have just discovered Teddie's
>>>>> natural, which is rather good but undersalted. I recently bought
>>>>> their PB that contains flax seeds too, but I haven't yet tried it.
>>>>> Unfortunately that isn't ultra-chunky.
>>>>>
>>>> What's wrong with Valencia peanuts? Something we should all know?
>>>>
>>> I just don't like them. I don't think they have much flavor.

>>
>> I don't like peanuts at all. They are not 'nuts' which is probably the
>> reason I don't like them. I do however, like nuts
>>
>>

> Okay, that's a point. I guess perhaps you also wouldn't like
> soybean butter (beyond the possible health issues).
>


I've never seen soybean butter, but I doubt I would like it, although I do
like roasted soybeans. I don't like nut butter in general, except for
extra chunky peanut butter.

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