Ophelia > wrote:
> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
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> Ophelia > wrote:
>> "jinx the minx" wrote in message
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>> Ophelia > wrote:
>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>
>>> On 6/29/2017 8:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:54:34 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's ok! I might have missed it too. It may be there *now* but at the
>>>>> time, that HUGE isle that seemed to have 100 versions or more of
>>>>> 'Jellies/Jams' didn't have it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Conversely, you'd be disappointed at the standard USA jelly/jam isle.
>>>>> There is far less variety here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check for me? I think Apple Butter was also not there in OZ? Might
>>>>> take a little google link to explain that one. It's not the same as
>>>>> apple sauce but something you spread on toast. I do not recall seeing
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> I've never seen it or heard of it, but I've only lived in Australia
>>>> for 12 years or so.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking it.
>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>
>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>
>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
>> butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
>> it
>> in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>> something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>>
>>
>> jinx the minx
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Thank you, jinx. Do you use it? If so how?
>>
>>
>>
>
> I haven't had it for quite some time because I'm diabetic (I can't handle
> bread well), but I use it on toast just like any other fruit jam. It's
> apple-y and cinnamon-y, and eating it will always bring me right back to
> early morning sunrise breakfasts at my grandma's house when I was growing
> up. My grandma always had a jar homemade apple butter in her fridge.
>
> jinx the minx
>
> ==
>
> Ahh yes, lovely memories That always wins out)
>

I'm surprised that the older I get, the more I start making things I ate
during my childhood, even things I never liked back then. My mother always
gets a curious chuckle when I ask her for recipes of things she made that I
ranted how much I hated growing up. :-)

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jinx the minx