Fran Farmer wrote:
songbird wrote:
Fran Farmer wrote:


We've just had cases in Aus of problems with peanut butter from China. I
now have instructions from 'He Who Would Like to Be Obeyed' to only ever
buy Australian made peanut butter.

interesting! i thought you blokes only ate that
yeasty stuff and nutella?

The yeasty stuff is always popular but I prefer Promite over Vegemite.
I don't know anyone who buys Nutella but everyone I know would have
Peanut butter in their pantry.

I notice tht there are now ads appearing for other nut based spreads
they may find favour for a short time because of the ads but I doubt tht
peanut butter will ever be relaced.

yes, almond butter and cashew butter are both showing up
here the past few years. at about twice the price (or more).
peanut butter is about $10-$12 for two 40oz jars. for us
that is a 3-6 month supply if Ma isn't making peanut butter
cookies, pies or bars or me isn't making chocolates.


[p.s. i'm still rather
upset that i can't have a bunya tree]

Why not? Isn't Araucaria bidwillii available in the US or is your
climate unsuitable for growing it

i think our climate is a bit too cold for them as
it gets down to -30C or worse (w.o. wind chill).


the USoA has had peanut butter problems at a few
companies, but so far our favorite brand seems to do
ok.

I've bought Skippy at Costco and it was OK but we've gone back to
Sanitarium brand. Always worth trying a new brand now and then to see
if it suits.

i love the name. i've tried other brands and like
the natural peanut butters the best (ground up peanuts
and perhaps a little salt and that's it), but Ma doesn't
like them. when i was living up north i could get bulk
peanut butter fresh roasted and ground at the co-op - it
didn't get much better than that. except now there
would be the sea-salt version instead.

looks like another warm spring day, chances of rain
later, but i'll believe it when i see it. in the meantime
the onion seeds get a squirt and then i'll be weeding off
and on the whole day if i can or puttering about.

the killdeer hatched out a few days ago and are already
gone from their nest. they don't sit still for long...


songbird