[Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart

[Marion Thompson]

The oil would rarely rise to the top these days -- emulsifiers do the 
trick!  Yum!

Marion,  a pilgrim
On 2/4/2015 2:18 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> I never liked what my dad called 'old fashioned' PB... it was in a jar 
> and from sitting in store had 1/2 " of oil on it which had to be 
> stirred in every time....
>
> Mine is thick but very little oil rises to the top when sitting... 
> trace amounts.
>
> L
>
> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
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> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You 
> gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
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> From: "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 1:04 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart
>
>> I really dislike fresh-ground peanut butter.  Give me good ol' Kraft  
>> -- additives and all.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>> On 2/4/2015 11:41 AM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>> I buy selectively at Trader Joes.. their nuts and dried fruit can be 
>>> a good value. Also their quinoa seems to be less expensive (at least 
>>> last time I purchased) than anywhere else.  There are finally 3 in 
>>> our greater metro area, none of which are close to me (20+ miles) 
>>> but I'm usually out and about enough I fit trips in my erratic routine.
>>>
>>> The Kroger store near me has organic peanuts in a grind-it-yourself 
>>> set up for peanut butter. Grind into containers provided, weigh and 
>>> print label. It is very good and very inexpensive, IMO. And.... no 
>>> additives at all.
>>>
>>> In some ways I'm spoiled/fortunate that I can shop at maybe 8 
>>> different stores (not Joes) within less than 10 minutes from my 
>>> house, so I do selectively buy 'deals' wherever they are (checking 
>>> circulars, not hitting all the stores : ). I also have a small 
>>> freezer so I take advantage of that and try not to let it 'get away 
>>> from me'...
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>>
>>> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
>>>
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I 
>>> have not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used 
>>> everything You gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>
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>>> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 10:24 AM
>>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart
>>>
>>>> But Trader Joe's is also very high-end! I went to the new one here 
>>>> a couple of weeks ago just to see what all the buzz was about and 
>>>> decided I probably won't go back. I did buy some peanut butter made 
>>>> with nothing but peanuts and told my daughter about it.
>>>> I guess Harris-Teeter is about as high-end as I'm willing to go. 
>>>> For every day, I'm a regular Food Lion customer. Ours has very good 
>>>> produce and a small, but good, natural and organic section.
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 4, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It is always a Good Thing to drive past Whole Paycheck. I used to 
>>>>> do that
>>>>> every week on my way to Trader Joe's when I lived in Richmond ;->
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 10:27 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Haven't found one. Maybe up near Jacksonville (but that would
>>>>>> mean driving past Whole Foods).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Several small farms on the Massachusetts/New Hampshire line
>>>>>> have been saved by Asian immigration. Instead of struggling to
>>>>>> compete with onions and corn brought in from Pennsylvania
>>>>>> and Florida, they now thrive growing bok choy and daikon and
>>>>>> gorgeous crisp fresh green vegetable.
>>>>>> -M
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, Jay Weigel 
>>>>>>> <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No Asian grocery? Seems like there was an influx of Asian
>>>>>>> fisherman/shrimpers in the 1979s, but maybe they didn't make it 
>>>>>>> past
>>>>>> Texas
>>>>>>> and Louisiana. We have a very strange grocery here, run by some 
>>>>>>> Thai
>>>>>> folks,
>>>>>>
>>>
>>
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