[Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart

[Marion Thompson]

My mother loved the 'old fashioned' kind, the fresh-ground stuff.  I 
always hated it, but I didn't have a vote.

Marion, a pilgrim
On 2/4/2015 3:06 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>> The oil would rarely rise to the top these days -- emulsifiers do the 
>> trick!  Yum!
>
>
> but this was *old fashioned*.... people -wanted-  the oil to rise so 
> they could stir it back in LOL...  based on my  grind it yourself 
> experience, they must have added  oil to have this happen, or peanuts 
> are less oily than they were 50 years ago... (maybe so?)
> L
>
> My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
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> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
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> 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 1:40 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart
>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> 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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