[Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart

[Grace Cangialosi]

The kind I usually buy has oil on the top, and I use a fork to stir it in as thoroughly as I can. It will tend to separate a little again, but I've that putting it back in the cupboard upside down seems to prevent that.

But I want it with no sugar, no preservatives and, if possible, no salt. Trader Joe's and Crazy Richard's fill the Bill.

> On Feb 4, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
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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 1:04 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
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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: "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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