On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:44:11 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>> >I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
>> >recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
>> >I wasn't impressed.
>>
>> It's only mashed chickpeas/garbanzos with a bit of flavouring. It's
>> not a main act, but I like it.
>
>I haven't given up on it but just haven't bothered to try
>another source. I didn't like the "flavoring" of the Trader
>Joe's kind.

Tahini (sesame seed paste), garlic and a bit of lemon juice and olive
oil. We often make it ourselves in the food processor.

>Another false lead to Trader Joe's here was someone claiming
>their ginger snaps were the best in the universe. Their
>ginger snaps have that unique little dot of candied ginger
>in the center but again, I wasn't impressed.
>
>I did find a really good ginger snap. Stouffer's I think but
>I haven't been to the store that sells them since March.

Stauffer's ginger snaps:
enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine
mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), sugar,
palm oil, molasses, ginger, baking soda (for leavening), caramel
color, salt, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), cinnamon, cloves, chili
powder, red pepper