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Default Making Peanut butter

Drew Cutter wrote:
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> zxcvbob wrote:
>> Drew Cutter wrote:
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>>> zxcvbob wrote:
>>>> Drew Cutter wrote:
>>>>> Has anybody tried making peanut butter ? What's your experience
>>>>> using a food processor ?
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>>>> It works great. I like to use salted and roasted Spanish peanuts,
>>>> cuz I like the texture from the skins. You might want to substitute
>>>> all or half blanched peanuts.
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>>>> Bob
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>>> Do buy them locally or mail order ?

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>> I buy them at Fleet Farm. (locally)
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>> Bob

> How do you measure the amount of peanuts to use ? I want to make enough
> peanut butter to last two to three weeks , having peanut butter and
> jelly sandwiches every day.




What's to measure?
I grind up a bag of peanuts (I think it's a pound) and use it until it's
gone -- maybe 2 weeks, maybe a year, depending on if I'm in the mood for
peanut butter. The stuff keeps almost forever.

Bob