Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Christopher M." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Normally I mix oily peanut butter, but not when I'm dipping
>> something into it.
>>
>> Grease is lovely.
>>
>> Why don't companys skim off the top of the peanut butter and sell it
>> as skim peanutbutter? They can give the rest of it to health nuts.
>>
>
> If you keep skimming the oil of the PB gets really dry and hard and
> unpleasant to eat.
>
> Paul

Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about peanutbutter.
Very interesting.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
>
> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
> peanutbutter. Very interesting.

"If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut butter."

-William Buckley


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"Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
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>
> Christopher M. wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>
> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut butter."


You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off at
12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back down.

Paul

On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 02:31:57 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
>"Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>>
>> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
>> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut butter."
>
>
>You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
>PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off at
>12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back down.
>
>Paul

WTF do you shop?
http://www.walmart.com/search/search...&ref=&ic=16_16
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...=peanut+butter

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>
> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>>
>> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
>> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut butter."
>
>
> You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
> PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off at
> 12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back down.
>
> Paul

M&M's are the worst. They keep raising the price and filling the bags with
air. They virtually have a monopoly.

Oreo's are also pricey.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
>
> M&M's are the worst. They keep raising the price and filling the bags
> with air. They virtually have a monopoly.

I can't eat them any more because of the sickeningly sweet artificial
sweeteners. The sweetness is unnaturally strong and has a distinctly
artificial taste. Same for Reese's and Skittles.


> Oreo's are also pricey.

But only two Oreos have a day's supply of chocolate flavor. It's more
concentrated chocolate than chocolate.

I wonder why the excellent Belgian chocolate at Trader Joe's is less than $5
a pound when Hershey's is about twice as much in the economy size.


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"Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
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>
> Christopher M. wrote:
>>
>> M&M's are the worst. They keep raising the price and filling the bags
>> with air. They virtually have a monopoly.
>
> I can't eat them any more because of the sickeningly sweet artificial
> sweeteners. The sweetness is unnaturally strong and has a distinctly
> artificial taste. Same for Reese's and Skittles.

I've heard that about Reese's. I only buy Reese's in the airtight snack
packs. The snack packs are usually fresher.

>> Oreo's are also pricey.
>
> But only two Oreos have a day's supply of chocolate flavor. It's more
> concentrated chocolate than chocolate.
>
> I wonder why the excellent Belgian chocolate at Trader Joe's is less than
> $5 a pound when Hershey's is about twice as much in the economy size.

I like the Trader Joe's chocolate bars. They remind me Fanny Farmer (now
Fanny May/1-800-FLOWERS) bars.

It's hard to find a good mint-chocolate bar these days. They don't make 'em
like they used to.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:35:01 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

> M&M's are the worst. They keep raising the price and filling the bags with
> air. They virtually have a monopoly.

How do you like the new Hershey's Kisses that they're advertising on
TV? Think Nestlé's Crunch without the rice cereal, just full of
holes.

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Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
>> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut butter."
>
>
> You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
> PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off at
> 12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back down.
>
> Paul
>
>
???? Even a few days ago, I was getting PB for $2.49-2.99 here
near Boston. Thanks for the reminder to get yet more jars.

At $12, it rivals Justin's (Divine) chocolate-hazelnut spread.
You can guess which I'd choose, if that continued to be the case.
Or I would buy more almond and other nut butters.

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On Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:13:43 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Paul M. Cook wrote:
> > "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Christopher M. wrote:
> >>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
> >>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
> >> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
> >> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut butter."
> >
> >
> > You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
> > PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off at
> > 12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back down.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> ???? Even a few days ago, I was getting PB for $2.49-2.99 here
> near Boston. Thanks for the reminder to get yet more jars.
>
> At $12, it rivals Justin's (Divine) chocolate-hazelnut spread.
> You can guess which I'd choose, if that continued to be the case.
> Or I would buy more almond and other nut butters.

At only $1,200 a ton to the local farmer.... the middle man is the one
cleaning up (as usual).

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"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>>>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>>> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
>>> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut
>>> butter."
>>
>>
>> You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
>> PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off
>> at 12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back
>> down.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
> ???? Even a few days ago, I was getting PB for $2.49-2.99 here near
> Boston. Thanks for the reminder to get yet more jars.

Laura Schudder's 2 pound jar was 9.00 at my local Vons. We always get hit
hard way ahead of the trend. Same with gasoline.

> At $12, it rivals Justin's (Divine) chocolate-hazelnut spread. You can
> guess which I'd choose, if that continued to be the case. Or I would buy
> more almond and other nut butters.

One thing is for sure, they won't sell much at that price. Beats me how the
price can maintain.

Pau;

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>>>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>>>>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>>>> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
>>>> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut
>>>> butter."
>>>
>>> You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
>>> PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off
>>> at 12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back
>>> down.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>> ???? Even a few days ago, I was getting PB for $2.49-2.99 here near
>> Boston. Thanks for the reminder to get yet more jars.
>
> Laura Schudder's 2 pound jar was 9.00 at my local Vons. We always get hit
> hard way ahead of the trend. Same with gasoline.
>
>> At $12, it rivals Justin's (Divine) chocolate-hazelnut spread. You can
>> guess which I'd choose, if that continued to be the case. Or I would buy
>> more almond and other nut butters.
>
> One thing is for sure, they won't sell much at that price. Beats me how the
> price can maintain.
>
> Pau;
>
>
OMG! How much did Laura Schudder's cost before the price increased?

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"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>>> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
>>>> peanutbutter. Very interesting.
>>> "If peanut butter was as expensive as caviar it would be served at the
>>> finest banquets, because nothing in the world compares to peanut
>>> butter."
>>
>>
>> You kidding? Have you seen the price lately? And its only going higher.
>> PB is now more expensive than the better cuts of beef. It will top off
>> at 12 bucks a jar in a few months. And the price will *never* go back
>> down.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
> ???? Even a few days ago, I was getting PB for $2.49-2.99 here near
> Boston. Thanks for the reminder to get yet more jars.
>
> At $12, it rivals Justin's (Divine) chocolate-hazelnut spread. You can
> guess which I'd choose, if that continued to be the case. Or I would buy
> more almond and other nut butters.
>
> --
> Jean B.

I'm going to make my own maple-almond butter, and save a few bucks.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
>
> Thanks to everybody in this thread. I'm just fascinated about
> peanutbutter. Very interesting.

http://blog.buzzflash.com/contributors/1552

[from above:]

As for the peanut butter, the night before the shows, we had a meeting with
the production team at the Mayflower Hotel. Leaving, I walked down a
corridor past Buckley's room. Taped to the door was the hotel room service
menu with his breakfast order. I stopped to see what he had ordered. Pretty
standard: juice, coffee, eggs, bacon, whole-wheat toast. But at the bottom,
he had written a note.

"Peanut butter for the toast, please. SKIPPY Peanut Butter." The word SKIPPY
was underlined twice. "And not that damned Jif. I can tell the difference!"

http://old.nationalreview.com/flashb...0406301006.asp

[from above:]

I was hardened very young to the skeptics. When I was twelve I was packed
off to a British boarding school by my father, who dispatched every
fortnight a survival package comprising a case of grapefruit and a large jar
of peanut butter. I offered to share my tuck with the other boys at my
table. They grabbed instinctively for the grapefruit - but one after another
actually spit out the peanut butter, which they had never before seen and
which only that very year (1938) had become available for sale in London. No
wonder they needed American help to win the war.

You can find it now in specialty shops in Europe, but I have yet to see it
in anyone's home. And it is outrageously difficult to get even in the
typical American hotel. My profession requires me to spend forty or fifty
nights on the road every year, and when it comes time to order breakfast
over the telephone I summon my resolution - it helps to think about peanut
butter when you need moral strength - and add, after the orange juice,
coffee, skim milk, and whole-wheat toast, "Do you have any peanut butter?"

Sometimes the room service operator will actually break out laughing when
the request is put in, at which point my voice becomes stern and unsmiling.
Often the operator will say, "Just a minute," and then she will turn, I
suppose to the chef, but I can hear right through the hand she has put over
the receiver - "Hey Jack. We got any peanut butter? Room 322 wants some
peanut butter!" This furtive philistinism is then regularly followed by
giggles all around. One lady recently asked, "How old is your little boy and
does he want a peanut butter sandwich? To which I replied, "My little boy is
twenty-eight and is never without peanut butter, because he phones ahead
before he confirms hotel reservations."

I introduced Auberon Waugh to cashew butter ten years ago when he first
visited America, and although I think it inferior to peanut butter Auberon
was quite simply overwhelmed. You can't find it in Great Britain so I sent
him a case from the Farmer's Market. It quite changed his writing style: for
about ten months he was at peace with the world. I think that was the time
he said something pleasant about Harold Wilson. In the eleventh month, it
was easy to tell that he had run out. It quite changes your disposition and
your view of the world if you cannot have peanut butter every day.


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