You're Really Writing a Post About Peanut Butter? Heck, Yes!

Peanut butter. How could we have survived childhood intact without it? Besides, what's childhood without getting sticky fingers to use for strategically-placed hand prints to drive a harried mother crazy? My sister, particularly, wouldn't be on a deserted island without it (and some milk to wash it down).

So, why talk about it? That's because I've seen the light. Or, more specifically, tasted it: organic peanut butter made of nothing but PEANUTS.

At first, the slightly gritty texture and more pungent flavor made me raise my eyebrows. It also had to be stirred (which I only remember from when we had little money, when Mom got a huge vat of it in a red plastic container -- with no label) and, since it hadn't been refrigerated yet, it was ruuuuunny! So, it made me play with my food all the more. But, I've gotta say, once you go runny, you never go back!

One reason is that, after you refrigerate it, it gets less runny. However, you still get this gorgeous sheen when you spread it that you definitely don't see in the old stuff. I still get excited just thinking about it! (No, really, I do!)

Once we finish this jar (yep, it's glass), we're going to bring it to Peter's Cornucopia (about a half an hour away; we go there every few weeks to see what organics we'd like to splurge on) for a refill. Although this was store-bought PB, we'll be SEEING the peanuts crushed before our eyes, filling our re-used jar, making us feel involved in the process. It's pathetic, sure, but just thinking about doing this with our kids, having them involved with their food, never having to deal with wallpaper paste PB & J sandwiches. Yum!