Our General Store…Peanut Butter
Yikes! I goofed! Friday I included a recipe for spaghetti pie in my post but failed to include the number of eggs needed in the recipe. Thanks, Ron, for the heads up. You need 2 eggs. Please add that to the recipe if you have already made a copy. Now…
It’s time to store that childhood favorite, peanut butter. I cared for a family member in my home until she passed away at 86 years young. Like many who reach that age she would only eat what she was in the mood to eat. She was a great…cook and even when I made some of her old recipes, her favorites she refused to eat. The one thing she was always willing to eat was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This is often also the case for children. You may have plenty of tuna and other items to make yummy lunches during an emergency but children will only eat what they want, and that is often PB&J.
Peanut butter is also a great protein source to sneak into other foods for that needed protein boost.
Here are a couple of recipes to help rotate that peanut butter.
Peanut Butter Fruit Dip
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 ounces cream cheese
1 to 2 tablespoons apple juice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 -3 tablespoons applesauce
Fruit or celery slices for dipping.
Combine peanut butter, cream cheese, juice and cinnamon in blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Add applesauce one tablespoon at a time to bring to the desired consistency for the dip. Chill serve with fresh fruits.
Maple-Peanut Butter Syrup
1 Cup maple syrup
1/2 Cup peanut butter
In a small sauce pan heat maple syrup just until boiling. Remove from heat. Add peanut butter and whisk until well blended. Serve over French toast, waffles or pancakes.
Peanut Butter cookies
1 ½ C flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 C shortening
½ C peanut butter
1/4 C sugar
1/4 C brown sugar
½ C corn syrup light
1 egg
Blend sugar and shortening. Add syrup and egg. Add remaining ingredients. Make balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork (dipping fork in water prevents sticking) Bake 325 degrees 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
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I rarely make recipes with peanut butter in them. My husband rotates the peanut butter by inserting a tablespoon into the jar and spooning out what he wants to eat with no bread or jelly.
How much would you suggest per family member?
We are down to one computer in our home and I have very little time now to type my posts. Seems like I am forgetting a few things. You should store enough for a three month supply. Peanut butter is one of the items we dated when we began so we would know how much we use each month. If you have not done that yet I would suggest you do that and for now store one pound per person in your family.