Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
I have a suggestion that I haven't tried. Spoon the amount of peanut butter into a micro wave bowl. Try warming the peanut butter till it is warm. Try increments of the heat. I may have to try my suggestion. I should have done it before I brought the idea to bare. Gary Patterson -Original Message- From: juliette via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:30 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: juliette Subject: Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem Hey, I love your sense of humor. Keep spreading _that. I was born blind also and don't ever ask me to put icing on a cake-that winds up looking like a braille map with lots of mountains. Needless to say, I have two limited suggestions. One, I _never put my pb in the refrigerator. And two, I use a sandwich spreader, like a wide knife. Otherwise, I'm in the same boat you are. Cheers, Juliette - Original Message - From: Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> To: cooking in the dark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> Date: 06/30/2016 12:25 pm Subject: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem > > > Hi Folks, > > > Well, here's a question that I've been thinking about asking this > forum for literally years. I'm not a great cook like my wife of 35 > years but I've always cooked and consider myself a reasonably decent cook. > However, there's one thing that drives me crazy over the years. I > just can't seem to lick it. It's like something so > simple that even though I'm a college-educated, reasonably intelligent > musician for forty years, the problem is so stupid that I'm just > missing something or on the other hand, is it a relevant small problem > for totally blind people. > > > The question, how in the heck do Y'all spread peanut butter to your > desired thickness on bread? So far, which is all of my life since > being born without sight, I've had no problem spreading mustard, > mayonaise etc, on bread. However, spreading peanut butter on bread > for me is like going to war with Skippy or Peter Pan, lol. I try not > to touch the bread as much as possible when making a pb sandwich for > someone else. I don't mind being tactile with it when I'm making it > for myself but it's still war. > > > I mean, pbutter was not meant to spread, no matter what they say. For > me, it clumps up when it first lands on the bread and proceeds to > build itself into a nice ball which is quite willing to follow me all > over the bread while I try to spread it. As I try and spread the > little ball or balls out all over the bread, the peanut butter > concentrates on establishing a little village of ball houses > surrounded by roomy yards of bear bread, lol. Oh I finally get it > done, but when I do, despite my best efferts, I usually end up with a > sandwich with very thick peanut butter in some places and other places > with apparently Please Limit Peanut Butter signs I can't see, . > > > I'd really appreciate any suggestions about how you attack the peanut > butter spreading problem as well as how you generally spread anything > on bread the way you wanted it, not the way it wants it, sort of a > spreading tutorial for the blind. Any help and suggestions will be > greatly appreciated. Whew, thank goodness I don't really like jelly, > . > > > Lee Mounger > > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
Hey, I love your sense of humor. Keep spreading _that. I was born blind also and don't ever ask me to put icing on a cake-that winds up looking like a braille map with lots of mountains. Needless to say, I have two limited suggestions. One, I _never put my pb in the refrigerator. And two, I use a sandwich spreader, like a wide knife. Otherwise, I'm in the same boat you are. Cheers, Juliette - Original Message - From: Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> To: cooking in the dark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> Date: 06/30/2016 12:25 pm Subject: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem > > > Hi Folks, > > > Well, here's a question that I've been thinking about asking this forum > for literally years. I'm not a great cook like my wife of 35 years but > I've always cooked and consider myself a reasonably decent cook. > However, there's one thing that drives me crazy over the years. I just > can't seem to lick it. It's like something so simple > that even though I'm a college-educated, reasonably intelligent musician > for forty years, the problem is so stupid that I'm just missing > something or on the other hand, is it a relevant small problem for > totally blind people. > > > The question, how in the heck do Y'all spread peanut butter to your > desired thickness on bread? So far, which is all of my life since being > born without sight, I've had no problem spreading mustard, mayonaise > etc, on bread. However, spreading peanut butter on bread for me is like > going to war with Skippy or Peter Pan, lol. I try not to touch the > bread as much as possible when making a pb sandwich for someone else. I > don't mind being tactile with it when I'm making it for myself but it's > still war. > > > I mean, pbutter was not meant to spread, no matter what they say. For > me, it clumps up when it first lands on the bread and proceeds to build > itself into a nice ball which is quite willing to follow me all over the > bread while I try to spread it. As I try and spread the little ball or > balls out all over the bread, the peanut butter concentrates on > establishing a little village of ball houses surrounded by roomy yards > of bear bread, lol. Oh I finally get it done, but when I do, despite my > best efferts, I usually end up with a sandwich with very thick peanut > butter in some places and other places with apparently Please Limit > Peanut Butter signs I can't see, . > > > I'd really appreciate any suggestions about how you attack the peanut > butter spreading problem as well as how you generally spread anything on > bread the way you wanted it, not the way it wants it, sort of a > spreading tutorial for the blind. Any help and suggestions will be > greatly appreciated. Whew, thank goodness I don't really like jelly, > . > > > Lee Mounger > > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
If I want a peanutbutter jelly sandwich I mix the portion of each I want in a separate bowl. Then I take a spoon place the mixture in the middle of the bread and use the back of the spoon or a butter knife to work my way to the edge. This for me anyway makes pb spread easier. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
Hello. I just heard an interesting tip on Newsreel Magazine about peanut butter. There is a softer spreadable kind that comes in oval tubs and is in grocery stores, which is more easily spread. I don't know the brand or what stores they are in. Marie -Original Message- From: Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:40 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Regina Marie Subject: Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem Wash your hands and touch the food first rule. You can use a butter knife, but they sell small silicon spreaders that are very thin that will not tear up your bread. Frankly, I use the back of a spoon. The keay is a light touch. It is not necessary to use much pressure to spread. and feel as you spread to make sure it is even and then wash your hands again. Good cooks touch the food whether they are sighted or blind. People who can't handle that can make their own sandwiches! *smile* Regina Marie Phone: 916-877-4320 Email: reginamariemu...@gmail.com Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/mamaraquel Find Me: http://www.facebook.com/reginamarie Listen Live: http://www.jandjfm.com -Original Message- From: Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:25 AM To: cooking in the dark Cc: Lee Mounger Subject: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem Hi Folks, Well, here's a question that I've been thinking about asking this forum for literally years. I'm not a great cook like my wife of 35 years but I've always cooked and consider myself a reasonably decent cook. However, there's one thing that drives me crazy over the years. I just can't seem to lick it. It's like something so simple that even though I'm a college-educated, reasonably intelligent musician for forty years, the problem is so stupid that I'm just missing something or on the other hand, is it a relevant small problem for totally blind people. The question, how in the heck do Y'all spread peanut butter to your desired thickness on bread? So far, which is all of my life since being born without sight, I've had no problem spreading mustard, mayonaise etc, on bread. However, spreading peanut butter on bread for me is like going to war with Skippy or Peter Pan, lol. I try not to touch the bread as much as possible when making a pb sandwich for someone else. I don't mind being tactile with it when I'm making it for myself but it's still war. I mean, pbutter was not meant to spread, no matter what they say. For me, it clumps up when it first lands on the bread and proceeds to build itself into a nice ball which is quite willing to follow me all over the bread while I try to spread it. As I try and spread the little ball or balls out all over the bread, the peanut butter concentrates on establishing a little village of ball houses surrounded by roomy yards of bear bread, lol. Oh I finally get it done, but when I do, despite my best efferts, I usually end up with a sandwich with very thick peanut butter in some places and other places with apparently Please Limit Peanut Butter signs I can't see, . I'd really appreciate any suggestions about how you attack the peanut butter spreading problem as well as how you generally spread anything on bread the way you wanted it, not the way it wants it, sort of a spreading tutorial for the blind. Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Whew, thank goodness I don't really like jelly, . Lee Mounger ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
I spread peanut butter in exactly the same way. The back of a spoon does not tear the bread. I have to touch food; no way around that. Lori C. -Original Message- From: Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:40 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Regina Marie Subject: Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem Wash your hands and touch the food first rule. You can use a butter knife, but they sell small silicon spreaders that are very thin that will not tear up your bread. Frankly, I use the back of a spoon. The keay is a light touch. It is not necessary to use much pressure to spread. and feel as you spread to make sure it is even and then wash your hands again. Good cooks touch the food whether they are sighted or blind. People who can't handle that can make their own sandwiches! *smile* Regina Marie Phone: 916-877-4320 Email: reginamariemu...@gmail.com Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/mamaraquel Find Me: http://www.facebook.com/reginamarie Listen Live: http://www.jandjfm.com -Original Message- From: Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:25 AM To: cooking in the dark Cc: Lee Mounger Subject: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem Hi Folks, Well, here's a question that I've been thinking about asking this forum for literally years. I'm not a great cook like my wife of 35 years but I've always cooked and consider myself a reasonably decent cook. However, there's one thing that drives me crazy over the years. I just can't seem to lick it. It's like something so simple that even though I'm a college-educated, reasonably intelligent musician for forty years, the problem is so stupid that I'm just missing something or on the other hand, is it a relevant small problem for totally blind people. The question, how in the heck do Y'all spread peanut butter to your desired thickness on bread? So far, which is all of my life since being born without sight, I've had no problem spreading mustard, mayonaise etc, on bread. However, spreading peanut butter on bread for me is like going to war with Skippy or Peter Pan, lol. I try not to touch the bread as much as possible when making a pb sandwich for someone else. I don't mind being tactile with it when I'm making it for myself but it's still war. I mean, pbutter was not meant to spread, no matter what they say. For me, it clumps up when it first lands on the bread and proceeds to build itself into a nice ball which is quite willing to follow me all over the bread while I try to spread it. As I try and spread the little ball or balls out all over the bread, the peanut butter concentrates on establishing a little village of ball houses surrounded by roomy yards of bear bread, lol. Oh I finally get it done, but when I do, despite my best efferts, I usually end up with a sandwich with very thick peanut butter in some places and other places with apparently Please Limit Peanut Butter signs I can't see, . I'd really appreciate any suggestions about how you attack the peanut butter spreading problem as well as how you generally spread anything on bread the way you wanted it, not the way it wants it, sort of a spreading tutorial for the blind. Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Whew, thank goodness I don't really like jelly, . Lee Mounger ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
Wash your hands and touch the food first rule. You can use a butter knife, but they sell small silicon spreaders that are very thin that will not tear up your bread. Frankly, I use the back of a spoon. The keay is a light touch. It is not necessary to use much pressure to spread. and feel as you spread to make sure it is even and then wash your hands again. Good cooks touch the food whether they are sighted or blind. People who can't handle that can make their own sandwiches! *smile* Regina Marie Phone: 916-877-4320 Email: reginamariemu...@gmail.com Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/mamaraquel Find Me: http://www.facebook.com/reginamarie Listen Live: http://www.jandjfm.com -Original Message- From: Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:25 AM To: cooking in the dark Cc: Lee Mounger Subject: [CnD] Peanut Butter Problem Hi Folks, Well, here's a question that I've been thinking about asking this forum for literally years. I'm not a great cook like my wife of 35 years but I've always cooked and consider myself a reasonably decent cook. However, there's one thing that drives me crazy over the years. I just can't seem to lick it. It's like something so simple that even though I'm a college-educated, reasonably intelligent musician for forty years, the problem is so stupid that I'm just missing something or on the other hand, is it a relevant small problem for totally blind people. The question, how in the heck do Y'all spread peanut butter to your desired thickness on bread? So far, which is all of my life since being born without sight, I've had no problem spreading mustard, mayonaise etc, on bread. However, spreading peanut butter on bread for me is like going to war with Skippy or Peter Pan, lol. I try not to touch the bread as much as possible when making a pb sandwich for someone else. I don't mind being tactile with it when I'm making it for myself but it's still war. I mean, pbutter was not meant to spread, no matter what they say. For me, it clumps up when it first lands on the bread and proceeds to build itself into a nice ball which is quite willing to follow me all over the bread while I try to spread it. As I try and spread the little ball or balls out all over the bread, the peanut butter concentrates on establishing a little village of ball houses surrounded by roomy yards of bear bread, lol. Oh I finally get it done, but when I do, despite my best efferts, I usually end up with a sandwich with very thick peanut butter in some places and other places with apparently Please Limit Peanut Butter signs I can't see, . I'd really appreciate any suggestions about how you attack the peanut butter spreading problem as well as how you generally spread anything on bread the way you wanted it, not the way it wants it, sort of a spreading tutorial for the blind. Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Whew, thank goodness I don't really like jelly, . Lee Mounger ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Peanut Butter Problem
Hi Folks, Well, here's a question that I've been thinking about asking this forum for literally years. I'm not a great cook like my wife of 35 years but I've always cooked and consider myself a reasonably decent cook. However, there's one thing that drives me crazy over the years. I just can't seem to lick it. It's like something so simple that even though I'm a college-educated, reasonably intelligent musician for forty years, the problem is so stupid that I'm just missing something or on the other hand, is it a relevant small problem for totally blind people. The question, how in the heck do Y'all spread peanut butter to your desired thickness on bread? So far, which is all of my life since being born without sight, I've had no problem spreading mustard, mayonaise etc, on bread. However, spreading peanut butter on bread for me is like going to war with Skippy or Peter Pan, lol. I try not to touch the bread as much as possible when making a pb sandwich for someone else. I don't mind being tactile with it when I'm making it for myself but it's still war. I mean, pbutter was not meant to spread, no matter what they say. For me, it clumps up when it first lands on the bread and proceeds to build itself into a nice ball which is quite willing to follow me all over the bread while I try to spread it. As I try and spread the little ball or balls out all over the bread, the peanut butter concentrates on establishing a little village of ball houses surrounded by roomy yards of bear bread, lol. Oh I finally get it done, but when I do, despite my best efferts, I usually end up with a sandwich with very thick peanut butter in some places and other places with apparently Please Limit Peanut Butter signs I can't see, . I'd really appreciate any suggestions about how you attack the peanut butter spreading problem as well as how you generally spread anything on bread the way you wanted it, not the way it wants it, sort of a spreading tutorial for the blind. Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Whew, thank goodness I don't really like jelly, . Lee Mounger ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
