I am a crunchy early-riser. Iconoclastic and proud.
I should add I have stayed happily together with my creamy wife (ha) for close to thirty years. It has not been easy. We all make sacrifices.
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I think it’s more to reminiscing on what they grew up with… creamy pb & grape jelly sandwiches…
I prefer creamy, but crunchy is good too.
JIF > everything else.
Strawberry > grape.
Introverted nightowl.
The one thing I can not abide is people who put peanut butter on toast! Heathens! (No really, it stinks).
I do however love:
peanut butter and bacon
peanut butter and cheese (especially Jalapeno Cheez Whiz in a jar) - better with strawberry jelly too
peanut butter and mustard (spicy brown or yellow)
And if you prefer natural PB, but your local Coop no longer carries it and so you complain to strangers about it on the Internet, what does that say about you?
Uh, asking for a friend.
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[I just want to see what happens…]
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(if you can find it) loganberry
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But you’re our angry asshole, and we love you.
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I was very sad when I moved out of New England and discovered that Teddie was a regional brand. I haven’t found another brand that compares.
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No PB in our household - the Mrs. is deathly allergic to nuts. She says it’s OK for me to have it but I won’t take the chance on a fast trip to the hospital for her. The flip side is that we have Sunbutter in the cupboard and both of us love it. She was really reluctant to try a peanut butter substitute but now we go through it pretty quickly on a regular basis.
BTW smooth is my preference and she prefers crunchy. We use a variety of complimentary spreads such as orange marmalade, blueberry jam, strawberry jam and cinnamon honey.
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Yup, every other year for apple trees. Remarkably, we still have some apple sauce left, remarkable only because Jr. Kidd pretty much hoovers that stuff (grandma’s recipe - not everything she made was icky).
@jra: Loganberry
is different than Lingonberry.
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But can we talk about sugar, what unholy demonic power was it that invented sweet peanut butter and in what circle of hell are they in now?
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My partner and I like different kinds of peanut butter.
We each have our own jar in the fridge.
If anything, this reduces the chance of conflict.
If we both liked the same kind, at some point, someone would get annoyed when the other person finished the last jar…
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I imagine that there are 2 kinds of peanut butter people as well:
- Those who like the addition of salt, sugar, and hydrogenated oil to peanut butter;
- Those who prefer peanut butter made from ground peanuts – Smuckers brand uses salt; my favorite Crazy Richard’s/Krema is just 100% peanuts.
It’s just that I always hated peanut butter such as Jif and didn’t eat any until I tried my favorite
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As a person who prefers apple jelly to apple butter, found many local markets stopped carrying it last year, complained to strangers online who were equally mystified, and received helpful advice on where it could be ordered…
I’d say that makes you wise…and among like-minded folks! 
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Can confirm, he was a bit weird. But also wicked smart, so it all worked out.
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I highly recommend the responses on anything in the BBstore. Many are…really enjoyable.
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I prefer spreading it on the insides of both slices of bread
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While that’s certainly part of it, my understanding is that scientists have documented an actual increase in the occurrence of peanut and other food allergies, not merely an increase in accurate diagnoses.
Here’s a pretty good deep dive if your interested…
Also, I’m on heretical Team Creamy.
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Can confirm.
Mrs Dreamboat is properly English, and man alive, does she hate peanut butter. OTOH, I am an absolute fiend for the stuff. If I so much as open the jar, her spidey-sense goes nuts (tee hee). If I snack on it, smooching is right out.
Team Crunchy here.
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