European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 19 consumer watch by Mary Neth going nuts Over Peanut butter by Kominicki staff writer fellow Peanut butter were in a real As any self respecting Brown Bagger last years Peanut crop was Cut in half by drought and summer Long 100 degree while this May be a Small problem for the average for the Peanut butter gourmand like you and me its a National think of no More Peanut butter a stuffed everyday Jelly on White Plain unvarnished in trying not get fanatical about but can you resign yourself in a life without that Golden nutty spread without another nut Ter butter Peanut butter Sandwich cookie without that exhilarating feeling of the first knife thrust into a Brand new Jar 1 know i even though the International Trade commission approved an import hike last month on peanuts from 200 to 300 million pounds retailers Are still predicting Peanut since More than half of All peanuts go into making Peanut drastic measures called for face it if we plan to make it through the upcoming Days and weeks were going to have to take matters into our own were going to have to manufacture our own Peanut i i the thought of rivalling Peter pan a palls better to you to get skimpy with the youre convinced you can get by in a Jiffy with a Little less maybe but were not talking about imported Peanut butter want meant to be spread thin it was meant to be doll oped out in Sticky Vou cant turn the thermostat Down on a double Decker Peanut butter and we dont know How Long this crunch is going to Ive done the majority of the hard work for the following recipes were Kitchen tested by an authentic Peanut butter connoisseur bachelors Peanut butter this recipe is for the Bachelor or the working per for the Guy who int really sure of the differ Dave Didio Peanut butter gourmand Kominicki covers a Cracker with some of his homemade dont let the Peanut crunch make you skimpy with the he ence Between a pint and Teaspoon and frankly Doest really youll need 1 Small can 6 salted cocktail peanuts 1 Peanut Oil that a Guys 1 blender preferably an 8speed dump the peanuts in the blender and mulch at Low you should end up with what looks like Graham Cracker add the Oil and blend on High works Well if your blender has youll probably have to push the stuff into the blender i strongly recommend using a rubber Spatula so you dont ruin a Good like i the trouble with Home made Peanut butter is that it Doest always end up As thick As your favorite store bought in it leans to the Runny this can be cured by adding butter or Margarine a Tablespoon or two to the although i think it adversely affects the because of the this is one instance where buying american int All that China and India both grow More peanuts than the believe it or they dont even make Peanut the same goes for Brazil and South in the months to youll see these foreign peanuts still in the Shell As grocers try to overcome the Peanut shortage with authentic imported Peanut butter youll need 2 bags whole peanuts in the about 400 Grams 1 Peanut Oil 1 tsp Salt that a Teaspoon this Guys 2 pinches sugar the blender after you Shell the the same procedures a rubber Spatula for pushing the stuff into the Blades is highly no sense in losing two like i these of Are for creamy Peanut for follow the same recipes and then add some chopped peanuts to the final fellow Peanut butter these Are times to try Pur souls not to mention our Well we can do by saving the real stuff for special Occa by staving off those lat night attacks with Home made Peanut Well make we have nothing to fear but fear after with Jimmy Carter Back doing what he does things Are sure to look up stalking those illusive commissary specials some commissary customers have re ported unhappily that grocery specials recently offered by the defense subsistence eur dare Arent so easy to come the which included such buys As 12ounce cans of Salmon steaks at Down from and of Grapefruit for 21 Down from 43 was carried in the january 1 edition of stars and dare had announced that customers in Belgium and the Netherlands could order the items at reduced prices through their local commissary a number of commissary men seemingly haunt gotten the at some customers reported they were told that the groceries we rent at others commissary officers said they just we rent inter ested in ordering informed of the Richard the commander of announced that should this occur at an air Force the customer is invited to Cau him personally and he will see that the items Are made his Telephone number is Vogel Weh military 6691 or from civilian numbers for those who shop in army there Are different Charles head of the troop sup port said if customers Arent satisfied with the army commissary officers decision they should wait and report their dissatisfaction at the next meeting of the local commissary advisory such meetings Are to be held on a monthly As to the Why of the Sale a dare spokesman said that some of the items Are being deleted from others Are in oversupply because of increased demand of similar and others Are on Sale because of Low customer demand and All have been inspected by the veterinarians and approved for consumption and will be available to commis Saries As Long As supplies stocks already have been exhausted on beef loin and on the 10 weight watch ers Pepper the spokesman he also noted that the Kosher beef comes in two Pound packages and that the Pickle and Pimento loaf weighs four to eight pounds but can be sliced into smaller amounts by the individual meat once the items Are it will take from a week to 10 Days for heres the list As it stands now items old new Pickle and Pimento 1 ground Kosher Hormel summer 11 Hormel Thuringer 11 Hormel polish 11 Wax pineapple Tomato juice 36 whole wheat 22 Chicken Noodle 8 dehydrated pea Basic Tomato mix sugar 1000 Olive 1 Black 8 Loose 1