Stir it…

The other day, a dear and thoughtful friend sent me some gluten-free stuff for my girl as well as this bottle of peanut butter…

…which, other than being organic, is also gluten free…

Even before I opened the bottle, I could see the layer of oil on top…

…but that is not a problem as according to the label…

…such oil separation may occur.

That reminded me of the Pied Piper peanut butter that we enjoyed so much during our growing up years, way back during the colonial days. Unfortunately, that was the time of the Apartheid and there were trade sanctions by countries in the world against that African nation so we never saw that brand of peanut butter again.

I remember how everytime my dad opened a new bottle, there would be a layer of oil on top and he would take a chopstick to stir it and mix it really really well. These days, we can get this South African brand…

…here but no, it does not have that layer of oil so even though, it does taste pretty good, the memories aren’t really the same.

Anyway, going back to the one my friend sent me, it seems that it is a UK product and after I had opened it, I took a chopstick and did the same as what I used to see my dad doing. It was not as easy as it looked…or maybe the one those days was not so hard but after much effort, I managed to mix it altogether well till it was nice and creamy and smooth like this…

To try it, I went to this bakery in town and bought a croissant…

Good grief! It was RM3.20 EACH! I could buy a loaf of sandwich bread for that kind of money and still have a little bit of change…but I had not had a croissant for a long time now so I just went ahead according to plan. I guess it is all right to pamper oneself once in a while.

I cut a slit in it, toasted it in the oven till it was nice and flaky, stuffed in a slab of butter, Golden Churn no less…and  a generous amount of the peanut butter…

…and ate. Boy! That was so good! Gotta go out and get some plain white bread, bananas and jam and bacon so I can indulge in some of that absolutely awesome out-of-this-world Elvis Presley sandwich soon!

Yes, I would give this brand my double thumbs up but being organic AND gluten-free AND being a product of the UK, I am sure it does not come cheap. Nothing in those organic or health shops is cheap – it sure is expensive trying to eat and stay healthy! Sigh!!!