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Yes, I'm hoarding pumpkin butter...

10/21/2014

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...but I swear, there's a logical reason for it! I'm "collecting" Trader Joe's Pumpkin Butter because it's a seasonal item. If you shop at Trader Joe's, you know what that means. Your favorite products are here today, gone tomorrow! Right now it's October, high season for pumpkin butter. But I suspect the coveted product will be gone from the stores within weeks, trickling and dwindling until there's nothing left by mid-November. ...And not a jar to be found again for 11 months, when October rolls around again.

Here's the deal. I can't run out of pumpkin butter. That just can NOT happen. It's the key ingredient in my Saturday morning signature dish--Swedish pancakes with pumpkin butter (aka Pumpkin Pancakes). Mmmm. You can't spell "M-O-M" without the Mmmm of pumpkin pancakes. My very identity is tied to that elusive Trader Joe's seasonal ingredient. And so...I bought 5 jars today.

Ah. Pretty little jars of pumpkin butter. One more and I could have had a little pyramid. My mom persona is safe for another year. Whew! Or is it? How many jars constitutes a years' supply? I'm not sure.

But...hm...what's this? Shhh...don't tell anyone. I just found three more old jars already in my pantry. Drat! Looks like there's a problem in my procurement department. Well, I'll just have to develop another pumpkin-based recipe to use up a jar or two. No problem.

Pumpkin butter bread, anyone? Pumpkin butter cookies, perhaps? How about butternut squash ravioli with pumpkin sauce? Chicken baked in a pumpkin glaze? I'll think of something!

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