Subj:  Making Peanut Butter
Date:  Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:23:12 AM

We had the opportunity to make peanut butter the other day with Madame Tenente. Tenete works with Harry in the garden around the house. They lived in the Domincan Republic for a long time. They are very warm and welcoming to us

InitialPeanuts - The initial raw material.Peanuts (pistach in kreyol) and salt. Not too bad in and of themselves
SettingUp1 - Setting up the grinder or 'moulan'(mill) as Haitians call it.
SettinUp2 - Madam Tenente setting up
DumpingInThePeanuts - Dumping in the peanuts
MoulanBolos - Bolos, Madam Tenete's son, demostrates how to grind
MoulanBrian - Brian takes the first turn
MoulanJana - Jana goes next
MoulanBenjamin - Benjamin gives it a try
PeanutButter - The final product
JanaSampling - Jana giving it a taste!

The initial raw material.Peanuts (pistach in kreyol) and salt. Not too bad in and of themselves


Setting up the grinder or 'moulan'(mill) as Haitians call it.

Madam Tenente setting up

Dumping in the peanuts

Bolos, Madam Tenete's son, demostrates how to grind

Brian takes the first turn

Jana goes next

Benjamin gives it a try

The final product

Jana giving it a taste!
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