Tips for Condiments
By Wendy Shepherd
Jan 18, 2007, 19:41   If a recipe calls for softened butter and your butter is hard, you can grate it. The grated pieces will blend into the recipe batter easily.

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I prefer not to give my son "prepared" foods. Oatmeal is very nutritional, but very blah. Instead of feeding him the flavored instant kind (with preservatives and chemicals) I make old fashioned or quick oats and add 100% fruit spread to sweeten and flavor it. It seems to suit him just fine . . . and me! (Kat)

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Put your jellies into a squeeze bottle to make it easier to put on bread. Make sure to cut the hole bigger on the nozzle. (Michelle)

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To make chunky peanut butter smooth, (especially for those little people who don't yet have their molars) slowly heat up the peanut butter until it liquifies, then put it through a fine mesh strainer. Use a spoon or rubber spatula to help the peanut butter go through. Store in a separate container. (KMH)