This section is from the book "The Laurel Health Cookery", by Evora Bucknum Perkins. Also available from Amazon: The Laurel Health Cookery.
2 slightly rounded tablespns. Brazil, almond, pine nut or roasted or unroasted peanut butter
1/3 - 1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspn. salt
1 - 1 1/2 tablespn. lemon juice
Rub butter smooth with water, cook just a moment, stirring. Remove from fire, add salt and lemon juice, cool.
Some flavoring is an improvement with the unroasted peanut butter.
Roasted peanut butter dressing and improved mayonnaise dressing may be combined with a very pleasing effect.
Use from 1/2 - 3/4 cup strained stewed tomato in place of the water, and 3/4 teaspn. of salt, for Nut Tomato Dressing.
 
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