Folks are often surprised to hear this, but for most of my life I’ve hated peanut butter. “What about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?” they ask, “Didn’t you eat those as a kid? Or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? You have to like those.” No and nope, I always respond. My mother couldn’t even get me to eat peanuts.
Then …
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