[1] Once Again Maple Almond Butter has additional notes of vanilla. Both almond and cashew butters are also available unflavored (all photos © Once Again).

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[2] Once Again Caramel Sea Salt Cashew Butter.

[3] Delicious: a cashew butter and apple sandwich on raisin toast.

[4] Holiday oatmeal. The recipe is below.

We’ve been getting emails this past week from readers wanting recommendations on healthy stocking stuffers and party favors. Our family never gave out a “family gift” to everyone at dinner, but it appears that other families do.

So here’s the first of two recommendations: Once Again brand nut and seed butters.

While Once Again has a substantial variety of nut and seed butters, both salted and unsalted, for the holidays, we recommend the flavored butters.

We eat them year-round, from the jar, when we need a treat.

In addition to sandwiches, they add special flavor to:

 
There are scores of yummy recipes on the website.
 
 
GET YOUR ONCE AGAIN NUT BUTTERS

Buy them from OnceAgain.com.

Or buy them locally: Here’s a store locator.
 
 
> The history of almonds.

> The history of cashew nuts.

> The history of peanut butter, the granddaddy of all American nut and seed butters.
 
 
RECIPE: HOLIDAY OATMEAL

See photo #4.
 
Ingredients For 2 Small Or 1 Large Serving

 
Preparation

1. COMBINE oats and water, and bring to a boil until most of the liquid is absorbed.

2. REDUCE the heat to low and add the milk and yogurt.
 
 
TIP

When the jar is running low, make overnight oats or a smoothie in the jar.

If you have pets, they’ll be happy to lick the jar clean.

Once Again was founded by Jeremy Thaler and Constance Potter in 1976, with the purchase of a small, used coffee roaster which they used to roast bulk nuts in their basement.

Five years later, their success enabled the company to purchase and renovate a turn-of-the-century silk mill in Nunda, New York. The brand’s mascot, Rocky Racoon*, was one of four baby raccoons found living on the property.

In 2004, the company opened an additional 27,000-square foot, state-of-the-art production facility. In 2006, Once Again became 100% employee-owned.

In 2007, Once Again introduced the first organic-stabilized Peanut Butter in the U.S. Today, the line includes

 
We love them all.

Discover more at OnceAgain.com.
 
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The Beatles beat them to it, releasing “Rocky Raccoon” in 1968.